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Takeo Hanazawa "Tsuchinoko Rhymes"
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Takeo Hanazawa
With the title “Tsuchinoko Rhymes”, Takeo Hanazawa was thinking of Renga (a linked poem) that pursues phantoms, as Tsuchinoko is a Japanese mythical creature. Across time and place, Hanazawa traces the footsteps of the people he respects. As a result, the work is loosely related to each other, causing some call and response. The exhibition is an homage to beauty that people have loved and protected.
References include; “Storehouse of Treasured Goods: Scribblings on the Wall” by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, a critical and humorous scribbling by the renowned woodblock artist when the Ukiyoe was banned by the government. Catfish paintings of the Edo period that relate to the earthquake in 1855. Frank Lloyd Wright’s composition and stained glass, who is known to be influenced by Kuniyoshi and Hokusai. Flashy 80’s boombox, Luis Barragan’s light-filled walls. Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov’s “Death and the Penguin”. The new works re-edits Hanazawa’s previous motifs which he repeatedly painted for the past 17 years. The mix also appears in the materials which include Japanese screens, burnt wood, icon-like gold leaf, and graffiti sprays, Besides, interesting subjects, the textures and colors are also to joy to look at.
References include; “Storehouse of Treasured Goods: Scribblings on the Wall” by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, a critical and humorous scribbling by the renowned woodblock artist when the Ukiyoe was banned by the government. Catfish paintings of the Edo period that relate to the earthquake in 1855. Frank Lloyd Wright’s composition and stained glass, who is known to be influenced by Kuniyoshi and Hokusai. Flashy 80’s boombox, Luis Barragan’s light-filled walls. Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov’s “Death and the Penguin”. The new works re-edits Hanazawa’s previous motifs which he repeatedly painted for the past 17 years. The mix also appears in the materials which include Japanese screens, burnt wood, icon-like gold leaf, and graffiti sprays, Besides, interesting subjects, the textures and colors are also to joy to look at.
Schedule | Feb 24 (Sat) 2024-Mar 22 (Fri) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.galleryside2.net/en/exhibitions/takeo-hanazawa-tsuchinoko-rhymes/ | ||||
| Venue | Gallery Side 2 https://www.galleryside2.net/en/ | ||||
| Location | 1F, 7-3-25 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 | ||||
| Access | 6 minute walk from exit 3 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line, 7 minute walk from exit 8 at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya or Toei Oedo line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6447-1422 | ||||
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