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Danshaku Miyazawa Solo Exhibition "Metathesis" 2015.1.17(Sat) - 2.21(Sat)
Tokyo Gallery + BTAP｜TOKYO
7F, 8-10-5, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
TEL: 03-3571-1808 / FAX: 03-3571-7689
Talk Event｜2015.1.17（sat）15:00-16:00
Hajime Nariai (Curator, Tokyo Station Gallery) × Danshaku Miyazawa (Artist)
Opening Reception｜2015.1.17（sat）16:00-18:00 Tokyo Gallery + BTAP is pleased to announce "Metathesis", a solo exhibition by Danshaku Miyazawa, starting on January 17 (Saturday). Danshaku Miyazawa was born in 1981 in Chiba. He was selected for the Tokyo Wonder Wall award in 2004, and has held the two-man exhibition "comings and goings" with Nozomi Kobayashi in 2008, and the solo exhibition "in mid air" in 2010 at Tokyo Gallery + BTAP (Tokyo), as well as the solo exhibition "comings and goings" in 2011 in BTAP in Beijing. This is his first solo show in five years in Japan, and will showcase a series of works that use thin washi, or Japanese paper, and new sculptural works made of clay. In the past, Miyazawa has mainly worked on drawings with pencils and ballpoint pens, but in recent years, he has introduced various other materials and supporting mediums including watercolors, oil paints, clay, and others. The human figures that appear in his works float adrift within the picture plane while relying on the tenuous material for their existence, as if to allude to the uncertainty of the self in contemporary society. In the series presented in this show painted on washi, the artist portrays people employing accidental stretches of color that are generated through the interaction between the supporting medium and watercolors. The technique which comprises tearing up paper and twisting it into a string, or superimposing different layers of washi, brings the characteristic of the material to the fore, and is highly representative of the experimental aspect of the Miyazawa's artistic production. The title "Metathesis" references Taikan Yokoyama's work Metempsychosis. The exhibition evokes a continuation between Taikan's traditional sense of impermanence and the current social conditions that become increasingly virtual due to developments in transportation and communication. Miyazawa's works bespeak of the fact that he is an artist who continues to live and work in contemporary Japan. For further information please contact Kayo Suzuki at the gallery. e-mail: [email protected] / website: www.tokyo-gallery.com
Opening hours｜ (Tues-Fri) 11:00-19:00 (Sat) 11:00-17:00 Parallel show｜The Third Exhibition of Cold Ink Art Closed｜Sun, Mon and holidays "Coming Out: An Exorcism" 2014.12.21 (Sat) – 2015.1.19 (Mon)
Ceramics Third Street, 798 Art zone E02, 4Jiu Xian Qiao Rd., Chao Yang District, Beijing, 100015 CHINA
TOKYO GALLERY + BTAP｜TOKYO 7F, 8-10-5, GINZA, CHUO-KU, TOKYO 104-0061 JAPAN TEL: +81 (0) 3 3571 1808 / FAX: +81 (0) 3 3571 7689 WWW.TOKYO-GALLERY.COM
1.＜ori no.211＞（2013）watercolors on washi paper, 49.5 x 50 cm
2.＜ori no.206＞（2012）watercolors on washi paper, 33.1 x 24.2 cm
3.＜ori no.201＞（2012）watercolors on washi paper, 48.1 x 39.8 cm
4.＜ori no.208＞（2013）watercolors on washi paper, 44.5 x 35.5 cm
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Danshaku MIYAZAWA
1981 Born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Exhibition / Winning Prizes 2015 Solo exhibition “Metathesis” Tokyo Gallery+BTAP, Tokyo
2014 “micro salon 2014” Tokyo Galery+BTAP, Tokyo
2013 “micro salon 2013” Tokyo Galery+BTAP, Tokyo
“Neo-Mōrōism” Tokyo Gallery+BTAP, Beijing
2012 “micro salon 2012” Tokyo Galery+BTAP, Tokyo
2011 Solo exhibition “comings and goings” Tokyo Galery+BTAP, Beijing
2010 “micro salon 60” Tokyo Galery+BTAP, Tokyo
Solo exhibition “in mid air” Tokyo Galery+BTAP, Tokyo
Group exhibition ‘Field of Now 2010’ Ginza Yokyo Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2008 Danshaku Miyazawa & Nozomi Kobayashi Joint Exhibition ‘Comings and Goings’
Tokyo Gallery+BTAP, Tokyo
2007 Withdrew from Jiyubijutsu Association.
2006 ‘The 70th Jiyubijutsu Exhibition’ Tokyo, Japan 23rd ‘The Choice Award Exhibition’ Tokyo,
Japan
2005 ‘The 69th Jiyubijutsu Exhibition’ Tokyo, Japan
The 69th ‘The Choice’ competition of the magazine “Illustration”
‘WONDER SEEDS” Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
2004 ‘The 68th Jiyubijutsu Exhibition’ selected to become a member of the Jiyubijutsu Association
TOKYO WONDER WALL (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo) Tokyo, Japan
2003 ‘The 67th Jiyubijutsu Exhibition’, awarded ‘Honorable mention’ prize
2002 ‘The 19th The Choice Award Exhibition’ Tokyo, Japan
Selected for The 121st ‘The Choice’ competition of the magazine “Illustration”
