biscuit gallery group exhibition "Exhibition from Shu"

biscuit gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition by four artists, “exhibition from shu,” running from January 27 (Thursday) to February 6 (Sunday), 2022.

“shu” began as a shared atelier from the beginning of 2021 during the pandemic. “shu” is named after the “holly” (Hiiragi), known as a sturdy and strong tree.

Beneath trees, people gather seeking shade, shelter from rain and wind, and places to rest. With this concept of “a place where people gather,” five artists currently carry out their creative activities.

This exhibition brings together four artists affiliated with the atelier “shu,” which operates in Kyoto and Tokyo as well as various other locations, and is organized across three floors.

 

【Artist Profiles】

岡田 佑里奈 | Yurina Okada
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1995.

Graduated from Kyoto University of Art and Design (formerly Kyoto University of Art and Design) in 2018; completed master’s program at Kyoto University of Art and Design in March 2020.

Representative of atelier “shu.”

Yurina Okada’s work, traversing the realms of painting and photography, raises questions about the possibilities of plane works appropriate for the next generation. Through a process of photographing wild grasses and flowers and women of her generation, flattening them via transfer techniques, and pouring paint into the cracks that appear, her work encompasses both photographic and painterly processes while leaning toward neither; rather, it suggests a new realm accompanied by a somewhat craft-like character that meticulously pursues the strength and precision of objects through manual labor. Her unique matière recalls the innovations in surface effects seen in Russian Avant-Garde artists, while, as Okada states about her work that “everything deteriorates,” there exists a spirit akin to the tea ceremony aesthetic and Japanese aesthetics—the “beauty of imperfection” that Tenshin Okakura noted in tea culture.

藤本 純輝 | Atsuki Fujimoto
Born in Mie Prefecture in 1997.

Completed master’s program in the Oil Painting division of the Fine Arts and Crafts field at Kyoto University of Art and Design in 2021.
By layering and exposing the fabric that serves as the support, paintings are created through careful selection and maintenance such that the inherent qualities of the motifs complement one another. The masses of paint arranged in succession and the texture of exposed fabric and materials with depth transform together with the appearance of grass and flowers, creating a scenic landscape of a garden where wildflowers and grasses flourish in the exhibition space.

松岡 柚歩 | Yuzuho Matsuoka
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1996.
Completed master’s program in Oil Painting specialization, Fine Arts and Crafts field, Graduate School of Art Studies at Kyoto University of Art and Design (formerly Kyoto University of Art and Design) in 2021.

Pattern layers possess both the aspect of being paintings themselves formed by paint, and the aspect of a new support body created by being sandwiched between the panel and abstractly formed paint. Since they are not defined as either, a discrepancy arises between what is obtained from visual information and memory. What is seen from an ambiguous viewpoint reveals new landscapes precisely because it is unstable.

三浦光雅 | Koga Miura
Born in Tokyo in 1997. Completed master’s program in the Oil Painting division of the Fine Arts and Crafts field at Kyoto University of Art and Design in 2021.

Creates primarily plane works with themes of “chance, randomness, boundaries between manual and mechanical work, and labor.” The method of creating images based on instructions derived from random numbers eliminates hesitation that arises in the creative process, serving to reflect unconscious and pure action. Just as mechanically drawn lines develop their own expression, works are created to take a fresh look at the mundane everyday.

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