“SYNESTHESIA” — introducing the artist 清水 智裕
清水 智裕
Rather than concrete forms, I want to capture something more like a “phenomenon.” When small fragments gather, they somehow begin to look like a single whole — yet the moment you look away, they may be scattered and blown apart once more. It is that fleeting “phenomenon” that I wish to record.
Biography
2008 Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting (Oil Painting)
2014 “YOUNG ART TAIPEI 2014” (Taipei / Regent Taipei)
2015 Solo Exhibition “Wakusei Q no Teiji Renraku (Scheduled Transmission from Planet Q)” (Osaka / DMO ARTS)
2016 Solo Exhibition “Wanderlust” (Taipei / pon ding)
2019 Solo Exhibition “Shinshoku Sayo (Erosion)” (Tokyo / Kameido Art Center)
2021 Solo Exhibition “Mikael” (Tokyo / KATSUMI YAMATO / Muichimotsu)
2022 Solo Exhibition “negative／positive” (Tokyo / Hankyu Men's Tokyo)
Created the cover illustration for “Furusato Bungaku Sanpo: Iwate” (supervised by Hiroaki Sudo, Daiwa Shobo)
Created the cover illustration for “Tenohira no Hanabi” (Satoko Yamazaki, Tanka Kenkyusha)
Works
VS (drawing)
Mixed Media
H 451×W401×D15(mm)
2022
The drawings were originally made as preparatory sketches for the oil paintings.
They give form to shapes that surface like apparitions, to figures who seem to resemble someone yet are no one in particular, and to images born from a blend of various experiences and memories.
Majutsu-bu (drawing)
Mixed Media
H 451×W401×D15(mm)
2022
The drawings were originally made as preparatory sketches for the oil paintings.
They give form to shapes that surface like apparitions, to figures who seem to resemble someone yet are no one in particular, and to images born from a blend of various experiences and memories.
Enzanshi / Operator (drawing)
Mixed Media
H 451×W401×D15(mm)
2022
The drawings were originally made as preparatory sketches for the oil paintings.
They give form to shapes that surface like apparitions, to figures who seem to resemble someone yet are no one in particular, and to images born from a blend of various experiences and memories.
Muyubyo / Sleepwalking (drawing)
Mixed Media
H 451×W401×D15(mm)
2022
The drawings were originally made as preparatory sketches for the oil paintings.
They give form to shapes that surface like apparitions, to figures who seem to resemble someone yet are no one in particular, and to images born from a blend of various experiences and memories.
Enzanshi (Operator)
H333×W333×D20
2022
an image came to me of cells gathering for a moment to form a human shape, then quickly scattering apart again.
What lies before us now merely happens, by chance, to look that way; the instant we look away, it may fall apart and vanish.
Before that happens, I try somehow to gather it up and hold it together. My current practice feels much like that kind of work.
Majutsu-bu
Oil on Canvas
H333×W333×D20
2022
As COVID-19 spread and we could barely go outside, listening day after day to the announcements of death tolls,
an image came to me of cells gathering for a moment to form a human shape, then quickly scattering apart again.
What lies before us now merely happens, by chance, to look that way; the instant we look away, it may fall apart and vanish.
Before that happens, I try somehow to gather it up and hold it together. My current practice feels much like that kind of work.
Browse all works by 清水 智裕 ▽
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Installation Views
The space is full of lovely works.
The colors are simply wonderful.
We hope you'll visit the venue in person!
Staff Comment
Shimizu has a masterful command of negative space, and the simple, ephemeral girls placed at the center of each canvas draw the eye.✨ Rendered with a soft sense of volume, they radiate a quiet presence! The largely monochrome works carry a contemporary air, and depending on how they are painted, the impression shifts as you look — every one a lovely piece! (Mogi)
Exhibition Details
“SYNESTHESIA”
This exhibition brings together ten diverse, up-and-coming artists, with the aim of helping every visitor refresh their sensibility and cultivate new values through art. The title “SYNESTHESIA” refers to the experience of perceiving color in letters or sounds, or sensing shape in taste or smell. We hope that the rich variety of expression woven together by these ten artists will become an occasion for you to encounter something already within yourself.
▼ Participating Artists
neuronoa｜buggy｜杉本憲一｜清水智裕｜IKU→
オオタキヨオ｜足立真輝｜ナカムラトヲル｜サワダモコ ｜ 鈴木潤
*For each artist's gallery attendance dates, please refer to their respective social media.
Hours: October 31 (Mon) – November 13 (Sun), 2022, 10:00 – 21:00
*Hours are subject to change due to COVID-19. Please check the official website for the latest information.
Admission: Free
Venue: +ART GALLERY
Overview: https://neuronoa.com/exhibition/synesthesia4/
Address: Shibuya Scramble Square, Shops & Restaurants 14F
(2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002)
Access: About 30 seconds to 1 minute from JR Shibuya Station (Yamanote / Shonan-Shinjuku Lines), Tokyo Metro Shibuya Station (Fukutoshin / Hanzomon / Ginza Lines), and Tokyu Shibuya Station (Toyoko / Den-en-toshi Lines).
All works are available for purchase, and are also sold online during the exhibition!
＋ART Online Store：https://pls-art-shop.com/
