Yuko Kurihara "Feast with Mitate"

Bunkamura Box Gallery

Finished

Artists

Yuko Kurihara

Yuko Kurihara has been focusing on the theme of her solo exhibition, “Feast (banquet)," as her consistent keyword because there are so many things she wants to depict in her daily life and around the world. Her desire for the exhibition to be a fun place like a banquet and the colorful motifs captured by her rich sensibility have been decorating the exhibition space.
The theme of her fourth solo exhibition at Bunkamura is “Mitate.”

The work "Okoso Zukin" depicts a rare red corn. The elegant colored kernels peek out from between the kernels, their glossy faces glistening. The Okoso zukin was a popular women's garment from the Edo to Meiji periods, and was popular for its use as a protection against the cold, covering everything except the eyes. The sight of a woman's skin peeking out from a hood of elegant colors such as purple, wisteria, and red rat overlaps with that of corn, and the artist's sensitivity and humor are very exciting.

The beauty of the use of mineral pigments and foils reflects the artist's love of natural forms. The artist's highly sensitive expressive ability to depict not only the colors and forms but also every cell with a faceted brush.

Schedule

Jan 21 (Sat) 2023-Jan 30 (Mon) 2023