Tokyo Art & Music: November 2011

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Tsuji Yanoka (辻やのか) Exhibition at Ginza Seika Gallery (銀座静鹿ギャラリー) 2011/10

This exhibition by Tsuji Yanoka (辻やのか) at Ginza Seika Gallery (銀座静鹿ギャラリー) consisted of a nice set of pastel pictures - including the two shown below. (This artist also held an exhibit of similarly nice pictures in 2010.) この展示会は、色々な(以下のような)素敵なパステル絵でした。

辻やのか / 銀座静鹿ギャラリー

The artist's blog is here:
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/yanoka-ippo/

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Kikuchi Megumi (菊池恵バッグ展) 2011 Exhibition at Y's Arts-508 2011/11

This November 2011 exhibition (2011/11/07-13) by Kikuchi Megumi (菊池恵) at Y's Arts-508 consisted of custom leather bags hand-stitched by the artist. (Here's a very brief video clip of when I arrived at the exhibition: [video]) この皮バッグの展示会は、DM絵葉書のような面白い+格好いいバッグでした。

菊池恵バッグ展 / Y's Arts-508

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Itabashi Jyunji (板橋順二) Exhibition at Gallery-403 (ギャラリー403) 2011/10

This exhibition (2011/10/24-29) by Itabashi Jyunji (板橋順二) at Gallery-403 (ギャラリー403) consisted of oil pictures that the artist told me were created with a paint knife only - with no use of brushes. The paint was rather thick on the canvas, creating a 3-D effect that made some flower pictures look amazingly real. この油絵展示会は、DM絵葉書のような絵でした。画家が、筆を使えず作ったらしい。多くの絵が凄く奥深い感じでした。

板橋順二油絵展 / ギャラリー403

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Kanai Chie (金井千絵) Exhibition at Gallery-403 (ギャラリー403) - (2011/11)

This exhibition (2011/11/03-12) by Kanai Chie (金井千絵) at Gallery-403 (ギャラリー403) consisted of a nice set of watercolor pictures in the style of the one featured on the promotional card. This prolific artist also makes me ponder the power of a person's name - as her name "Chie" (千絵) translated directly, means "A Thousand Pictures"! この展示会は、DM絵葉書のような絵でした。 [2010 Exhibition] [2012 Exhibition]

金井千絵水彩画展 / ギャラリー403

The artist's website is:

Chie Kanai Gallery
http://www.kanaichie.com/

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Otsuka Tomotsugu (大塚智嗣) Exhibition at Gallery Kobo (巷房) 2011/11

This exhibition (2011/10/31-11/05) by Otsuka Tomotsugu (大塚智嗣) at Gallery Kobo (巷房) consisted of a set of very interesting wood sculptures (some examples shown below). The coloring is done with lacquer. この展示会は、DM絵葉書のような作品でした。

大塚智嗣展 / 巷房

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Takauchi Kazuko (高内和子) Exhibition at Gallery La Mer (ギャラリー La Mer) 2011/10

This silver jewelry exhibition (2011/10/24-29) by Takauchi Kazuko (高内和子) at Gallery La Mer (ギャラリー La Mer) consisted of jewelry similar to that shown on the promotional card. この展示会は、DM絵葉書のような銀ジュエリーでした。

高内和子展 / ギャラリー La Mer

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Seino Yu (清野融展) Exhibition at Ginza Ono Gallery-2 (小野画廊-II) 2011/11

This exhibition (2011/10/31-11/05) by Seino Yu (清野融展) at Ginza Ono Gallery-2 (小野画廊-II) consisted of pictures in a style similar to the form shown on the promotional card. This artist also had an exhibition in April [2011/04]. この展示会は、DM絵葉書のような雰囲気の絵でした。

清野融展 / 小野画廊-II

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Friday, November 11, 2011

Matsuzawa Masa (松沢まさ) Exhibition at Gallery La Mer (ギャラリー La Mer) 2011/11

This exhibition (2011/10/31-11/05) by Matsuzawa Masa (松沢まさ) at Gallery La Mer (ギャラリー La Mer) consisted of a wide variety of images of very different styles, with a similar cheerful feeling to them. There were also some line images created by laying down colors first, followed by black, and then drawn by scratching through the black. It was a fun exhibition. この展示会は、色々ないい明るい雰囲気とスタイルの絵でした。楽しい展示会でした。

松沢まさ / ギャラリー La Mer

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Matsuyama Hirokazu (松山裕一展) Exhibition at Gallery Kobo (巷房) 2011/11

This exhibition (2011/10/31-11/05) by Matsuyama Hirokazu (松山裕一) at Gallery Kobo (巷房) consisted of pictures similar to the one featured on the promotional card. この展示会は、DM絵葉書のような絵でした。

松山裕一展 / 巷房

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Nakagawa Luna (中川るな) Installation at Gallery Kobo (巷房) 2011/11

This installation (2011/10/31-11/05) by Nakagawa Luna (中川るな) in the under-stairs space at Gallery Kobo (巷房) consisted of... of... um... cotton? wool? balls forming objects and also placed (individually) all over the walls and ceiling. It was an interesting effect (click on the photos below to see a larger view). このインストレーションは、以下の写真のような感じでした。

中川るな展 / 巷房

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Sado Fujio (佐渡富士夫展) Exhibition at Gallery Kobo (巷房) 2011/10

This exhibition (2011/10/24-29) by Sado Fujio (佐渡富士夫) at Gallery Kobo (巷房) consisted of blocks of wood with designs and a hand-carved surface texture (an example shown below). The artist explained to me that he made this pink (light red?) board by playing a go game himself and simulating the black and white stones with concave and convex shapes on the board. この展示会は、以下の写真のような木造のボードでした。

佐渡富士夫展 / 巷房

The artist's MySpace page is here:
http://www.myspace.com/sadofujio

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Kammer Exhibition at Gallery Camellia (ギャラリーカメリア) 2011/11

This exhibition (2010/10/30-11/05) by... Kammer(?) at Gallery Camellia (ギャラリーカメリア) consisted of a series of unique calendars - one stretching along the left wall.

Kammer / ギャラリーカメリア

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Kamiyama Haruka (神山玄展) Exhibition at Art Space Rashinban (アートスペース羅針盤) 2011/10

This exhibition (2011/10/24-29) by Kamiyama Haruka (神山玄展) at Art Space Rashinban (アートスペース羅針盤) consisted of pictures of an interesting assortment of cars that the artist saw at some kind of an auto shop near his home. この展示会は、DM絵葉書のような車の絵でした。画家の家の近くに外国車の店があるそうです。

神山玄展 / アートスペース羅針盤

This was a strangely nostalgic exhibition for me, as many of the cars the artist had seen in the car lot and then painted, were cars that I grew up seeing on the streets....

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Furuya Maho (古屋真帆) Exhibition at Office Iida (オフィスイイダ) 2011/11

This exhibition (2011/10/24-11/05) by Furuya Maho (古屋真帆) at Office Iida (オフィスイイダ) consisted of ceramic figures similar to the one featured on the promotional card.

古屋真帆展 / オフィスイイダ

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Gallery Platform Studio (ギャラリープラットフォームスタジオ) November 5th, 2011

There was another interesting collection of old items in Gallery Platform Studio (ギャラリープラットフォームスタジオ) earlier this month. The following photos show it as it appeared on November 5th, 2011.