I visited Yuasa Eboshi’s solo exhibition “Kyokuba-ko.” The venue is Tsutaya Books at GINZA SIX.
Ginza Tsutaya Books Art Wall Gallery (6F exhibition space in front of Starbucks)
Yuasa Eboshi’s profile describes him as a fictional third-rate painter born in the Taisho era, but in reality the artist is a young contemporary who impersonates the character of Yuasa Eboshi and presents work under that persona.
Yuasa Eboshi’s profile is written hereTop: oil paintings. Bottom: collage works.Installation viewYuasa Eboshi, “Shelter”Yuasa Eboshi, “Sleeping Target”Yuasa Eboshi, “Gentlemen’s Agreement”Yuasa Eboshi, from the Collector I Series, “Drawing Room”
Collage Works
This is a collage series that uses “Shonen Kurabu,” the magazine beloved by children during the war years.
A collage series using “Shonen Kurabu,” the magazine Yuasa Eboshi loved as a boy, as its raw material.Yuasa Eboshi, “Consolation Visit”Right: Yuasa Eboshi, “Persuasion”
Roof Tile Series
A newspaper article from December 2016 alongside the workYuasa Eboshi, “GHQ portraits” — portraits of GHQ soldiers found painted on roof tiles discovered in recent years
Even knowing full well that we’re being tricked, we still dive right into that world ourselves.
The unexpected inventiveness of the Yuasa Eboshi conceit and the sheer fun of the mimicked works taught me yet another way to enjoy art.
