IN/TANGIBLE Starts Friday, July 29 at ART FOR THOUGHT Gallery in Ginza

IN/TANGIBLE brings together four Art Byte Critique artists who are deeply influenced by the material of their choice, ranging from industrially manufactured metal to naturally formed dust.

Where: Art For Thought Gallery

When: Friday, July 29 - Wednesday, August 10 (Closed Sunday & Monday)

Hours: 12:00 - 19:00 (Aug 10 until 16:00)

Hard or soft, smooth or rough, muddy or colourful, the intrinsic qualities of the material might impact the form of the artwork. Material choice is as important as technique in the creative process, and the two often work hand in hand.

In this exhibition, the four artists present artwork in which the materials play key roles in conveying their artistic visions.

Studio Deanna works with copper in an innovative way to build wire sculptures. Using various crochet techniques, she imagines possible models of water or fabric that flow while still holding the surface tension of a solid.

Thomas Gillant also works with metal, especially aluminum, as a ground base for oil painting. In his latest series, he experiments with optical effects and the depth of field on a smooth, flat surface.

Michelle Zacharias also creates paintings but she uses dust particles to create natural pigments. Dust contains natural and artificial particles that are dispersed and sedimented by air currents, exemplifying borderless geological connections and the Anthropocene effect of global human activities.

Yuko Kamei’s artwork derives from her interests in the space between scientific principles and their workings in real life. Her “Natural Occurence” series combines photographs of volcanic ground surfaces and drawings inspired by these principles that underlie these natural chemical processes.

IN / TANGIBLE

ART FOR THOUGHT is delighted to present “IN/TANGIBLE” on view July 29 through August 10.

2022年07月29日~2022年08月10日

2022/7/29(金)より8/10(水)まで、4人展「イン／タンジブル」を開催いたします。

工業的な金属や自然界で形成された塵など、素材に深く影響を受ける4人のアーティスト。

創作活動において素材は技法同様に大切な要素であり、両者はしばしば影響し合います。
硬さ、柔らかさ、滑らかさ、粗さ、濁りや色彩の豊かさなど、素材が本来持っている性質はしばしば作品のフォルムに影響を与えます。

本展では、素材が作家それぞれの立ち位置において重要な役割を果たしている作品を紹介いたします。

●スタジオ ディアナ/Studio Deanna
銅を用いた革新的な手法によるワイヤー彫刻を制作。
様々なかぎ針編みのテクニックを駆使した作品は、表面張力を保ちながら流れる水の構造をイメージしながら制作されます。

●トマ ジラン/Thomas Gillant
油絵の下地として金属、特にアルミニウムを用いて作品を制作。
最新シリーズでは、滑らかな平面上における光学的効果や被写界深度についての試みをご覧いただけます。

●ザカライアス ミッシェル/Michelle Zacharias
塵の粒子から作った独自の顔料を用いた平面作品を制作。
気流によって分散・沈降する自然の粒子と人工的に作られた粒子。
ボーダーレスな地質学的つながりと地球規模の人間の活動を例示するような表現を模索します。

●Yuko Kamei/亀井 佑子
科学的原理とそれらの実生活上の働きの間についての関心から生まれる作品を制作。
「ナチュラル・オカレンス」シリーズは、火山の地表面の写真と、自然や化学のプロセスの根底にある科学的原理に触発されたドローイングを組み合わせて制作されています。

2022/7/29 (Fri) – 8/10 (Wed)
12:00-18:00*日曜・月曜休み、最終日8/10(Wed)は16時まで
*Closed on Sundays & Mondays and at 16:00 on the last dayART FOR THOUGHT
東京都中央区銀座8-10-4 和孝銀座8丁目ビル1F
03-6228-5922
http://artforthought.jp/

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Day 1 Report from the Setouchi Art Book Fair

The first day of the Setouchi Art Book Fair is in the books. We set out towards the venue this morning in some heavy rain to set up our booth. Luckily, the rain dissipated as the morning wore on and we just needed to wipe down our baggage and put our shoes in in a plastic bag before entering the Hiunkaku space inside Tamamo Park in Takamatsu, Japan.

We arrived on the early side of the installation so the venue was still empty as we started to lay out our books in our booth. We are located in the Daisyoin room of Hiunkaku which hosts about half of the participating artists/galleries/publishers. It is a big space with plenty of room between booths allowing for many visitors to browse through books at a relaxed pace. Even better, Art Byte Critique is located at one of the end rows of the space which gives us even more room in front of the booth with a walkway corridor adding more room for people to pass by our space. The Hiunkaku venue is a welcome change in venue as most of the rooms have tatami and exhibitors and visitors are required to take off their shoes before entering the venue. There are multiple rooms with large single booths, as well as the large Daisyoin space, along with a talk event space. The food and drink concessions are located right outside the entrance of Hiunkaku which is great for exhibitors and visitors.

Being a historical site, very few modifications could be made to the space. All the booth table legs had cardboard underneath to protect the tamami floors and all the folding chair legs were wrapped in bubble wrap to do the same. The Setouchi Art Book Fair is the first art book fair that Art Byte Critique has participated in which is not based in Tokyo. Traveling from Tokyo and bring books and display materials along with, we kept our display layout very simple. Most of the books lay flat on the 180 x 60 cm table with a handful of books placed on display stands toward the back of the table. The majority of the booths in the Daisyoin room have a similar layout although there are also some quite elaborate set ups as well. In contrast to previous art book fairs, we displayed the books along with their stock stacked underneath the sample which was also a common layout.

After a couple hours in the space to set up and refine our booth layout, we headed out to lunch at a bread buffet restaurant located near Takamatsu Station. We promptly returned to the venue in time for the 1 pm start of the Setouchi Art Book Fair. At this point, the weather had turned from rainy to cloudy with spots of sun. The venue itself is on the darker side with light fixtures sparsely placed in the venue. At the start, our booth was only lit by one overhead lamp along the corridor and it was darker than we would have liked. As the sun popped in and out, it got a bit better, but browsing the books in the dim light was a bit of a challenge. It was a common issue for several spots inside Daisyoin, but by the end of the day, the lighting issue was remedied by being able to shift our booth toward the single overhead light due to a cancellation in the booth next to us and the installation of a bright standing lamp near our booth. Tomorrow’s weather is forecast to be sunny and with these adjustments, it should make for it easy for visitors to enjoy browsing our booths.

Crowds in the early half of the day were steady, but light as it was a Friday afternoon. As the workday came to a close, we noticed a significant pick up in visitors probably due to the post work crowd and those visitors to the Setouchi Triennial returning to Takamatsu port. The last couple hours saw the sale of works by four Art Byte Critique artists. After a long day, we are all resting up for a busy and crowd filled Saturday at the Setouchi Art Book Fair.

Hopefully, the Day 2 Report will have pictures to share as Day 1 was spent setting up, adjusting, and optimizing our booth display for the weekend rush!

More tomorrow after the Setouchi Art Book Fair which is open from 10 am - 8 pm.