Is there color in black and white?-Focusing on pencil drawings and paintings In the 1560s, high quality graphite was discovered in the Borrodale mines in North Camperland, England. The pencil was cut into long, thin strip...
The Distance Between the Work and the Artist's Heart: On the Appeal of Drawings The words used to describe art are enormous and the boundaries of definition are unclear. Drawing and its surrounding words may be a particularl...
Karin Hosono Solo Exhibition - arakawa - Overflowing 9s Gallery is pleased to announce the solo exhibition of Karin Hosono, titled “Karin Hosono Solo Exhibition - arakawa - Overflowing”, which will be held from September 21 (Sat.) to September 29 (Sun.), 2024.
INTERVIEW] Through Beautiful Women's Paintings, Mantis' Works Depict the Life Force of Human Beings: Mantis' Tantoko A woman with her lips pulled back in a knot, holding a banana like a pistol. The simple colors of yellow, black, and white accentuate the strength of the work. banana" (2024) "Banana" (2024)
INTERVIEW] Practicing Crafts that Reflect the Contemporary: Kai Inoue LOVE-2401" is a ceramic work in which the word "LOVE" is sculpted in vivid red. This work, which was selected for "LOVE-2401" (2024) 100 10 2023/2024, attracted much attention from the judging, and was the most...
INTERVIEW] Depicting communication before it becomes words through "music": Nakamitsuki The guitarist's fingers, rendered in vivid colors, seem ready to move at any moment. Mixed-Gt.-》2024(©MITSUKI NAKA)Positioning music as the starting point of communication, the artist has been creating music...