Aisho Miura Arts is pleased to present first solo exhibition in the gallery, “Hotei and Grapes” by Kyotaro Hakamata.

Hakamata born in Shizuoka (1963) has lived in the USA as art research scholar of Agency for Cultural Affairs, also in China, Tibet, Nepal and currently lives and works in Tokyo. Hakamata had a solo exhibition ”Human, Smoke and Disappearing Form” at Museum of Shizuoka in 2011, and has published a book of works archived from 1987-2011.

Hakamata is one of the leading artist in Japanese contemporary art scene since 1990’s, has been producing works spotted on the matter of structure, replication property of sculpture.

Hakamata talked about his works:

“All of the materials I am using recently including colored acrylic is ready-made. I feel the same way to motifs I use in my works like smoke, human body and house, as if I am just quoting ready-made concepts to my works.”

His creation starts from peeling off the stereotype concept of usual objects. The objects peeled off its concept remains its relic but will be mounted in the work and metamorphosed to a new value of art between the artist and the viewer.

Hakamata’s work releases our generally accepted notion between art and daily life and make the viewer to consider the work more actively.

In this exhibition “ Butai and grape”, common objects like a grape squashed by ready-made bronze sculpture and wood table, the book unable to read is unsteadily keeping oblique and appearing in front of us.