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Artist News - Shinya Imanishi Solo Exhibition Opened

April 14, 2017

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日動畫廊當代分館呈現藝術家今西真也的首次個展《Isanatori》
2017. 04. 21 - 2017 . 05. 27

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Installation view of Shinya Imanichi`s solo exhibition at nca | nichido contemporary art

nca | nichido contemporary art is pleased to present “Isanatori”, the first solo exhibition of artist Shinya Imanishi.

The title of this exhibition “Isanatori” comes from a line of the Manyoshu, the oldest collection of Japanese poetry. The content referring to life and death responds appropriately to the concept of Imanishi`s paintings. Besides, we can also observe how Imanishi has shown an underlying interest for the view of life that is deeply rooted within the Japanese culture .

Shinya Imanishi creates his paintings by skillfully overlaying layers of oil paints, and repeatedly scraping them off while leaving the traces of the brush strokes. While the details of the materials come to the fore when looking at them at close range, images of degeneration and demise, such as a crashed airplane, a fallen camellia, a blooming firework suddenly emerge into view once the viewer takes some distance. At the same time, within the clear lines and the heavy pale lumps, these images also tend to evoke themes of regeneration and new beginnings, expressing the fact that life and death are always inextricably linked together. They present the ambiguity and uncertainty of the facts and events about which we share a common understanding when exploring the relationship between material and image, as well as viewpoint and distance.

While questioning the relation of material and image, or the line between distance and viewpoint, Imanishi is engaged in an effort to show the ambiguity and uncertainty of the things we know. This exhibition will present around 15 new paintings including 1 large-scale works of 5 meters. We sincerely invite guests who may visit Tokyo during the opening and exhibition period to join us.

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Shinya IMANISHI solo exhibition《Isanatori》
Opening Reception|2017. 04. 21(Fri)PM6:00
Dates|2017. 04. 21 - 2017 . 05. 27
Venue|nca | nichido contemporary art
104-0032 東京都中央区八丁堀4-3-3 B1
Exhibition Info|http://www.nca-g.com/exhibition/en/
Event Page|https://www.facebook.com/events/1736112680013249/

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