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| TITLE： |
Toshiya Kobayashi: INFINITY |
| PERIOD： |
August 24(Fri)-September 29(Sat), 2001
(Reception: September 3 (Mon), 18:00-20:00) |
| OPENING HOURS： |
10:00-18:00 Admission free
（Closed on Sundays and national holidays）
(Open 12:00-18:00 on Saturdays) |
| VENUE： |
ITOCHU GALLERY CO., LTD.
2-27-21 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
(Three-minutes walk from Gaien-Mae Station)
TEL: 03-3497-126 FAX: 03-3497-8665
URL:http://www.itochugy.co.jp |
| EXHIBITED WORKS： |
1 painting, 2 reliefs, 3 models, 6 prints from Black Series, and 5 prints
from Wave Series
(Total 17 works: Numbers may change.) |
| For any inquiries, please contact Satomi Nakai (Press) |
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extreme minimalist is fascinated by the colors of flowers.
When talking about Toshiya Kobayashi, we could not ignore his black-and-white,
which has been an indispensable feature of his work. In this exhibition INFINITY,
however, there is neither black nor white, but just vigorous, valiant colors.
Born in Hokkaido in1959, the intensity of vast nature brought up his keen intellect.
His monochrome work makes the viewer feel as if they were seeing the universe
of silence.
Why, then, has he turned his eyes to and been pursuing "roses" for years? Hundreds
of photos of roses are so sensual, filled with charm, loveliness, lust, and decadence,
but Kobayashi does not leave them speaking. The images of flowers and vast nebulae
are combined and assimilated with each other, being soaked in new colors given
by the artist. The roses and the nebulae are resolved into one universe in the
end.
On the other hand, the work "Rose and Ahead" shows his essentiality as a minimalist.
His challenge to recapture color as "object" is not seen only in the works of
roses. He also tries to listen to the voice of time in Japanese traditional colors.
A bunch of white paper implies an unpainted canvas, expecting to be dyed with
colors.
We hope you will enjoy his universe of infinity, matured with the dynamism of
large color photos and the intense existence of minimal canvases.
*Works:Rose and Ahead, 2001, Oil on canvas, 45x45cm each（a set of nine） |
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