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At Aomori Public College's Aomori Contemporary Art Centre, projects in the 2012 year will revolve around the keyword of "narrative".
To begin, we will hold the artist-in-residency project exhibit of ASAI Yusuke, an artist who draws and paints pictures in all kinds of places using materials that would never be thought to be used as art supplies: soil stone, water, root, branch, tape, flour, and the dust accumulated in a station.
ASAI says, "The materials and places I draw are all different and varied, but I draw with the feeling of adding shape and color to that certain place, to its 'here' and 'now'. I will continue to draw on walls, on paper, on the ground, and on the ceiling."
This time, ASAI Yusuke stayed in Aomori from early April for about one month, concentrating on his Earth Paintings, which he created from soil gathered from around Aomori prefecture--from the Aomori Contemporary Art Centre, Asamushi Onsen, the Natsudomari peninsula, and otherwise; this exhibit will show his Earth Painting along with his "MaskingPlant", drawn with masking tape sprawled freely and plant-like across space, and "Sprouted Plants" , pieces created by burning road surface markings onto the ground, among other pieces. This exhibit gives a general overview of ASAI's activities, a culmination of the techniques he has created up until now through almost all new works.
Gallery A, the main venue, will function as ASAI's studio during the exhibition. Don't just appreciate his work, but also experience the site where the work is drawn as if visiting the artist's workshop.
■Exhibition
28 April - 24 June,2012 10:00 - 18:00 / Admission Free
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【Relational Event】
★Artist Talk
24 April,2012 14:30 - 16:00 (Japanese)
To celebrate the opening of the exhibition, we will hold a talk and exchange event in which the ASAI Yusuke himself will share some episodes from his artist-in-residency in Aomori
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Venue；Lounge
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Public Production
28 April-6 May,2012 10:00 - 18:00
After the opening of the exhibition, ASAI will continue working in his studio, located within the exhibition premises. Feel free to experience the place where he creates his art.
*Please note that there are times when he is absent, such as during meals or when gone shopping.
★Workshop "Flour Painting @ACAC"
14 April,2012 10：00 - 17：00
★Workshop "Masking Plant @AUGA"
15 April,2012 10:00 −17:00
★Workshop "
Sprouted Plants @ACAC"
22 April,2012 10:00 - 17:00
★Workshop " Sprouted Plants"
23 June,2012 10:00 - 17:00
★Workshop " Washing off Earth Painting "
24 June,2012 16:00 - 18:00
★Talk Show" Wall Art Festival Report "
17 June,2012 14:30 - 16:00
★Studio Visit
Gallery Tour 4 and 6 May, 3 June 14:00 - 15:00
Family Tour 3 May,2012 14:00 - 15:00
Walking Tour 5 May 14:00 - 15:00
You can watch the artist's daily activities through our blog.
http://acacaomori.exblog.jp/
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↑Masking Plant
 ↑Earth Painting
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【Artist's Detail Information】
ASAI Yusuke
Born in Tokyo in 1981. Painter. He uses common materials around us such as tape, pen, dirt, dust, leaves, and road surface marking "white line" material, among others; from his drawings on myriad surfaces, like those on the wrapper of a sugar cube or a paper napkin, to his series of massive wall paintings and geoglyphs which use mud or white line, he is an artist who instinctively produces images without restraint in all kinds of places.
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/asaiyusuke/
http://www.arataniurano.com/
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photo: KANO Tetsuro |
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| 【Introduction of Works】 |
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■Earth Painting
These works utilizes earth and water extracted locally, and some are painted directly onto walls and ceilings, some onto canvas or panel. Water and soil go together well, so he can remove them by scrubbing with a damp sponge. White margins designed in geometrical patterns and decorative areas are created by wiping off soil Without using a writing brush, ASAI Yusuke completes his work making excellent use of his fingers, hands, cotton swabs, paint brushes, and other various drawing methods.
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■MaskingPlant
MaskingPlant are protean, ever-changing plant paintings drawn by tape and pen. Using temporary-use masking tape strewn up freely like a plant on the floor, walls, and ceiling, he draws a pattern on the tape with a washable marker. At a glance, it looks as if he has drawn directly onto the surface, but up close you can tell the drawings are on tape. Thanks to this, he can draw easily almost anywhere, but these works vanish just as easily when peeled off.
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| ■Sprouted Plants
These are works that utilize the same white line material used to paint crosswalks and tomare (stop) signs on the pavement. ASAI Yusuke, with the help of individuals who use that space, cuts out the white line material sheet into the shape of plants, which he later carefully lays out onto his chosen surface (roads, etc.) to create a composition.
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■Flour Painting
These works are drawn on walls and windows using wheat or rice flour that has been dissolved into water. These flours have a fine texture and are very viscous, so they stick well to even smooth surfaces such as glass. This time, ASAI Yusuke completed his work on the upper glass windows of Gallery A during a workshop of around 30 people. |
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