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J.P. Hol
Artist Johan Peter Hol portrays a world full of closets, attics and boxes full of furry animals, animated cardboard scenes, armies of mice and disquieting drawings. Like a dusty playroom full of abandoned toys, his work creates a slightly grizzly fairy tale.
At first glance Hol's work looks playful and cheerful with an often childlike choice of material (clay, felt, paper, cardboard) and colours. They are presented in a variety of media such as drawing, paper cutout, porcelain, Mickey-headed embalmed animals, installation, animation film, etc. - above all, humanized animals consistently appear.
In his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2007 entitled "Forgotten", Hol spotlighted forgotten existence, as a tribute to those who are second-hand, abandoned and covered with dust, and lost to the eye of the world. Hol's work constantly explores what it means to exist outside of a group in society.
"My work is not the book of Truth, neither the book of Light; it's a play room gone wrong, forgotten by its creator. A place ajar where all its confused inhabitants strive for survival in a silent way", says Hol.
In October 2009, Hol presents his new animation film "Gay Squirrel and the Tail/Tale of the Cat on the Moon" in Tokyo and Osaka. The film, telling the tale of a quest for one's own attributes, is set in a closet that contains the universe. For the first time Hol investigates his own sexuality, which has never been dealt with literally in his previous work.
Part of the installation is a three-dimensional 3.5 meter-high Gay Squirrel (Gallery ef) & a 2.8m high Tailless Cat (studio J). Additionally there will be a series of hand painted posters and action figures of the film characters.
At first glance Hol's work looks playful and cheerful with an often childlike choice of material (clay, felt, paper, cardboard) and colours. They are presented in a variety of media such as drawing, paper cutout, porcelain, Mickey-headed embalmed animals, installation, animation film, etc. - above all, humanized animals consistently appear.
In his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2007 entitled "Forgotten", Hol spotlighted forgotten existence, as a tribute to those who are second-hand, abandoned and covered with dust, and lost to the eye of the world. Hol's work constantly explores what it means to exist outside of a group in society.
"My work is not the book of Truth, neither the book of Light; it's a play room gone wrong, forgotten by its creator. A place ajar where all its confused inhabitants strive for survival in a silent way", says Hol.
In October 2009, Hol presents his new animation film "Gay Squirrel and the Tail/Tale of the Cat on the Moon" in Tokyo and Osaka. The film, telling the tale of a quest for one's own attributes, is set in a closet that contains the universe. For the first time Hol investigates his own sexuality, which has never been dealt with literally in his previous work.
Part of the installation is a three-dimensional 3.5 meter-high Gay Squirrel (Gallery ef) & a 2.8m high Tailless Cat (studio J). Additionally there will be a series of hand painted posters and action figures of the film characters.
Schedule | Oct 16 (Fri) 2009-Nov 8 (Sun) 2009 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Oct 15 (Thu) 2009 19:00 - 21:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.gallery-ef.com/e0904105jp.htm | ||||
| Venue | Gallery ef http://www.gallery-ef.com/index.htm | ||||
| Location | 4−6−11 Kotobuki, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0042 | ||||
| Access | 4 minute walk from exit 2 at Tawaramachi Station on the Ginza line. 5 minute walk from exit A1 at Asakusa Station on the Toei Asakusa, Ginza or Tobu Isesaki line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3841-0442 | ||||
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