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Yoshihiro Suda "Alteration and Adaptation: An Investigation"
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Yoshihiro Suda
This is the first joint exhibition between the London Gallery and Gallery Koyanagi.
Yoshihiro Suda was born in Yamanashi Prefecture in 1969. He is currently based in Tokyo. He creates wood carvings of plants and flowers so exquisite that they could be mistaken for the real thing, and places them in unexpected places, turning the entire space into an installation. Suda's works, placed in a corner of a room or in a small space on a wall or floor, greatly shift the viewer's perspective and sharpen the viewer's eye on the space.
As indicated by the title of the exhibition, "Alteration and Adaptation: An Investigation," named by Hiroshi Sugimoto, this exhibition introduces Suda's works that he has produced so far as imitations of nature, or "imitations," as well as his "supplementary works," which have been attracting attention in recent years.
Suda first exhibited his own works alongside antique art at the exhibition "Nyenchenka Smile: The Charm of Buddhist Art" held at the Okura Shukokan in 2000. At this exhibition, planned by Mitsuru Tajima, founder of the London Gallery, and organized by Hiroshi Sugimoto, Suda placed a weed inside the display case of the national treasure "Fugen Bosatsu (Fugen Bosatsu: Bodhisattva)". Since then, Suda has exhibited his works in connection with antique art at the Manno Museum of Art (2002), the Masaki Museum of Art (2008), and the San Francisco Asian Art Museum (2012), among others.
For this exhibition, Suda will create works to match the antique vessels selected by Hiroshi Sugimoto. The celadon vase will feature a white plum tree with blue branches, and the glass gin bottle will feature a dignified violet. Suda has turned to installations as the site for his works, and in this group of works, the vessels become the site of the artworks.
Suda cites Unkei, Kaikei, Ogata Korin, Sakai Woichi, and other Rimpa school painters as his influences, and his "complementary work," in which he examines the lost parts of Buddhist and Shinto statues, creates them, and studies techniques for applying old colors, has come to occupy a major place in his creative process. Beginning with "Kasuga Wakamiya Shrine Deer Statue" (Kamakura period, Odawara Cultural Foundation collection), a commission from Hiroshi Sugimoto that included antlers, saddle, sakaki, and clouds, Suda went on to produce a series of complementary works, including a Heian period "Seated Zuijin Statue" and a "Standing Woman Statue" from the Tang dynasty, both commissioned by Mitsuru Tajima.
This exhibition at London Gallery Shirokane will feature examples of Suda's supplementary Buddhist art and antiques from the London Gallery collection, while Gallery Koyanagi will feature examples from Hiroshi Sugimoto's collection and the collection of the Odawara Cultural Foundation.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the artist's debut in 1993 when he exhibited "Ginza Weed Theory" in a coin-operated parking lot between Ginza 1-chome and 4-chome.
Yoshihiro Suda was born in Yamanashi Prefecture in 1969. He is currently based in Tokyo. He creates wood carvings of plants and flowers so exquisite that they could be mistaken for the real thing, and places them in unexpected places, turning the entire space into an installation. Suda's works, placed in a corner of a room or in a small space on a wall or floor, greatly shift the viewer's perspective and sharpen the viewer's eye on the space.
As indicated by the title of the exhibition, "Alteration and Adaptation: An Investigation," named by Hiroshi Sugimoto, this exhibition introduces Suda's works that he has produced so far as imitations of nature, or "imitations," as well as his "supplementary works," which have been attracting attention in recent years.
Suda first exhibited his own works alongside antique art at the exhibition "Nyenchenka Smile: The Charm of Buddhist Art" held at the Okura Shukokan in 2000. At this exhibition, planned by Mitsuru Tajima, founder of the London Gallery, and organized by Hiroshi Sugimoto, Suda placed a weed inside the display case of the national treasure "Fugen Bosatsu (Fugen Bosatsu: Bodhisattva)". Since then, Suda has exhibited his works in connection with antique art at the Manno Museum of Art (2002), the Masaki Museum of Art (2008), and the San Francisco Asian Art Museum (2012), among others.
For this exhibition, Suda will create works to match the antique vessels selected by Hiroshi Sugimoto. The celadon vase will feature a white plum tree with blue branches, and the glass gin bottle will feature a dignified violet. Suda has turned to installations as the site for his works, and in this group of works, the vessels become the site of the artworks.
Suda cites Unkei, Kaikei, Ogata Korin, Sakai Woichi, and other Rimpa school painters as his influences, and his "complementary work," in which he examines the lost parts of Buddhist and Shinto statues, creates them, and studies techniques for applying old colors, has come to occupy a major place in his creative process. Beginning with "Kasuga Wakamiya Shrine Deer Statue" (Kamakura period, Odawara Cultural Foundation collection), a commission from Hiroshi Sugimoto that included antlers, saddle, sakaki, and clouds, Suda went on to produce a series of complementary works, including a Heian period "Seated Zuijin Statue" and a "Standing Woman Statue" from the Tang dynasty, both commissioned by Mitsuru Tajima.
This exhibition at London Gallery Shirokane will feature examples of Suda's supplementary Buddhist art and antiques from the London Gallery collection, while Gallery Koyanagi will feature examples from Hiroshi Sugimoto's collection and the collection of the Odawara Cultural Foundation.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the artist's debut in 1993 when he exhibited "Ginza Weed Theory" in a coin-operated parking lot between Ginza 1-chome and 4-chome.
Schedule | Apr 8 (Sat) 2023-Jun 24 (Sat) 2023 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Apr 8 (Sat) 2023 15:30 - 17:30 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.gallerykoyanagi.com/en/exhibitions-1/ | ||||
| Venue | Gallery Koyanagi http://www.gallerykoyanagi.com | ||||
| Location | 9F Koyanagi Bldg., 1-7-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 | ||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from exit 7 at Ginza-itchome Station on the Yurakucho line. 3 minute walk from exit 3 at Kyobashi Station on the Ginza line. 6 minute walk from exit A9 at Ginza Station on the Ginza, Hibiya and Marunouchi lines. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3561-1896 | ||||
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