I visited Yusuke Asai’s solo exhibition “Gimme Something to Eat” at ANOMALY. When you step off the elevator, you are greeted by his signature mud paintings.
ANOMALYInstallation viewYusuke Asai, “That Island Still Had No Words,” 2020, 367 x 444.2 cmYusuke Asai, “Wild Star,” 2019, acrylic, deer blood, and ink on canvas, 183 x 295.8 cm
“Wild Star” is painted using deer blood, and it can be exchanged with the central section of the large work “That Island Still Had No Words,” allowing viewers to enjoy swapping the two.
“Footsteps of Life,” 2019, previously shown at the Yokohama Museum of ArtInstallation view Yusuke Asai, “Margins of a Story 1,” 2017-2020 Yusuke Asai, “Ceaselessly Changing,” 2020Left: Yusuke Asai, “Letter from a World Without Words 1,” 2020 Right: Yusuke Asai, “Letter from a World Without Words 2,” 2020Left: Yusuke Asai, “Growth Rings of the Earth 1,” 2020Left: Yusuke Asai, “Growth Rings of the Earth 2,” 2020 Right: Yusuke Asai, “We Will Someday Become Land,” 2020
A First Challenge with Oil Paint
This exhibition featured the first-ever oil paintings by Yusuke Asai.
Asai is known for his practice of using naturally derived materials, beginning with mud paintings. A visit to the studio of painter Masato Kobayashi sparked a chain of connections — his work using deer blood, his activities at Tama Art University, and various other recent endeavors all converged, leading him to try oil paints.
Installation view — oil paintingsYusuke Asai, “Scent of a Distant Continent,” 2020, oil on canvasYusuke Asai, “Always, Forever Alive,” 2020, oil on canvasYusuke Asai, “The Story of a Single Leaf,” 2020, oil on wood panelYusuke Asai, “Still Not Done Playing,” 2020, oil and charcoal on canvasInstallation view
Some of the oil paints used in these works were passed on to Asai by Masato Kobayashi. Asai plans to continue producing oil paintings going forward.
Yusuke Asai “Gimme Something to Eat”
我参观了Yusuke Asai的个展”Gimme Something to Eat”，展场为ANOMALY。 步出电梯，迎面而来的便是Asai的代表作——泥画。
ANOMALY展场一景Yusuke Asai《That Island Still Had No Words》2020年 367×444.2cmYusuke Asai《Wild Star》2019年 布面丙烯、鹿血、墨 183×295.8cm
《Wild Star》是以鹿血描绘的作品，与大作《That Island Still Had No Words》的中央部分具有互换性，可以替换后观赏。
曾于Yokohama Museum of Art展出过的作品《Footsteps of Life》2019年展场一景 Yusuke Asai《Margins of a Story 1》2017-2020年 Yusuke Asai《Ceaselessly Changing》2020年左：Yusuke Asai《Letter from a World Without Words 1》2020年 右：Yusuke Asai《Letter from a World Without Words 2》2020年左：Yusuke Asai《Growth Rings of the Earth 1》2020年左：Yusuke Asai《Growth Rings of the Earth 2》2020年 右：Yusuke Asai《We Will Someday Become Land》2020年
首次挑战油彩
本次展览呈现了Yusuke Asai首次创作的油彩作品。
以泥画为起点，Asai一贯采用天然素材进行创作。 他因造访画家Masato Kobayashi的工作室，将近期使用鹿血创作以及在Tama Art University的诸多活动串联起来，最终决定尝试油彩。
展场一景——油彩作品Yusuke Asai《Scent of a Distant Continent》2020年 布面油画Yusuke Asai《Always, Forever Alive》2020年 布面油画Yusuke Asai《The Story of a Single Leaf》2020年 木板油画Yusuke Asai《Still Not Done Playing》2020年 布面油画、木炭展场一景
Yusuke Asai의 개인전 “Gimme Something to Eat”을 찾았다. 전시장은 ANOMALY이다. 엘리베이터에서 내리면 Asai의 대명사인 흙 그림이 관람객을 맞이한다.
ANOMALY전시 전경Yusuke Asai《That Island Still Had No Words》2020년 367×444.2cmYusuke Asai《Wild Star》2019년 캔버스에 아크릴, 사슴 피, 먹 183×295.8cm
《Wild Star》는 사슴 피로 그려진 작품으로, 대작 《That Island Still Had No Words》의 중앙 부분과 호환되어 서로 바꿔가며 감상할 수 있다고 한다.
Yokohama Museum of Art에서도 전시된 바 있는 작품 《Footsteps of Life》2019년전시 전경 Yusuke Asai《Margins of a Story 1》2017-2020년 Yusuke Asai《Ceaselessly Changing》2020년왼쪽: Yusuke Asai《Letter from a World Without Words 1》2020년 오른쪽: Yusuke Asai《Letter from a World Without Words 2》2020년왼쪽: Yusuke Asai《Growth Rings of the Earth 1》2020년왼쪽: Yusuke Asai《Growth Rings of the Earth 2》2020년 오른쪽: Yusuke Asai《We Will Someday Become Land》2020년
유화 물감에 대한 첫 도전
이번 전시에서는 Yusuke Asai로서 첫 유화 작품이 선보였다.
흙 그림을 비롯해 천연 유래의 소재를 사용하는 스타일의 Asai. 화가 Masato Kobayashi의 아틀리에 방문을 계기로 사슴 피를 사용한 작품과 Tama Art University에서의 활동 등 최근의 다양한 활동이 이어지며 결국 유화 물감을 사용하는 데에 이르게 되었다고 한다.
전시 전경 — 유화 작품Yusuke Asai《Scent of a Distant Continent》2020년 캔버스에 유채Yusuke Asai《Always, Forever Alive》2020년 캔버스에 유채Yusuke Asai《The Story of a Single Leaf》2020년 목판에 유채Yusuke Asai《Still Not Done Playing》2020년 캔버스에 유채, 목탄전시 전경
작품에 사용된 유화 물감은 Masato Kobayashi로부터 물려받은 것들도 포함되어 있다고 한다. 또한 유화 작품은 앞으로도 계속 제작될 예정이라고 한다.
