"wako" Moeko Takeda, Saya Fujiwara May 2013th - May 5th, 13
Venue: Art Gallery T+
Date: April 2013, 5 (Monday) - April 13, 2013 (Friday)
Exhibitor: Moeko Takeda (3rd year, Composition major, Craft field)
Saya Fujiwara (3rd year, Visual Design major)
A two-person exhibition of lacquer and illustration.
They created their works in their own unique way, based on the themes of "Flow and accumulation, wood grain and time," "Girls and plants, pens and curves."
Please come by all means!
T+review
Is this really a two-person exhibition?
When I entered the gallery, I assumed that the two artists would each exhibit their own work, based on the subtitle of the exhibition, "Trees and Illustrations." This expectation was not wrong, but inaccurate. This is because the works of both artists gave the impression that they were not living separately in the same space of the gallery, but rather sharing the space. The works of both artists were displayed mixed together in the gallery. Also, because there were no captions, the works did not seem independent from each other, and therefore the relationship between each work was unclear. It was not a relationship in which each artist explained the other, nor a comparative relationship in which the same theme was shown in different ways. It felt as if the two artists were creating one installation together.Takeda's woodworking works appear to be as subdued as possible at first glance, with most of the wood's shape left intact and no special decoration. However, this allows the rich expression of the wood itself to be felt, and they seem to quietly speak to the viewer.
Fujiwara's illustration shows a Japanese-style woman made up of gently undulating curves. The boundary between the blank space and the surface is unclear, making it a fluid, gradually expanding illustration. The collection of fine lines seems to be explaining something, but rather than the meaning, the artist draws attention to the space and movement created by the form.
The woodworking works are simple yet eloquent, while the illustrations are purely sculptural and seem to say a lot. The two artists' works balance each other out, which is probably why the space in the gallery feels so unified. The works do not each have an independent role, but rather, they work together to effectively create a single space. (Okano Emiko)
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