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Yoshio Sekine
Yoshio Sekine (1922-1989) was a prominent figure of Postwar Japanese Art, and Tokyo Gallery +BTAP has presented five solo exhibitions by him since 1965. This exhibition centers on "Abacus," a series of paintings he developed throughout his career.
Sekine was born in Wakayama, Japan. He met the influential painter Jiro Yoshihara (1905-1972) through the Jiyu Bijutsu Kyoukai (Free Artists' Association) and was involved in the founding of the avant-garde Gutai group in 1954. He produced abstract paintings that emphasized physicality and materiality around the time the Jiyu Bijutsu Kyoukai was founded. However, his focus gradually shifted after leaving the association. Often said to be inspired by Jasper Johns' “Target” series, Sekine generated many works exploring the abacus as a motif in a diverse range of color schemes and compositions until his later years.
Abacus beads can be moved and rearranged, each configuration signifying a number. They make an intriguing motif for generating geometric compositions because of this reconfigurability and semiotic function. In some of Sekine’s works, the bead configuration indicates the work's completion date. Through such play on a numerical sign system, Sekine's depictions of abacuses seem to turn to abstraction. Simultaneously, these works could also be seen as representational images that bring out the abstract qualities inherent to the abacus itself, achieving a new kind of “realism” that transcends traditional illusionism.
Sekine was born in Wakayama, Japan. He met the influential painter Jiro Yoshihara (1905-1972) through the Jiyu Bijutsu Kyoukai (Free Artists' Association) and was involved in the founding of the avant-garde Gutai group in 1954. He produced abstract paintings that emphasized physicality and materiality around the time the Jiyu Bijutsu Kyoukai was founded. However, his focus gradually shifted after leaving the association. Often said to be inspired by Jasper Johns' “Target” series, Sekine generated many works exploring the abacus as a motif in a diverse range of color schemes and compositions until his later years.
Abacus beads can be moved and rearranged, each configuration signifying a number. They make an intriguing motif for generating geometric compositions because of this reconfigurability and semiotic function. In some of Sekine’s works, the bead configuration indicates the work's completion date. Through such play on a numerical sign system, Sekine's depictions of abacuses seem to turn to abstraction. Simultaneously, these works could also be seen as representational images that bring out the abstract qualities inherent to the abacus itself, achieving a new kind of “realism” that transcends traditional illusionism.
Schedule | Feb 5 (Sat) 2022-Mar 19 (Sat) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.tokyo-gallery.com/en/exhibitions/3676.html | ||||
| Venue | Tokyo Gallery + BTAP http://www.tokyo-gallery.com/ | ||||
| Location | 7F, 8-10-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 | ||||
| Access | 4 minute walk from the Ginza exit of JR Shimbashi Station. 5 minute walk from exit A3 at Ginza Station on the Ginza, Hibiya and Marunouchi lines. 5 minute walk from exit 5 at Shiodome Station on the Toei Oedo or Yurikamome line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3571-1808 | ||||
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