Kazuki Umezawa is an up-and-coming Japanese artist. His collage works consist of whole body of images and data circulating on the internet. The vast amount of the character motives is embedded in his work. But it is hard to trace their sources in the integrated RGB colour which makes up his picture plane. However, the fragments of embedded motif are averaged and rearranged by his hand and show their new possibility.

The exhibition is comprised of numerous new pieces and presents major works incorporating “AR.” The exhibition welcomes the development unit AR3Bros., who use advanced technology known as “AR” (Augmented Reality) to push the envelope of expression, transcend the boundaries of engineers, and are known for their numerous collaborations with various artists.
For this show, by looking through the particular device, the character motives materialized in UMEZAWA’s work return to the virtual space. Thus his work transcends the framework of “picture” and renders the intersection of new cross-over between the virtual world and the real world.

*AR3Bros.
Development unit that continues to expand the possibilities of media by using proprietary methods to combine subject matter that cannot be handled uniformed using program language. Latest works include the Magokoro Brothers MV "Kienai E," Coca Cola "Vending Machine AR," BUMP OF CHICKEN "BOC-AR," and the Shiki Theatre Company's "Augmented Reality Musical."

Courtesy of Diesel Art Gallery