9s Gallery is pleased to present Hiroki Takeda's solo exhibition "Ideal Life - Illusion of Symbiosis" from 7/27/2024 (Sat) to 8/4/2024 (Sun).

Hiroki Takeda is an artist who continues to depict an ideal world where life coexists.
In this exhibition, Hiroki Takeda will present a new series of works that pay homage to Ukiyoe, which is a challenge for him as well.

About Hiroki Takeda

Hiroki Takeda is an artist who continues to depict an ideal world where life coexists through the soft expressive technique of watercolor painting.

With his meticulous brushwork and vivid colors, he expresses the realism of animals as if they are breathing.
Her commissioned work is currently on a two-year waiting list, and her works have been exhibited at art fairs in Taiwan and Hong Kong, attracting attention both in Japan and abroad.

Statement

Hiroki Takeda is an artist who continues to depict an ideal world where life coexists through the soft expressive technique of watercolor painting. In today's rapidly industrializing society, the relationship between people and nature has changed drastically, and the awareness that humans are also part of the ecosystem is fading. Takeda's works depict a fantastical world in which plants and animals become one and the same, and make the viewer aware that humans are part of nature as well.


In particular, Takeda is trying to express "a world where other lives are not sacrificed for human-centered values. In pursuit of this ideal, he has turned to the culture and art of the Edo period (1603-1868), when industrialization was still in its infancy, to create a body of work that pays homage to ukiyoe.




Ukiyoe is an art form that symbolizes the symbiosis with nature that Japan once had. Rather than simply imitating this tradition, Takeda reinterprets it from a contemporary perspective and attempts new expressions based on the theme of fusion of flora and fauna. This is also a challenge to carry on the spirit of "hon-uta-tori," which has been continued in Japanese culture since ancient times.


Please come and see the works at the exhibition venue.

Hiroki Takeda's first book signing event

Hiroki Takeda's first book "Colors of Life " will be released on 7/31(Wed.).

Colors of Life" will be on sale at the exhibition starting from 7/27(Sat.).
If you purchase or bring your own copy of "Colors of Life" on the day Takeda is scheduled to be at the gallery, the artist will autograph it.

Exhibition Outline

Dates: Saturday, July 27, 2024 - Sunday, August 4, 2024
Opening hours: 12:00 - 19:00
Closed: Monday, 7/29/2024
Scheduled artist presence: 7/27(Sat), 7/28(Sun), 8/3(Sat), 8/4(Sun)

Venue:9s Gallery by TRiCERA
The Wall 3F, 4-2-4 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031
Access: Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Roppongi station 10 min. walk, Hiroo station 10 min. walk
10 minutes walk from Nogizaka station on Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
Contact: 03-5422-8370

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