Shiromoto Toshiyuki (城本敏由樹) Exhibition at Ginza Modern Art (銀座モダンアート) - (2011/01)

This exhibition (2011/01/20-26) by Shiromoto Toshiyuki (城本敏由樹) at Ginza Modern Art (銀座モダンアート) consists of colorful and dramatic images paired with dramatic kanji characters.  この展示会は、写真の通りのドラマっチック絵と漢字のコンビです。面白かったです。

城本敏由樹 / 銀座モダンアート

Ginza Modern Art's website is here:
http://www.ginzamodernart.com/

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Naono Keiko (直野恵子) Exhibition at Shibata Etsuko Gallery (柴田悦子画廊) - (2011/01)

This nihonga exhibition (2011/01/19-27) by Naono Keiko (直野恵子) at Shibata Etsuko Gallery (柴田悦子画廊) consisted of pastel-colored abstract paintings similar to the one on the promotional card.  この展示会は、絵葉書の絵見たいなパステル色の日本画の絵です。

直野恵子展 / 柴田悦子画廊

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Taniguchi Harutake (谷口晴剛) Exhibition at Gallery Tomo (ぎゃらりぃ朋) - (2012/01)

This exhibition (2011/01/22-29) by Taniguchi Harutake (谷口晴剛) at Gallery Tomo (ぎゃらりぃ朋) consisted of nihonga pictures similar to the one featured on the promotional card.  There was a gold theme running throughout all the pictures, and certainly gold looks very nice in nihonga paintings.  この展示会は、絵葉書の絵のような日本画絵です。テーマとして、金色はよく使われている。  [2012 Exhibition]

谷口晴剛展 / ぎゃらりぃ朋

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Matsuura Nobutoshi (松浦延年) Exhibition at Gallery La Mer (ギャラリー La Mer)

This exhibition (2011/01/24-29) by Matsuura Nobutoshi (松浦延年) at Gallery La Mer (ギャラリー La Mer) consisted of various near-solid-color pictures similar to the edge of two pictures shown side-by-side on the promotional card.  There was a mysterious depth to the pictures - as though the color ran very deep.  この展示会は、絵葉書のような不思議色の絵です。(絵葉書の写真は、二枚の絵が、隣隣に一部を写真を撮ってある。)

松浦延年展 /  ギャラリー La Mer

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Gallery Platform Studio (ギャラリープラットフォームスタジオ) 月末古市 - (January 2011)

Gallery Platform Studio (ギャラリープラットフォームスタジオ) - January 2011.  This month's antiques (月末古市) at Platform Studio included some interesting wooden items, etc. The space looks as shown in the photo below.  今月のギャラリープラットフォームスタジオの月末古市は、以下の写真の通りな感じ。面白い木祖の物もあります。

ギャラリープラットフォームスタジオ / 月末古市

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Kuroda Yuko (黒田悠子) Exhibition at Kobo (巷房)

This exhibition (2011/01/24-02/05) by Kuroda Yuko (黒田悠子) at Kobo (巷房) consists of pictures similar to the one shown here from the promotional card.  この展示会は、以下の通り見たいな絵です。

黒田悠子展 / 巷房

The artist's website is here:
http://www.gallery21yo.com/

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Yasukawa Atsushi (安川醇) Exhibition at Art Space Ginza-One (アートスペース銀座ワン) - (2011/01)

This exhibition (2011/01/24-29) by Yasukawa Atsushi (安川醇) at Art Space Ginza-One (アートスペース銀座ワン) consists of pictures (pen with water-color pencil coloring) drawn by the artist here and there in most parts of Japan.  What he has done (and continues to do I take it) is something I've always wanted to do with photography - go to the countryside, rent a car, and go about creating pictures of the scenery.  Two of the artist's pictures are shown here - the upper one from the promotional card and the lower one taken at the exhibition in Ginza.  この展示会は、画家が、日本のあっちこっちに行って、レンタカーを借りて、景色の絵を書きます。実に羨ましいです。絵を見ながら、「夢でも実現になれるなぁ...」と思って。おすすめです。  [2012 Exhibition]

安川醇展 / アートスペース銀座ワン

安川醇展 / アートスペース銀座ワン

The artist has a (Japanese language) blog here:
http://www.atsushi-yskw3955.cocolog-nifty.com/

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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麻里菜展 Exhibition at Ginza Ono Gallery-2 (小野画廊-2)

This exhibition (2011/01/17-22) by 麻里菜展 (I didn't verify the pronunciation of the artist's name, but it seems to be at least partly "Marina", although I suspect part of that is altered as either a nickname or the name of the exhibit) at Ginza Ono Gallery-2 (小野画廊-2) consisted of pictures similar to (and including) the picture below (from the promotional card).  At first glance I imagined it to be a view of the coast or something like that, but the artist said it was based on a scene in her home.  Whatever it is, it's a nice picture!  この展示会は、絵葉書のような絵でした。まず、海の風景と思いましたが、なんと、画家の家の中の風景らしい！ どちらにしても、いい絵と思いました！

麻里菜展 / 小野画廊-2

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Nakano Yasuo (仲野泰生) and Wada Akira (和田彰) Exhibition at Gallery Platform Studio (ギャラリープラットフォームスタジオ)

This exhibition (2011/01/17-22) was a joint effort by Nakano Yasuo (仲野泰生) and Wada Akira (和田彰), held at Gallery Platform Studio (ギャラリープラットフォームスタジオ) in Ginza.  I enjoyed looking at the exhibition and talking with the artists - and... I'm not sure how to describe the art.  It was unconventional and I wish I'd requested permission for a few close-ups in addition to the overall view I took (see photo below), as surely a picture in this case is worth 2,222 words.  (Apparently there was a live dance performance on the last day, but I wasn't able to go there that day.)  この展示会で、アーティストたちと面白い話をしながら、作品を見ました。 作品は、言葉で上手く説明出来ないですが、展示会は面白かったです。

仲野泰生と和田彰 / ギャラリープラットフォームスタジオ

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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サロンど東京展1月 Art Space Ginza One (アートスペース銀座ワン)

The January 2011 group exhibition (サロンど東京展1月) at Art Space Ginza One (アートスペース銀座ワン) included the pictures you can see on the walls in the three photos (below) of artists and visitors who came to this month's exhibition.  As usual - an enjoyable time was had by all.  Banzai Ginza-One!  今月の銀座ワンのグループ展示会は、相変わらず面白くて、楽しかったです。

サロンど東京展1月 / アートスペース銀座ワン

サロンど東京展1月 / アートスペース銀座ワン

サロンど東京展1月 / アートスペース銀座ワン

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Nakazawa Miwa (中澤美和) Exhibition at Gallery Tomo (ぎゃらりぃ朋)

This nihonga exhibition (2011/01/07-15) by Nakazawa Miwa (中澤美和) at Gallery Tomo (ぎゃらりぃ朋) consisted of paintings similar to (and including) the one on the promotional card, which the artist told me were modeled on a park in Kumamoto in Kyushu.  この日本画展示会は、絵葉書のような絵でした。 画家が、ある熊本にある公園の風景だそうです。

中澤美和展 / ぎゃらりぃ朋

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Masuda Group Exhibition-2 (マスだ展) at K's Gallery

Masuda Group Exhibition-2 (マスだ展) at K's Gallery (2011/01/10-18) consists of sets of small wooden boxes painted in various ways - with each set done by a different person.  There is a large variety and some are quite interesting.  (Click [here] for a 360-degree movable picture of the exhibit.  It takes a little time to load, but then you can rotate the picture and see the entire exhibition.)  この展示会は、木造箱を色々な人(グループメンバー)がそれそれなデザインを付けて、面白い展示会です。

マスだ展 / K's Gallery

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Kon Michiko (今道子) Exhibition at Gallery Kobo (巷房)

This exhibition (2011/01/10-22) by Kon Michiko (今道子) at Gallery Kobo (巷房) consists of a series of unique black and white photographs exhibited in the Kobo display spaces, as well as in Room-306, which is next to the Kobo Gallery on the same floor.  The first impression you get when glancing at the black and white images from a distance, is one of expected subtle black and white photography, but then as you study the specific images, many have very surprising content.  (The photo below is from the opening party in the main Kobo display space.)

今道子展 / 巷房 / 銀座奥野ビル306号室プロジェックト

今道子展 / 巷房 / 銀座奥野ビル306号室プロジェックト

この展示会は、巷房画廊全スペースと隣の306号室(銀座奥野ビル306号室プロジェックト)でやってます。 白黒写真の中で、ビックリコンテンツもある！ 結構面白いです!

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Group Exhibition (グループ展示会) at Shibata Etsuko Gallery (柴田悦子画廊) - (2011/01)

This group nihonga (2011/01/09-16) exhibition (グループ展示会) at Shibata Etsuko Gallery (柴田悦子画廊) consists of many interesting pictures - one of them very similar in style to the one on the promotional card.  この日本画グループ展示会は、色々な面白い絵があります - その一つは、絵葉書のような絵です。

グループ展示会 / 柴田悦子画廊)

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Sato Hidemasa (佐藤秀政) Exhibition at Gallery La Mer (ギャラリー La Mer)

This exhibition (2011/01/07-15) by Sato Hidemasa (佐藤秀政) at Gallery La Mer (ギャラリー La Mer) consists of off-beat pictures similar to the ones on the promotional card.  この展示会は、絵葉書のような絵です。

佐藤秀政展 / ギャラリー La Mer

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Noda Emiko (野田えみ子) Exhibition at Gallery-403 (ギャラリー403)

This fun exhibition (2011/01/08-15) of antique postcards collected by Noda Emiko (野田えみ子), and displayed at Gallery-403 (ギャラリー403) included many interesting cards.  この展示会は、100年以上前の絵葉書のコレクションです。

野田えみ子 / ギャラリー403

野田えみ子 / ギャラリー403

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Group Exhibition (まさかよ?まさかの! 仲間たち展) at Gallery Kubota Annex (ギャラリーくぼた別館)

At this group exhibition (2011/01/10-16) entitled "Masakayo?-Masakano!" (まさかよ?まさかの! 仲間たち展) at Gallery Kubota Annex (ギャラリーくぼた別館) were several different styles - two artist's pictures appearing below.  このグループ展示会は、色々な絵があります。 二つの例は以下の二つの絵です。

Takahashi Kayo (高橋佳余)

Hasegawa Masaaki (長谷川正昭)

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

24th Uchoten (有頂展) Exhibition at Gallery Kubota-6F (ギャラリーくぼた6F)

This group exhibition (2011/01/10-16) entitled "24th Uchoten" (24th 有頂展) at Gallery Kubota-6F (ギャラリーくぼた6F) consists of many types of art - primarily paintings and photographs, but I also noticed a wood sculpture and a monitor showing a set of digital photos, etc.  As you can see from the second photo below, the gallery is a kind of maze.  この展示会のグループは、大学生時代からやっているらしいです。 画廊の一番後ろの部屋で浅草コーナーがある。

24th 有頂展 / ギャラリーくぼた6F

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Tohma Yuko (当間裕子) Exhibition at Ai Gallery (藍ギャラリー)

This exhibition (2011/01/11-22) by Tohma Yuko (当間裕子) at Ai Gallery (藍ギャラリー) consisted of oil on canvas paintings similar to the one shown on the promotional card - shown here.  この展示会は、以下の絵葉書に付いている油絵見たいな絵でした. 最初に画廊に入った時は、真っ白の中に絵があり... 「あれ？ この白さは？」と思ったら、新しいペンキが壁と天井に塗り替えたらしいです。

当間裕子 / 藍ギャラリー

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

"Hito-no-Kanji" (人の感字) - Book by Hayashi Kenzo (林建造)

This is a very cool little book of many intricate silhouettes of people - created from photos taken by Hayashi Kenzo (林建造), who takes out the backgrounds and assembles the resulting silhouettes into composite pictures that are fun to contemplate the details of.

In this latest in a series of silhouette books by the same artist, one kanji character is featured for each collection of silhouettes - such as in the picture below (from the book - cover title by Nakamura Makie 中村牧江).

The title 人の感字 combines 感 from 感じ (kanji - feelings, etc.) and 字 from 文字 (moji - character). Lurking behind this, obviously, is 漢字 (kanji - Chinese characters), which are playfully utilized in the book with the silhouetted figures demonstrating various kanji character meanings.

It's not a very thick book, but each page has a lot of people pictures on it and represents quite a time investment by the artist - with the result that you can spend several entertaining minutes on each page looking at the many details.

It's published by Nihon Kyozai, Inc. (日本教材システム株式会社), and its ISBN number is: ISBN978-4-316-80326-5 C0781  It just came out, so it might not be at Amazon, etc. right away.  If you're having trouble obtaining the book, let me know and I can contact the artist and and/or the publisher to find out how to obtain the book outside of Japan.

この本は、実に面白い！ 漢字の意味と人の感じの事を上手く合わせている。 ページ数は多くないが、それぞれの絵は、沢山の写真から作られて、バラバラの絵の組み合わせの作業は、大変だったはずです、おすすめです。

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Art Unit HUST - Usugi Hideyuki (臼木英之) and Toyama Shingo (遠山伸吾) / ゆう画廊

This exhibition/installation (2011/01/24-29) by Art Unit HUST (Usugi Hideyuki 臼木英之 and Toyama Shingo 遠山伸吾) at YW gallery (ゆう画廊) consists of (among other details) the elements you can see in the photo on the promotional card and the 2nd and 3rd photos below (from the installation/exhibition site in Ginza 3-Chome).  Walking around the room and looking into the reflections on the curved surfaces is quite interesting.  A brief sample of the effect can be seen in this [video clip].  この展示会/インストレーションは、光の反射は非常に面白いです。部屋の所々に立って見て、見ながらゆっくり動いて。直接現場で見るのは、一番面白いですが、この現場で撮った動画は、少しその感じが見られます。おすすめです。

臼木英之 と 遠山伸吾 / ゆう画廊

臼木英之 と 遠山伸吾 / ゆう画廊

I have posted three video clips of this exhibition to YouTube:

HUST January 2011 Installation - Upper Floor (A) - (110124-1609)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZpUkyTFbdc

HUST January 2011 Installation - Upper Floor (B) - (110124-1613)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2inPcqTzrM

HUST Installation - Upper and Lower Floors - (110124-1626)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjd9lyPGVV4

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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