Presenting the ‘inner child’ through the ‘Cute Tunes for Serious Sapiens’ exhibition
Presenting the ‘inner child’ through the ‘Cute Tunes for Serious Sapiens’ exhibition
Four artists on the journey of exploration!
Japanese manga once more inspires, educates, and reflects inner thoughts and imagery. Through the work of four distinguished artists, Ascaso Gallery creates a link between opposing worlds - the ‘high and low’, and presents the bond between ‘popularity and singularity’.
Takeru Amano, Javier Martin, Masako Miki, Noritoshi Mitsuuchi will explore the endless imagination of their inner child, bringing rich and vibrant colors to the blank white surface. Although the idea of each artist grows from the same root, it will flourish in a unique and diverse direction.
Takeru Amano creates a blend of both classicism and pop culture through the depiction of women from western art history in a Super-flat style, while Masako Miki brings, at first glance, humorous sculptures, whose aim is to mimic the folklore creatures found in Shintoism.
Javier Martin chooses to work with different forms of mediums - paint, printmaking, and strips of neon colors presenting the ‘Blindness’ portraits, inspired by the delusions of the mass culture. ‘Kawaiism’ colors the work of Noritoshi Mitsuuchi, bringing cartoon-like characters that resemble the ones found in children’s books, colorful and playful.
The Cute Tunes for Serious Sapiens exhibition is a retrospective of the artist's inner self. They seek to defend the individuality that is threatened by the mass culture and save the true, unique impulses in the world of art.
Cute Tunes for Serious Sapiens
February 24 - April 28
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