This is a blog that introduces contemporary artworks that can be hung in your home, in the hope of conveying the joy of incorporating art into your daily life.
I hope that by getting to know the artworks and artists, you will be able to encounter a special piece of art for yourself.
In this video, I introduce the Masaaki Ohya exhibition “Correspondances”.
Video of the exhibition held from October 27 (Fri) to November 11 (Sat), 2023
Venue：s+arts
Enjoy the exhibition in video
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Every time I see Mr. Ohya’s work, I am drawn in by his fascination with black.
I myself do not make prints, so I am nearly ignorant of the technical details, but I like to look at prints.
The artists’ printmaking techniques are so advanced that it is fun just to ask them how they do it and to think about it.
In addition, prints that are often printed on paper also look different depending on the frame.
If matting is used, the color should match the work, and the width of the frame should be narrow or wide. Framing without a mat to show the entirety of the paper is also beautiful. There is also a way to put it on a panel and not frame it, so there are many possible patterns to match the work.
In Mr. Oya’s exhibition this time, simple wood-grain frames are used to enhance the works while showing them in a variety of ways.
I believe that all the frames could have been matched to create a sense of unity as an exhibition. However, I personally appreciated the various frames used in this exhibition because it made it easier to envision the works hanging in a room.
Please try watching the video while imagining the works shown in the exhibition in your own entrance, living room, bedroom, etc., so that you can see the works more familiar to you!
Profile
Masaaki Ohya is a Japanese artist who specializes in print making. He has held many solo exhibitions in Japan and Europe. He has taken part in international exhibitions and won the high praise of many art critics. He is currently working on new projects such as workshops, new print exhibitions and solo exhibition object works. He also teaches new intaglio techniques and is currently researching new ideas for his works.
Artist Biography
1972 Born in Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan.
1998 Graduated from Gaduate School of Tama Art University, Tokyo. (M.F.A)
2002 – 2003 Taught by Mitsuo Kano on the Internship Program for Rising Artists run by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs.
2007 Visited San Paulo as a Group Study Exchange Program Member of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.
2008 – 2009 Won a residency in Paris under the Japanese Government’s Overseas Study Program for Artists.
2016 Graduated from Doctoral Degree Course, Graduate School of Tama Art University (Ph.D)
Tama Art University Associate Professor / Member of The Japan Print Association / Member of Artist Association / Member of The Japan Society of Printmaking
Solo Exhibition
1998 Gallery Space M Gumma Japan ’01/’03/’05/’07/’09/’11/’13/’16/’18
1999 Gallery SUDOH Kanagawa Japan ’11
2001 Shonandai Gallery Tokyo ’03/’06/’10/’12/’14/’16/’17
2002 The Yoseido Gallery Tokyo ’04/’06/’08/’10/’11/’13/’16
2014 Theca Gallery Milano/Italy ’16
2019 s+arts Tokyo ’23
2020 Gallery Seibundo Japan
2023 Galerie VIVANT Japan
Group Exhibition
2001 35th Contemporary Art Selected Exhibition Imabari City Kono Museum Japan
2003 The History of an Office Worker’s Art Collection – The location of postwar Japanese Art – Fukui Fine Art Museum Japan
2005 Current of the Contemporary prints Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts Japan
2010 Plate・Print Japanese Printmaking in Focus Taiwan National Museum Taichung/Taiwan
Tribuna Garapics 2010 International Graphic Art Exhibition Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca Cluj / Romania
2011 “50” Contemporary Japanese Prints The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art Haifa / ISRAEL
2013 25×25 : Contemporary Japanese & Australian Printmaking Japan Foundation Gallery Sydney / Australia
2015 “AuRevoir” Theca Gallery Milano / Italy
2016 Japan-China Contemporary Print Exchanges Exhibition – 2016 Shenzhen Exhibition “Chinese Printmuseum / China
Vie du Pacifique II Pacific Perimeter Print Exchange / Australia
2017 Tokyo International Mini Print Triennial in Sapporo
61st CWAJ Print Show Contemporary Japanese Prints Tokyo
Contemporary Japanese Printmaking Art 50 Artists Gliptoteka Museum Zagreb / Croatia
2020 Bird’s Eye View / Arad Art Museum Complex / Romania
2021 Ulsan Asian Prints Exhibition / Ulsan Culture & Arts Center / Koria / ‘2022
2023 Five Art University Printmaking Faculty Exhibition: Experimental / Tamashin Art Museum / Tokyo
Award
1997 The First Mini-Print Biennial Cluj-1997 [Grand Prix] National Museum of Art Cluj Cluj / Romania
2001 The 69th Exhibition of Japan Print Association [Grand Prix] Tokyo Metroporitan Art Museum
2003 The 11th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition, R.O.C [Bronze Medal Award] Taiwan National Museum Taichung / Taiwan ’08 [ Silver CCA Award ]
2003 12th International Print Biennial Varna [The Jury Award] Graphic Art Gallery Varna Varna / Bulgaria ’07 [ Three Equal Awards ] ’17[ Equal Awards ]
2009 IX Graphic Art Biennial Dry Point Uzice 2009 [Gold Point Award] City Gallery of Uzice Uzice / Serbia
2014 Premio Combat Prize2014 [Graphics Award] Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori Livorno / Italy
2015 Graver Maintenant Le Mois de l’Estampe à Rueil-Malmaison [The Prix Moret ] L’Ermitage Rueil-Malmaison / France
Museum Collection
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts Tokyo / Japan
Tama Art University Museum Tokyo / Japan
Hamamatsu Municipal Museum of Art Shizuoka / Japan
Sakima Art Museum Okinawa / Japan
Kanuma Municipal Art Museum of Kawakami Sumio / Japan
The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art / Israel
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts / R.O.C
National Museum of Art Cluj / Romania
The Bronx Museum of the Arts: Donated by Mr Basil Alkazzi
The National Museum in Gdansk, Poland: Donated by Mr Basil Alkazzi
Mark Rothko Museum, Latvia : Donated by Mr Basil Alkazzi
Reference：https://www.masaakiohya.com/index.html
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