Takeshi Komura "Expressions of Concealment"

Frantic Gallery

Finished

Artists

Takeshi Komura

The faces is typically seen as the part of the body that expresses one's individuality, a unique "stamp" of identity, or the window through which one can gain an understanding of the interiority of the human subject. It is also the part of the body that makes emotions and thoughts evident - disclosing or expressing them, bringing them to the surface, or externalizing them. In the realm of art, however, the face sometimes takes on a different function.

This exhibition at Art Project Frantic, "Expressions of Concealment", features portraits by Takeshi Komura that impress the viewer first of all with their sculptural qualities. The face or head of his subjects infiltrates the realm of the canvas, appearing as a kind of weight that has taken on the shape of a painting. Positioned in the center of the canvas and extending until the borders of the image, these paintings occupy an immobile space or volume. In order to produce these paintings, Komura carves distinctive features onto the faces of these people - depressions, cavities, hollows, dimples. Komura's faces give the impression of a clear gravity, or else a sense of geometric immensity. Viewers perceive the portrayed subjects as physical totalities, solid existences, or fixed expressions.

Schedule

Oct 2 (Fri) 2009-Oct 24 (Sat) 2009