Yoichi Umetsu - Liquid Night

Gallery Honjoh

Finished

Artists

Yoichi Umetsu

Yoichi Umetsu representational paintings are exquisite description of people, landscapes, and still life. Not mere reproductions, they are created with the intention of creating new scenes. The motifs he chooses are quite familiar to him, such as an old photo of a relative he's never actually met; sceneries from his windows; dishes he uses; food; soaps; etc.; each are very special and bring back memories and stories to him. However, he inputs neither personal episodes nor emotions into his works - rather he tries to keep a certain distance between them and himself.
He uses oil painting, brass pen points, and silver pen points. He finishes his work with a gauzy texture. Brass and silver pen points are very hard - the narrow lines drawn by these pens are slowly filled with the brass and silver powder from these pens, and colors are fixed onto them. He truly enjoys the seemingly damp finish of this work - although no water was used. Finally, chalks used on the frames create a hard, cold feeling as enamelware would; a contrast with the warm and soft drawings.
It is as if various temperatures and textures coexisted and maintained a delicate balance.

Schedule

Oct 11 (Tue) 2005-Oct 29 (Sat) 2005