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...
Exhibition: 蟷螂子「Kiriko gram - #StillTheResistance」 9s Gallery is pleased to present "Kiriko gram - #StillTheResistance," a solo exhibition by Mantiko from Friday, 8/16/2024 to Sunday, 8/25/2024. Kiriko Mantis is an artist who believes that conventional society...
Exhibition: Hiroki Takeda "Ideal Life - Illusion of Symbiosis 9s Gallery is pleased to present Hiroki Takeda's solo exhibition "Ideal Life - Illusion of Symbiosis" from Saturday, 7/27/2024 to Sunday, 8/4/2024. Hiroki Takeda's work is based on the ideal of symbiosis between life and ...
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)
Exhibition] Mantidfly, DELUXESTO, and Jodai Watanabe - Spring will bring you together! 9s Gallery is pleased to announce a three-person exhibition, "Spring Makes You Meet," from 4/13/2024 (Sat) to 4/20/20/2024 (Sat), featuring Mantis, DELUXESTO, and Jodai Watanabe. In this exhibition,...