Art Projects Gallery is delighted to present Japanese artist, Yasuhito Kawasaki’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong - “Self-Portraits from Home”.
Born in Saga in Japan, Yasuhito graduated from Kanazawa Art University in 2010 with a Master of Art Degree in Casting. Using the technique of casting that he continued to hone through the years as an artist, he is known for his trademark sculptures of innocent looking children.
For the artist, these characters are self-portraits, whether direct caricature renditions of himself or of other people and sometimes animals. In his perspective, one subconsciously sees others as extensions or semblances of the self. Many Yasuhito’s self-portraits are influenced by family members, whom he spends the most time with
In his works, the inner character and emotions are as important, if not more than the external form. The expressions of the characters, colours, textures and the settings that he creates for each piece seem to narrate their inner thoughts and various states of emotions, each telling their own intriguing story.
Artist’s Statement
Ever since we are born, at home, we are spending lots of time with people with similar faces as our own like parents, brothers, sisters, and relatives. That's why I think that a face that I recognise, and the feature of that face, is infinitely similar to myself. For example, in some cases, we think the face of pet dog resembles its owner’s, or the faces of a married couple resemble each other. I think it is a phenomenon that the feature of a face you recognize looks like your face, and you subconsciously choose the one with the same face or a similar one.
The portraits that I create in my artwork look like me because, in a subconscious manner, I select that person, I don’t imagine a specific person. I call it a self-portrait. And whether it's a figure of a man or a woman, I call it a self-portrait regardless of gender.
I got married about a year ago and started living as a married couple. I accept a person who is different from me, and every piece of my artwork is about what I can see and think from the smallest society of two people.
The exhibition will be showing from 7 Dec 2019 to 11 Jan 2020. There will be an opening reception with the artist present on 7 Dec 2019, Saturday, 4pm-6pm.
藝途畫廊榮幸呈現日本新銳雕塑家， 川崎泰史的香港首度個展《自我寫照》，展示川崎的一系列近期作品。
出生於日本佐賀，川崎於2010年畢業於金澤美術工藝大學，並獲得鑄造藝術碩士學位。多年以來他不斷的磨練其鑄造技術，並以天真無邪的孩子的雕塑而聞名。
對於藝術家而言，其雕塑所塑造的角色都是一種自我寫照。無論是他本人的、又或是其他人和動物的直接漫畫演繹。在川崎看來，一個人會在潛意識裡將他人視為自我外表的延伸。川崎最常與家人在一起，因此川崎的許多自我寫照的雕塑作品都受到家人的影響。
在川崎的作品中，內在的性格和情感同外在的形式一樣重要。他為每件作品創作的角色、色彩、紋理和設置的表達，似乎是在敘述他們的內在思想和各種情感狀態，每件作品都講述著自己有趣的故事。
藝術家自述
自我們出生以來，便在家中與跟自己長相相似的人一起度過大部份的時間，比如我們的父母、兄弟姐妹、親戚等。這就是為什麼我認為我所熟悉的臉孔和其特徵，與我的無比相似。例如，在某些情況下，我們認為某愛犬的面孔類似於其主人，或者一對已婚夫婦的面孔彼此相似。我認為這是一種現象，即您識別出的一張臉的特徵看起來像您的臉，並且您會在潛意識中選擇了具有相似臉孔的人和物。
在我的藝術作品中的人物看起來像我，但我並沒有在想一個特定的人，而是在潛意識中選擇了塑造那個人。我稱之為自我寫照。無論是男的或是女的雕像，我都一律稱之為自我寫照。
大約一年前我結婚了，並開始了夫妻生活。我接受了一個與我不同的人，而如今我的每件創作作品都是環繞在我們兩人的小小社會中，我所能看到和思考的。
展覽《自我寫照》將於2019年12月7日至2020年1月11日於藝途畫廊展出。藝術家出席開幕酒會將於2019年12月7日，星期六，下午4點至6點舉行，歡迎所有藝術愛好者出席參加。
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