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Makoto Saito “2100”
Tomio Koyama Gallery Roppongi
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Makoto Saito
Standing in front of Makoto Saito’s new works, the viewer is captivated by the technique. His use of dots combined with the organic unevenness of paint, and its density create an overwhelming sense of physical touch. The production of dots using four-color half tone reproductions, employed throughout his career, is similar to the process used in computer’s digital technique. In contrast, Saito’s analogue approach brings body to painting through the painstaking and time-consuming work that is impossible with digital media.As the viewer moves away from the abstract surfaces of mere piles of paint, the dots start forming an image. The motifs are the portraits of Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon, with whom Saito empathizes. He reads the characters of a person from their faces or eyes, picks up interesting people as his subjects, and experiments with his approach on the same subjects many times. Thus he has selected Freud and Bacon as their faces can stand with variety of Saito’s approaches.
Saito reveals inner emotions and new images of humans. In our contemporary times filled with uneasiness about the potential destruction of humanity and the future with AI, how does Saito’s desire to express our underlying human “face” effect the viewer?
Saito reveals inner emotions and new images of humans. In our contemporary times filled with uneasiness about the potential destruction of humanity and the future with AI, how does Saito’s desire to express our underlying human “face” effect the viewer?
Schedule | Sep 9 (Sat) 2017-Oct 14 (Sat) 2017 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||||
| Website | http://tomiokoyamagallery.com/en/exhibitions/makotosaito2100/ | ||||||
| Venue | Tomio Koyama Gallery Roppongi http://www.tomiokoyamagallery.com/ | ||||||
| Location | 2F Complex665, 6-5-24 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 | ||||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from exit 1b at Roppongi Station on the Hbiya or Toei Oedo line, 8 minute walk from exit 7 at Azabu-juban Station on the Nanboku or Toei Oedo line, 11 minute walk from exit 5 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-6434-7225 | ||||||
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