"Girls in a Group" by Iida Ruriko April 2016th - April 4th, 25
Venue: Art Gallery T+
Date: April 2016th - April 4nd, 25
Exhibitor: Ruriko Iida (3rd year, School of Art and Design, Integrated Design Area)
The pursuit of fetishism
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"Girls" is a word that generally refers to women in their teens and twenties. Girls have always been attractive to people, and cute, beautiful girls have frequently been depicted as a theme in creative works.
This exhibition also has the theme of "girls." However, this exhibition seems to be a little different from the image of pure and innocent girls commonly seen in society.
In a space with a faint sweet scent, the viewer is surrounded on all sides by countless girls. They have cool eyes looking in the direction of the viewer, and neatly trimmed hair that looks soft to the touch. Dressed in sailor uniforms, the girls are close to each other, creating a sweet world of their own. The beautiful girls, drawn with soft, delicate, yet dynamic lines, draw our hearts in and tightly entwine them. They are very seductive and attractive, but that is not all that can be felt by looking at them.
They are not stained by any color. Their transparent whiteness makes us feel their transience and purity, while at the same time highlighting the slight dark depths that seep out here and there. They are lovely and pure girls, but at the same time they also have a dark and poisonous side. It seems to shatter the image of a pure girl that we dream of. A "girl" is caught between childhood and adulthood, purity and impurity, suspended in mid-air, existing in an unstable state. It is a very precarious existence. Or perhaps we feel an unfathomable charm in the unstable presence that these girls possess, which is not just pure.
The flood of girls overflowing doesn't just show us a sweet and lovely world. It draws out the cuteness and beauty that lie deep within, and makes us realize what it is we are truly attracted to. (Oyabu Saki)
