Exhibition/event has ended.
Tsuyoshi Ozawa "Beta Beta Covid Days"
Misa Shin Gallery
Finished
SHARE
Artists
Tsuyoshi Ozawa
Misa Shin Gallery is pleased to announce Beta Beta Covid Days, a solo exhibition by Tsuyoshi Ozawa from Friday September 2 through Saturday October 15, 2022.
In April 2020, Japan declared a nationwide state of emergency in response to the novel coronavirus disease, requesting that people refrain from unnecessary travel, closing schools, and enforcing border measures to restrict entry to the country. Busy cities and communities suddenly became quiet. Until then, Tsuyoshi Ozawa had frequently traveled internationally for projects and exhibitions. He had also conducted a great deal of fieldwork that gave him the opportunity to meet new people, and he had been involved in many joint projects. The pandemic suddenly transformed his everyday life.
This exhibition presents some of the paintings and drawings that Ozawa began to produce as a result of the pandemic. They include sketches of everyday goods that caught his eye at home, finished versions of works that he had earlier abandoned, oil paintings based on sketches of his children’s doodles, and concepts for exhibitions or works based on fragmentary ideas or thoughts that happened to come to mind. All are the result of being able to concentrate when working alone in his studio.
Working in the studio began as a way of keeping himself while in voluntary lockdown, but to Ozawa it became a habit that he still continues today. In contrast to the many different series of works that he produced in pre-pandemic, these works were produced without a clear objective as part of an everyday life unlike his earlier projects. As a consequence, it is fair to say that they provide a more intense reflection of Ozawa himself and of what goes on inside the artist.
This is Tsuyoshi Ozawa’s first solo exhibition at Misa Shin Gallery in three years.
In April 2020, Japan declared a nationwide state of emergency in response to the novel coronavirus disease, requesting that people refrain from unnecessary travel, closing schools, and enforcing border measures to restrict entry to the country. Busy cities and communities suddenly became quiet. Until then, Tsuyoshi Ozawa had frequently traveled internationally for projects and exhibitions. He had also conducted a great deal of fieldwork that gave him the opportunity to meet new people, and he had been involved in many joint projects. The pandemic suddenly transformed his everyday life.
This exhibition presents some of the paintings and drawings that Ozawa began to produce as a result of the pandemic. They include sketches of everyday goods that caught his eye at home, finished versions of works that he had earlier abandoned, oil paintings based on sketches of his children’s doodles, and concepts for exhibitions or works based on fragmentary ideas or thoughts that happened to come to mind. All are the result of being able to concentrate when working alone in his studio.
Working in the studio began as a way of keeping himself while in voluntary lockdown, but to Ozawa it became a habit that he still continues today. In contrast to the many different series of works that he produced in pre-pandemic, these works were produced without a clear objective as part of an everyday life unlike his earlier projects. As a consequence, it is fair to say that they provide a more intense reflection of Ozawa himself and of what goes on inside the artist.
This is Tsuyoshi Ozawa’s first solo exhibition at Misa Shin Gallery in three years.
Schedule | Sep 2 (Fri) 2022-Oct 15 (Sat) 2022 Opening Hours Information
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.misashin.com/en/exhibitions-en/ozawa-tsuyoshi：beta-beta-covid-days/ | ||||
| Venue | Misa Shin Gallery http://www.misashin.com/ | ||||
| Location | 1F 3-9-11 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047 | ||||
| Access | 11 minute walk from exit 4 at Shirokane-takanawa Station on the Namboku or Toei Mita line, 11 minute walk from exit 1 at Azabu-juban Station on the Namboku or Toei Oedo line, 11 minute walk from exit 1 at Hiroo Station on the Hibiya line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6450-2334 | ||||
| Related images | Click on the image to enlarge it |
Back to Articles
SHARE
No comments yet