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Shohei Takasaki "3 Hearts 9 Brains Blue Blood"
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Shohei Takasaki
From November 26 to December 25, 2022, Gallery Common is pleased to present 3 Hearts 9 Brains Blue Blood, a solo exhibition by Shohei Takasaki. The exhibition will feature a new series of fabric collage paintings and drawings that take inspiration from the world of clothing and couture, questioning our methods of self-expression and the values we place on art in contrast to fashion. This marks the artist’s second solo exhibition at Gallery Common since 2018.
Born in Saitama, Japan before relocating to Portland, USA and then Sydney, Australia, Takasaki’s practice has long been an inquiry into the illusion of binaries and an exploration into the gray area that lies between. In this exhibition, Takasaki uses fashion as a contrast to art, comparing the way that clothes hide the body with the way that paint hides the canvas.
However, in comparison to the long and slow process of painting, it only takes a few minutes and a small amount of effort to put on an outfit– to create a “clothing collage”. This intriguing contrast is what inspires Takasaki’s attraction to the “instant and meaningless” aspect of fashion. By using “clothing collages” to create his artworks this time, Takasaki is able to overcome the slowness and thoughtfulness of painting, ultimately allowing us to appreciate the freedom that the “instantaneous and meaningless” can give us.
Using techniques inspired by the 1920s Automatist art movement, which encouraged “automatic creation” without conscious thought or intention, Takasaki throws himself into the second-by-second act of creating, producing unexpected outcomes that liberate him from the limits of his own mental frameworks. By subverting the lofty aims of traditional painting, Takasaki makes the act of art-making as simple and straightforward as the act of wearing clothes. In this way, we are given a look into a more direct, pure, and honest form of expression that blends both art and fashion together.
Born in Saitama, Japan before relocating to Portland, USA and then Sydney, Australia, Takasaki’s practice has long been an inquiry into the illusion of binaries and an exploration into the gray area that lies between. In this exhibition, Takasaki uses fashion as a contrast to art, comparing the way that clothes hide the body with the way that paint hides the canvas.
However, in comparison to the long and slow process of painting, it only takes a few minutes and a small amount of effort to put on an outfit– to create a “clothing collage”. This intriguing contrast is what inspires Takasaki’s attraction to the “instant and meaningless” aspect of fashion. By using “clothing collages” to create his artworks this time, Takasaki is able to overcome the slowness and thoughtfulness of painting, ultimately allowing us to appreciate the freedom that the “instantaneous and meaningless” can give us.
Using techniques inspired by the 1920s Automatist art movement, which encouraged “automatic creation” without conscious thought or intention, Takasaki throws himself into the second-by-second act of creating, producing unexpected outcomes that liberate him from the limits of his own mental frameworks. By subverting the lofty aims of traditional painting, Takasaki makes the act of art-making as simple and straightforward as the act of wearing clothes. In this way, we are given a look into a more direct, pure, and honest form of expression that blends both art and fashion together.
Schedule | Nov 26 (Sat) 2022-Dec 25 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Nov 25 (Fri) 2022 19:00 - 21:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.gallerycommon.com/exhibition/19_shohei/ | ||||
| Venue | Gallery Common http://www.gallerycommon.com/ | ||||
| Location | B1F, 5-39-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 | ||||
| Access | 6 minute walk from exit A1 at Omotesando Station on the Hanzomon, Chiyoda and Ginza lines. 8 minute walk from exit 7 at Meiji-jingumae Station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines. 9 minute walk from exit B7 at JR Shibuya Station. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6427-3827 | ||||
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