BANGKOK MALL Central Embassy is promoting its |”One Life, Infinite Possibilities” campaign with a “Japanese Contemporary Art Show” until February 21, featuring 11 world-renowned figures.
The exhibition on G Floor being staged in collaboration with La Lanta Fine Art of Bangkok, Gallery Kogure in Tokyo and the YOD Gallery in Osaka, explains managing director Barom Bhicharnchitr. “We cater to every lifestyle, including that of people who love art and everyone seeking inspiration,” he says.
La Lanta director Sukontip Ostick calls Central Embassy “a fitting venue to showcase works by these internationally famous artists who have exhibited their paintings, sculptures and mixed media at major museums around the world”.
These are “talents you should not miss”, Sukontip says. Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami rose to fame in collaborations with Louis Vuitton. Yoshitomo Nara has had “numerous globally recognised works over the past decade”. The exhibition, he says, “also sheds light on the new generation of artists in Japan – eight rising stars”. The more than 50 artworks on view are all “uniquely interesting in their own right”.
Famed for finding unlimited uses for polka dots, Yayoi Kusama, 87, brought pop, minimalist and feminist art to Japan. She is celebrated for works such as “Infinity Dots Mirrored Room”, which was used in the Louis Vuitton Yayoi Kusama Collection. Auction house Christie’s set a record for her work – and for any living female artist – selling one piece in New York for $5.1 million.
Takashi Murakami, 54, paints, sculpts, creates posters and billboards and designs interiors and
home decor. As well as Vuitton, he’s worked with the commercial outfits Roppongi Hills and Yuzu, sharing a style that’s instantly recognisable for its candy colours and approachable subject characters.
Intimately knowledgeable of both Western art and the Japanese styles of old, he created “trans-dimensional paintings”, known as nihonga, to revolutionise the world of art.
Yoshitomo Nara, 57, is another of Japan’s best-known artists overseas and became one of the most influential at home when pop art was a big trend in the 1990s. He’s had nearly 40 solo exhibitions since age 25.
The characters of his paintings and sculptures are drawn from manga, including animals and particularly dogs, rendered with warm, gentle, friendly emotions inspired by childhood memories. He contrives installations in fibre and plastic as well. Nara’s influences also include Renaissance painting and minimalism.
The eight rising stars featured in the exhibition are Akaike Ryoto, Arata Huguchi, Hanae Sasaoka, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Motonori Uwasa, Ryuzo Satake, Shinichi Wasaka and Stitch Dog.
This source first appeared on The Nation Life.