Yuka Goto
dal 26/6/2013 al 20/7/2013
Segnalato da
26/6/2013
Yuka Goto
Hiromart Gallery, Tokyo
The Days With Flowers. "Just looking at flowers, my heart shines brightly. The richness of colors. Its delicate gradation, the rhythm of shapes and the fresh scent of flowers, they are combined and become a music that makes my mind happy...".
Hiromart Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition of new paintings by Yuka Goto who is known as a Tokyo-based painter and cartoonist. This is her first solo-show in two years and is composed of two shows.
The exhibition part 1 is titled The Days With Flowers, features her popular paintings of flowers. In contrast, her surreal paintings with a motif of A Fantasy World Inside You will be exhibited in Part 2.
Artist Statement: The Days With Flowers
Just looking at flowers, my heart shines brightly. The richness of colors.
Its delicate gradation, the rhythm of shapes and the fresh scent of flowers, they are combined and become a music that makes my mind happy. I want to express the lovely days with flowers.
Yuka Goto
Born in Tokyo, in 1978. Graduated from the Musashino Art University, Painting, in 2002.
Her Manhole-no-nazo won AX Manga newcomer award and Minami Shinbo award in 2000. In 2002, her work is accepted for the choice prize. Her debut solo show was held in 2002.
Since then she made a shutter mural on the Kichijoji Basara Books store and she is attending many projects such as HETAUMA & Underground summit Japan/USA, Colombia coffee V.A.Cup Exhibition, Cow Parade project, EPOS-card project and so on. In 2006, she made a painting for the album cover of OO Telesa Kochira Rock N Roll Tengoku and their animation music-video. The following year, she also made paintings for the animation music-video of podo’s debut album Girl & Rule. In 2007, she made and released Zines with New York-based artist Misaki Kawai: MIX JUICE-2007, Nijiiro Kousaten-2008.
In June 2012, the Musashino Art University hosted the solo-show of works by Yuka Goto in the University.
Currently she is writing the serial comic Uchu-shoujyo Anita in a magazine AX. She is the author of Seigitai 1, Seigitai 2, Seigitai 3, Seigitai 4 and a painting book Tetsudou Gashu. A picture book Collection-san (writer: Hideo Furukawa, picture: Yuka Goto) will be issued in June 2013 from Seirinkogeisha.
Her first solo-show at Hiromart Gallery titled Planet Sounds was held in June 2011 and 2 artists show: Yuka Goto and Tomohiro Koizumi titled It’s a Wonderful Life! was held on April 2012.
Notes:
1.The exhibition part 2: Yuka Goto solo-show A Fantasy World Inside You will be on view at Hiromart Gallery
from Friday July 27 through Sunday August 25.
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 27th, 6:00 pm
Hiromart Gallery
1st floor, Mimura Building, 1-30-7, Sekiguchi, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 112-0014 Japan
Wednesday through Sunday from 1 - 7 pm (and by appointment)
Admission free