I visited Reina Taniho’s solo exhibition “Interbreeding and Stretching.” The venue is Sei Art Space in Roppongi.
I had seen Reina Taniho’s works before on a few occasions, but almost always in the form of one or two large pieces at group shows. This was my first time seeing a solo exhibition surrounded by so many of her works.
Installation view
The stark white walls were covered with her works, the space saturated with Taniho’s colours — like a glamorous party in progress.
“seed”, 2017“seed II”“Dream Eater”, 2017
Perhaps because sales were in mind, this solo exhibition featured a lot of small works.
A cat piece — rare for her — was on view, and I was able to see works I had never seen before.
I had hoped to find a small piece that stood out… but Taniho’s large works are overwhelmingly better. That said, she is an established artist, so acquiring one comes at a serious price.
Flipping through the catalogue on sale, I couldn’t help entertaining a greedy thought: couldn’t the paintings realised in her large works be brought to life in small ones too?
혹시 소품 중에서도 좋은 작품이 있지 않을까… 기대했지만, Reina Taniho의 작품은 역시 대작 쪽이 압도적으로 좋습니다. 다만 유명 작가이기 때문에 손에 넣는 데는 상당한 가격이 필요합니다.
현장에서 판매되던 화집을 보며, 대작에서 그려진 그림을 소품으로도 실현할 수 없을까? 하는 욕심 많은 생각이 문득 떠올랐습니다……
谷保玲奈さんの作品は以前にも何回か拝見したことがありますが、多くは合同展で大作1〜2点だけという出逢いの形で、沢山の作品に囲まれる個展にお邪魔したのは初めての機会でした。
