Group Exhibition “Finding Fantastic Foundation”
Moe Kimura, Koiichiro Tada, Akira Taniguchi, Yui Nakane, Yutaro Yamada, Yosuke Amemiya
session：2025.2.28fri - 2024.4.5sat 13:00 - 19:00
*Closed on Sun, Mon, Tue and public holidays.
*Exhibition will be open until 20:00 on Friday, March 14.
venue：SNOW Contemporary / 404 Hayano Bldg. 2-13-12 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
opening reception : 2024.2.28fri 17:00 - 19:00
Moe Kimura, Koiichiro Tada, Akira Taniguchi, Yui Nakane, Yutaro Yamada, Yosuke Amemiya
session：2025.2.28fri - 2024.4.5sat 13:00 - 19:00
*Closed on Sun, Mon, Tue and public holidays.
*Exhibition will be open until 20:00 on Friday, March 14.
venue：SNOW Contemporary / 404 Hayano Bldg. 2-13-12 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
opening reception : 2024.2.28fri 17:00 - 19:00
SNOW Contemporary is pleased to present “Finding Fantastic Foundation,” a group exhibition from February 28, 2025 (Friday) to April 5, 2025 (Saturday).
This exhibition is curated by Koiichiro Tada and Akira Taniguchi, and features works by six artists: Moe Kimura, Koiichiro Tada, Akira Taniguchi, Yui Nakane, Yutaro Yamada, and Yosuke Amemiya.
These six artists utilize not only traditional canvas and oil paints but also their own unique supports and painting materials. For example, some combine coating materials and paint, use transparent canvases, explore three-dimensional objects made with urethane foam and clay, use items found in everyday life, or use multiple layers of primer on three-dimensional sculptures to create expressive paintings. However, it can be challenging for viewers to fully grasp all the elements of these works based solely on their appearance.
This exhibition centers on the foundation, typically only envisioned by the viewer, with each participating artist contributing their unique perspective on the foundation and painting materials, alongside the works displayed.
This exhibition focuses on the foundation, which viewers typically can only imagine. The participating artists will contribute texts describing their unique perspectives on foundation and painting materials, along with their works. In doing so, we will appreciate the pleasure of their works, which we often perceive casually, from the perspective of the foundation.
Contemporary Western painting typically uses acrylic or oil paints applied to a pre-primed canvas. Yet, the canvas and base alone may not fully actualize the artist's desired image.
For example, some painters, such as Van Gogh, approach a single motif with a strong sense of materiality in their pictorial expression while saturating the fabric with oil paint, while others, such as Matisse, apply a firm base to the fabric to allow the paint to glide across the surface for an all-over expression.
When we discuss painting, we often focus on images. However, to create that image, the selection of materials aligns with the artist's intent for expression.
This exhibition highlights the foundation of an artist's work, an aspect we often overlook, filled with the artist's passion and ideas. We hope you will seize this opportunity to visit the exhibition.
This exhibition is curated by Koiichiro Tada and Akira Taniguchi, and features works by six artists: Moe Kimura, Koiichiro Tada, Akira Taniguchi, Yui Nakane, Yutaro Yamada, and Yosuke Amemiya.
These six artists utilize not only traditional canvas and oil paints but also their own unique supports and painting materials. For example, some combine coating materials and paint, use transparent canvases, explore three-dimensional objects made with urethane foam and clay, use items found in everyday life, or use multiple layers of primer on three-dimensional sculptures to create expressive paintings. However, it can be challenging for viewers to fully grasp all the elements of these works based solely on their appearance.
This exhibition centers on the foundation, typically only envisioned by the viewer, with each participating artist contributing their unique perspective on the foundation and painting materials, alongside the works displayed.
This exhibition focuses on the foundation, which viewers typically can only imagine. The participating artists will contribute texts describing their unique perspectives on foundation and painting materials, along with their works. In doing so, we will appreciate the pleasure of their works, which we often perceive casually, from the perspective of the foundation.
Contemporary Western painting typically uses acrylic or oil paints applied to a pre-primed canvas. Yet, the canvas and base alone may not fully actualize the artist's desired image.
For example, some painters, such as Van Gogh, approach a single motif with a strong sense of materiality in their pictorial expression while saturating the fabric with oil paint, while others, such as Matisse, apply a firm base to the fabric to allow the paint to glide across the surface for an all-over expression.
When we discuss painting, we often focus on images. However, to create that image, the selection of materials aligns with the artist's intent for expression.
This exhibition highlights the foundation of an artist's work, an aspect we often overlook, filled with the artist's passion and ideas. We hope you will seize this opportunity to visit the exhibition.
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