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Bridget Riley "Prints 1972 – 2018"
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Bridget Riley
The Nishimura Gallery will host the Bridget Riley print exhibition "Prints 1972-2018" from June 25, 2024 (Tuesday) to August 10, 2024 (Saturday). This marks our fifth solo exhibition of her work in 20 years, comprising approximately 20 pieces selected by the artist herself, following four exhibitions since 1980.
Born in 1931 in London, Bridget Riley is internationally acclaimed as one of the most significant and influential painters today. She studied art at Goldsmiths College (1949-52) and the Royal College of Art (1952-55). Pioneering Op Art in the 1960s by utilizing abstract forms to create optical illusions, she firmly established herself as a figure challenging existing concepts of painting. In 1968, she became the first woman and British person to win the International Prize for Painting at the Venice Biennale. In Japan, she received the Praemium Imperiale in 2003.
Engaging in both the exploration of painting history and scientific insights, Riley creates visually disturbing, intellectually rich, and organic painting spaces by meticulously arranging multiple geometric color planes according to her unique logic to disrupt perceptual vibrations. In the immersive viewing experience, the viewer's gaze is constantly guided across the canvas, wandering through a non-hierarchical world without center or sequence. This can be interpreted as Riley's response to the modern masters of Western art who promoted the abstraction of painting by abandoning the "center" of perspective, ceasing to narrate stories from the Bible or history, and eventually moving away from realistic depictions.
Riley once said, "From Seurat, I learned about color and light; 'light' can be created from color is an important lesson I learned. I learned a lot about interaction. 'Blue' plays various different roles in different parts." Her vibrant and lyrical abstract paintings, where each color and form resonates with clarity, interact harmoniously to create a gentle hum throughout the entirety. Similar to viewing Impressionist/Post-Impressionist paintings, one can also perceive dazzling light playing on water surfaces, skies, and greens.
Screen printing, a technique that accurately represents multiple colors without mixing or bleeding, has played a crucial role in Riley's work since its early stages. Nearly all of her approximately 90 print works created since 1962 have utilized this technique.
This exhibition spans from her award-winning "Coloured Greys [1]" (1972) at the 8th Tokyo International Print Biennale to "Rose Horizontal" (2018), which depicts the lush beauty of roses in 12 colors.
Born in 1931 in London, Bridget Riley is internationally acclaimed as one of the most significant and influential painters today. She studied art at Goldsmiths College (1949-52) and the Royal College of Art (1952-55). Pioneering Op Art in the 1960s by utilizing abstract forms to create optical illusions, she firmly established herself as a figure challenging existing concepts of painting. In 1968, she became the first woman and British person to win the International Prize for Painting at the Venice Biennale. In Japan, she received the Praemium Imperiale in 2003.
Engaging in both the exploration of painting history and scientific insights, Riley creates visually disturbing, intellectually rich, and organic painting spaces by meticulously arranging multiple geometric color planes according to her unique logic to disrupt perceptual vibrations. In the immersive viewing experience, the viewer's gaze is constantly guided across the canvas, wandering through a non-hierarchical world without center or sequence. This can be interpreted as Riley's response to the modern masters of Western art who promoted the abstraction of painting by abandoning the "center" of perspective, ceasing to narrate stories from the Bible or history, and eventually moving away from realistic depictions.
Riley once said, "From Seurat, I learned about color and light; 'light' can be created from color is an important lesson I learned. I learned a lot about interaction. 'Blue' plays various different roles in different parts." Her vibrant and lyrical abstract paintings, where each color and form resonates with clarity, interact harmoniously to create a gentle hum throughout the entirety. Similar to viewing Impressionist/Post-Impressionist paintings, one can also perceive dazzling light playing on water surfaces, skies, and greens.
Screen printing, a technique that accurately represents multiple colors without mixing or bleeding, has played a crucial role in Riley's work since its early stages. Nearly all of her approximately 90 print works created since 1962 have utilized this technique.
This exhibition spans from her award-winning "Coloured Greys [1]" (1972) at the 8th Tokyo International Print Biennale to "Rose Horizontal" (2018), which depicts the lush beauty of roses in 12 colors.
Schedule | Jun 25 (Tue) 2024-Aug 10 (Sat) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Nishimura Gallery http://www.nishimura-gallery.com  | ||||
| Location | 9F Nihombashi Nikko Bldg., 2-10-8 Nihombashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027 | ||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from exit B4 at Nihombashi Station on the Ginza line, 2 minute walk from exit C4 at Nihombashi Station on the Tozai line, 2 minute walk from exit D4 at Nihombashi Station on the Toei Asakusa line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5203-2800 | ||||
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