9s Gallery by TRiCERA is pleased to present"Kohaku", agroup exhibition bypainterNabiyi Haraand sculptorYuu Minamimura from November 8 to 14, 2022.
About the Artists
Nabiyi Hara is a young painter currently enrolled at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, who develops two-dimensional works based on the theme of "violence and eroticism. She uses comical oil paintings influenced by comic cartoons to express the instinctive violence and desires of humans that we want to cover up.
Yu Minamimura creates sculptures made of marble. His work is based on the theme of "What do people seek and want to achieve as human beings?
Recently, he has been developing works with the keyword "what it means to love" in order to know people.
He works with marble, metal, ceramics, stone clay, and other materials to create three-dimensional and two-dimensional works.
Artists' Statements
Hara Nabbie
Hara says, "I am influenced by underground culture and manga. The expression of manga is a mixture of stillness and movement, and I want to somehow incorporate that manga space into my paintings.
I believe that the essence of human nature is expressed in our instinctive nature. For a while, I wondered why humans wear clothes. I value the idea that the paintings are erotic, yet classy."
Yu Minamimura
There are things that we fear or dislike because we don't understand them well. I want to be able to love such things first of all. When I was in Australia, I saw a sheep cloud flowing all the way to the horizon, and I thought that a cloud is a visualization of a mass of energy, and that it resembles a human being.
I chose stone, a material that can express the form I have in mind, and I create my works with the idea that knowing a person or thing is itself an act of love."
Kohaku Exhibition
On the surface, the expressions of Hara and Minamimura appear to be completely different vectors. However, there are commonalities in their motivations. They are " human nature" and"acts of concealment. Hara sees violence and uncontrollable impulses in human nature and tries to expose them. Furthermore, by referring to the context of manga in the layers of expression, he achieves a unique expression that is not limited to immediate reflection.
In contrast, Minamimura may be positioning something gentler in human nature. However, by embracing it with an indefinite cloud and "hiding" it in opposition to Hara, he aims at the act of loving it and knowing it in his own way.
The act of "hiding"/"exposing" common to the two artists' unique approaches is entrusted to the title " Kohaku.
Outline of the exhibition
Kohaku
Dates: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 - Monday, November 14, 2022
Opening hours: 12:00~19:00 throughout the exhibition period
Venue: 9s Gallery by TRiCERA
The Wall 3F, 4-2-4 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access: Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Roppongi station 10 min. walk, Hiroo station 10 min. walk
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Nogizaka station 10 min. walk
Contact: 03-5422-8370
Artist Profile
Hara Nabiy
Born in Tokyo in 2001.
I draw what lies at the root of people and animals, such as "instincts and impulses. I am often inspired by manga and songs. Recently, I am interested in "anger.
2020 Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan High School
2020: Enroll in Tokyo University of the Arts, Oil Painting
2021 muni Art Award Grand Prix and Viewer's Prize
2021 Group exhibition "KERBEROS
2021 blank gallery "Ice Moon Beast
2022 what cafe "CROSSROADS
2022 "The Night before the Break" exhibition
2022 art stage OSAKA
2022 GallerySCENA pre OPEN exhibition
2022 "point de depart" 13 current art students' starting point
2022 solo exhibition "Berry Gou
You Minamimura
He creates works based on the theme of "What do people seek and want to achieve as human beings?
Recently, he has been developing works with the keyword "what it means to love" in order to get to know people.
He creates three-dimensional and two-dimensional works using marble, metal, ceramics, and stone clay as his main materials.
2015 Graduated from Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, majoring in sculpture
2017 Completed Master's Program in Sculpture, Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music
2018 Completed Training Course, Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music
2019 "Sculpture NOW" Group Exhibition
2020 "You Minamimura Exhibition" Solo Exhibition, GALERIE petit bois, Osaka
2021 "You Minamimura Exhibition" Solo Exhibition, Mid-Century MODERN, Tokyo
2021 The Night Before the Break
2022 Artglorieux GALLERY OF TOKYO "The Night Before Break" Group Exhibition, Tokyo
