Yuka Goto (2 parts) - Paintings

Hiromart Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition of artworks by Yuka Goto, who is a Tokyo-based artist and cartoonist, and this is her first solo-show in two years.

The exhibition is composed of two parts (Celebration and Pleasure); each part contains her new series of three-dimensional paintings that will be on view for the first time, together with new works of flower/surreal paintings. 

Goto explores and break away from the traditional model, and express freely in these new series. The viewers will enjoy expanding their imagination through her new way of paintings.

Yuka Goto solo-show

The second part: Pleasure July 29 thru. August 16, 2015

Artist:                                       Yuka Goto

Hours:                                      1 to 7 pm, Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays (and by appointment)

The second part titled Pleasure features new series of the three-dimensional paintings using wood and polymer clay that comes with removable-sculptures, and the surreal paintings.

All works are produced for this exhibition.

Artist Statement

For Pleasure:

The pleasures are hiding in our daily life but we’re so easy to forget about it in our busyness. Take your little bit of time and try get started to enjoy. A flavor of bread. Oh yes, unbelievably tasty.  The silence of night while people gets into sleep. Just walking, touching a tree or look up at the sky… when I find such pleasure I start to get excited. I want to express the songs of pleasure.

Yuka Goto:

Born in Tokyo, in 1978. Graduated from the Musashino Art University, Painting, in 2002.

She won AX Manga newcomer award and Minami Shinbo award in 2000. In 2002, her painting is accepted for the choice prize. Her debut solo show was held in 2002. She made a shutter mural and is attending many projects such as HETAUMA & Underground summit Japan/USA, Colombia coffee V.A.Cup Exhibition, Cow Parade project and so on. In 2006, she made a painting for the album cover of OO Telesa and their animation music-video. The following year, she also made paintings for the animation music-video of podo’s debut album. In 2007, she made and released Zines with New York-based artist Misaki Kawai: MIX JUICE-2007, Nijiiro Kousaten-2008. 

In 2012, her solo-show was hosted at the Musashino Art University. 

She works as a cartoonist and currently she is writing the serial comic in a magazine AX. She is the author of comic book Seigitai (4 volumes), a painting book Tetsudou Gashu and a picture book Collection-san (writer: Hideo Furukawa, picture: Yuka Goto). Her solo-show with Hiromart Gallery was held in 2011 and 2013.

Image on Top: Happiness, acrylic on wood and polymer clay, 2015

Upper-middle: Window,

Middle: a Morning in a Town, acrylic on wood and polymer clay, 2015

Lower middle: A man relaxing, acrylic on wood, 2015

Bottom: A Paradise (Triptych), acrylic on canvas, 2015

 

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