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Post New Type-Super Terracotta Sculpture
by Eslite Gallery
Location: Eslite Gallery
Artist(s): Hiroto KITAGAWA
Date: 26 Dec 2009 - 31 Jan 2010

This exhibition will feature works by artists in recent years.  Macro Kitagawa was born in 1967, Otsu City, Japan, in 1989, after graduating from Kanazawa College of Art, traveled to Italy Carrara Institute of the Arts for further studies, but also a local resident for several years, fourteen years after the return to Japan, now residing in in Tokyo. Kitagawa macro who is best known is its human form sculptures depicts the Japanese group portrait of contemporary young people, all living creatures, their expressions and body reveals the artist in which generations of young people within the general frame of mind, and some frustration, alienation, Some dissatisfaction, anxiety, and some self-confidence, or witty. Since 2007, the North River were also more often use the macro named after people, works from the name, not only by the name of each unique pronunciation and meaning of the work entrusted to us a richer imagination, but also to shape the image of a typical of Japanese young people.

Kitagawa macros people use of media diversity, from bronze to glass fiber can be seen in his works, but most attention is his terra cotta works, that is still in use today was the first use of the media. Lived in Italy during the period, the North River macro people come to realize there are strict in the Western media vary, from top to bottom followed by bronze, marble, wood, and finally red pottery, but perhaps people because of their macro Kitagawa Oriental identity and artistic backgrounds, and Western art history are often alien to the thoughts and feelings, while the red pottery taken seriously, more or less reflects his inner feelings, he also liked the texture of their simple, innocent and in the process to retain artists trace, such as tapping, shaping and even fingerprints and other characteristics, thereby becoming closer to the artist look and feel of the media.

At the same time the macro Kitagawa sculpture in Italy by many masters, including Marino Marini, Giacomo Manzừ, Alberto Giacometti, but his heart has always miss home and hope that their work with sufficient showing of the Japanese spirit, more precisely, to convey that belongs to him characteristics of this generation of Japanese young people and their inner world, so in 1999, his work gradually reveals the style of animation in recent years, after returning to inject even more committed to work for his country the younger generation of the observed life status, quiet but effective characterization of contemporary Japanese young people's 1000-like appearance.

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