Tomoya Onishi "Time to Whisper Silence"
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Tomoya Onishi
Having studied oil painting at university, Tomoya Onishi has long focused on the distinctive brushwork seen in the paintings of Cézanne and Morandi. In the process of deepening this research, guided by his original concept of ‘shikisen’ (color-lines)—which unites the movement of line with the expansion of color—he continues to explore the fundamental elements that constitute painting and the relationship between images and forms.
In recent years, through processes such as photographing motifs or placing them inside boxes, he constructs his paintings using nuanced grays created by mixing white with subtle amounts of blue, yellow, and reddish-brown. Rather than directly projecting subjects onto the canvas, he interposes an objective ‘filter,’ stripping away everyday meanings and raw materiality to sublimate objects into pure plastic form.
At GALLERY ART POINT, he has participated in four group exhibitions to date, presenting series such as his hydrangea works and expressions that deconstruct and reconstruct the forms of motifs.
The title of this exhibition, ‘Time to Whisper Silence,’ embodies the question: ‘Are quiet and silence things to be softly whispered and safeguarded?’ At the same time, it casts a critical eye upon the uncertainty of the self-evident rule we unconsciously accept: that objects simply exist.
In recent years, through processes such as photographing motifs or placing them inside boxes, he constructs his paintings using nuanced grays created by mixing white with subtle amounts of blue, yellow, and reddish-brown. Rather than directly projecting subjects onto the canvas, he interposes an objective ‘filter,’ stripping away everyday meanings and raw materiality to sublimate objects into pure plastic form.
At GALLERY ART POINT, he has participated in four group exhibitions to date, presenting series such as his hydrangea works and expressions that deconstruct and reconstruct the forms of motifs.
The title of this exhibition, ‘Time to Whisper Silence,’ embodies the question: ‘Are quiet and silence things to be softly whispered and safeguarded?’ At the same time, it casts a critical eye upon the uncertainty of the self-evident rule we unconsciously accept: that objects simply exist.
Schedule | Nov 16 (Mon) 2026-Nov 21 (Sat) 2026 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||
| Website | https://art-point.jp/exhibition/post-24323/ | ||
| Venue | Gallery Art Point https://yyartpoint.wixsite.com/ap-english | ||
| Address | 6F Towa Ginza-itchome Bldg., 1-22-12 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 | ||
| Access | 4 minute walk from exit 2 at Shintomicho Station on the Yurakucho line, 6 minute walk from exit 10 at Ginza-itchome Station on the Yurakucho line, 8 minute walk from exit 3 or A7 at Higashi-ginza Station on the Hibiya or Toei Asakusa line, 8 minute walk from exit A13 at Ginza Station on the Ginza and Hibiya lines. |
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