Gallery OUT of PLACE TOKIO

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Gallery OUT of PLACE TOKIO

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Tomoo SEKI

SEIKA B104

Tomoo SEKI

SEIKA B101

Tomoo SEKI

SEIKA B110

Exibition Information

en plein air

In the contemporary art, I guess painters have stopped doing outdoor production since long. "SEIKA" to be exhibited at this exhibition is a series in which myself expresses the objects (primarily vegetation) in front of the eyes on the canvas in the open air. I began to express Oriental blue represented by blue paintings of china ceramics. I used natural pigment of ultramarine blue to represent luxurious and discreet blue. By further using black ink, I hope to reproduce / develop Ukiyo-e blue and ink harmony achieved by Katsushika Hokusai etc. in the present age. For me, the production in the open air is to explore and embody the existential form of human beings and paintings. It can be said that it is "phenomenology / existentialism" that has undergone post-modernism and post-structuralism.

Gallery Information

Gallery OUT of PLACE is based in Nara and first opened a Tokyo branch in January 2009. For the gallery’s new launch, the space was moved at the end of February 2014, to room #207 in 3331 Arts Chiyoda with its official name, Gallery OUT of PLACE TOKIO. Regarding our gallery name, OUT of PLACE refers to Edward Said's concept that a person without a place of belonging is able to generate an original pathway with a new set of values. With this thought as our guide, we would like to build the very foundation of fine arts from the starting points of Nara and Tokyo. At our gallery we represent a variety of artists, These up-and-coming artists all deal with deep, philosophical concepts expressed by their true artistic skills. We hope to deliver a powerful impact and rich viewing experience through their artworks.

http://www.outofplace.jp/

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