Yuka Goto

Hiromart Gallery is pleased to present The Street, an exhibition of new works by Yuka Goto.

The exhibition is composed of two parts, featuring works expressing the joy of our streets in the first part, and the depiction of dreams and illusions in the street in the last half.

All works are especially made for this show.　

The Street

Part 1: April 24 – May 19, 2024

Part 2: May 29 – June 16, 2024

Artist:          Yuka Goto

Hours:         1 to 7 pm

                   Closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, and May 1-5 for Golden Week holidays

Artist Reception:   Wednesday April 24, 6-8pm

Artist Statement on The Street:

The street where we live is a fun place. A variety of building shapes are lined, combined, and filled with colors, stories of nature and people. We look at the street in all viewpoints. We make infinitely free images. At the first part of the exhibition, I expressed the joy of daily life, different people in town, the pleasure of livelihood, and the beauty of nature. For the second part, I painted a slightly scary world filled with mystery and thrills that make us excited. I believe viewers will get fun feelings through these paintings. I stand in the middle of this enjoyment and produce the paintings. These images of the street will unfurl endlessly in the universe.

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 was accepted for the choice prize.

She made a shutter mural and has attended art projects such as HETAUMA & Underground summit Japan/USA, Colombia coffee V.A. Cup Exhibition, Cow Parade project. She made a painting for the album cover of OO Telesa and their animation music-video in 2006 and artworks for the animation music-video of podo’s debut album in 2007. In 2012, her solo-show was hosted at the Musashino Art University. 

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). currently she writes a serial comic in a comic magazine AX.

Hiromart Gallery curated her solo and 2 person exhibitions as below. Solo exhibition: 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2 person exhibition: 2012, 2014 and 2018.

Image on TOP: Part 1: A city with a rainbow, acrylic on canvas, 2024

Below: Part 1: Rainbow town, acrylic on wood, 2024

Part 2: Mystery town, acrylic on canvas, 2024

Part 2: Ascension House, acrylic on wood, 2024

Please contact us for information and availability on the artworks: info(at)hiromartgallery.com

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