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Yoshimasa Tsuchiya "Phylogenesis"
Megumi Ogita Gallery
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Yoshimasa Tsuchiya
Yoshimasa Tsuchiya was born in 1977 and specialized in sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts, and completed a Ph.D. in Sculpture Conservation in 2007. He was exposed to numerous old works there and learned that they had been created with remarkable boldness and novelty in each era. Based on this experience, he has challenged himself with traditional techniques and innovative expression. In recent years, exhibitions have been held at Kumanokodo Nakahechi Museum of Art (Wakayama, Japan) and Yokosuka Museum of Art (Kanagawa, Japan) with increasing popularity and reputation.
Tsuchiya has established a unique painting method, in which light colors appear faintly inside from the white surface of wood carving. He also uses a technique used in Buddhist statues, whereby the head is split open and stone or glass eyes are inserted, to create works with a mysterious look. Artist Fukuo Tanaka produces the glass eye. At first glance, the works are instantly recognizable as Tsuchiya's and can be described as "modern classics" with timeless originality and the power to appeal to both the present and the future.
Tsuchiya's motifs are animals as symbols, which embody intangible ideas in the shape of living creatures. The images of animals that appear in myths and tales are the origin of his ideas, and the creatures born from them have repeatedly mutated and cross-bred, taking inspiration from improved garden plants and ornamental fish, and have developed into a variety of forms.
In this exhibition, the wood carving of "Archaeopteryx", which symbolizes change, evolution, and the yearning for flight, will be on display. The graceful and refined shapes, which Tsuchiya has cultivated over the years, are also utilized in the new resin sculptures. As reproduction art, Tsuchiya has been experimenting with techniques and materials that can be done within his studio, rather than outsourcing. He has arrived at a method that the original wood carving is molded directly or indirectly with silicone, replicated in resin, and hand-painted. Tsuchiya has restrained the use of color in his wood carvings to highlight the texture, meanwhile, the resin works are made of a white, uniform base, which allows for good coloration and the feeling of painting on a three-dimensional canvas.
From November 18, the first day of the exhibition, the second collection book "Phylogenesis" will be on sale here at the gallery. It contains recent works after his first collection in 2012, as well as images and episodes from the work.
Tsuchiya has established a unique painting method, in which light colors appear faintly inside from the white surface of wood carving. He also uses a technique used in Buddhist statues, whereby the head is split open and stone or glass eyes are inserted, to create works with a mysterious look. Artist Fukuo Tanaka produces the glass eye. At first glance, the works are instantly recognizable as Tsuchiya's and can be described as "modern classics" with timeless originality and the power to appeal to both the present and the future.
Tsuchiya's motifs are animals as symbols, which embody intangible ideas in the shape of living creatures. The images of animals that appear in myths and tales are the origin of his ideas, and the creatures born from them have repeatedly mutated and cross-bred, taking inspiration from improved garden plants and ornamental fish, and have developed into a variety of forms.
In this exhibition, the wood carving of "Archaeopteryx", which symbolizes change, evolution, and the yearning for flight, will be on display. The graceful and refined shapes, which Tsuchiya has cultivated over the years, are also utilized in the new resin sculptures. As reproduction art, Tsuchiya has been experimenting with techniques and materials that can be done within his studio, rather than outsourcing. He has arrived at a method that the original wood carving is molded directly or indirectly with silicone, replicated in resin, and hand-painted. Tsuchiya has restrained the use of color in his wood carvings to highlight the texture, meanwhile, the resin works are made of a white, uniform base, which allows for good coloration and the feeling of painting on a three-dimensional canvas.
From November 18, the first day of the exhibition, the second collection book "Phylogenesis" will be on sale here at the gallery. It contains recent works after his first collection in 2012, as well as images and episodes from the work.
Schedule | Nov 18 (Fri) 2022-Dec 10 (Sat) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.megumiogita.com/yt202211-phylogenesis?lang=en | ||||
| Venue | Megumi Ogita Gallery http://www.megumiogita.com | ||||
| Location | B1, 8-14-9 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 | ||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from exit 5 at Shiodome Station on the Yurikamome or Toei Oedo line, 5 minute walk from exit A3 at Tsukijishijo Station on the Toei Oedo line, 10 minute walk from the Shiodome exit of JR Shimbashi Station. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3248-3405 | ||||
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