AISHONANZUKA is pleased to announce our new group exhibition “Beginning”, showing works by Hideo Tsunenaga, Maiko Kobayashi, Niño Grande, and Takeshi Masada. The exhibition will be on view from 15 October to 12 November, 2022.
AISHONANZUKA 欣然呈獻秋日群展《開端》，展出恒良英男、小林麻衣子、政田武史以及Niño Grande的作品。 展覽將於 2022年10月15日開放至11月12日。
Hideo Tsunenaga
Born in Tokyo, Japan, 1980. Currently lives and works in Tokyo.
Hideo Tsunenaga got his Master’s Degree from Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan, 2004. As a metal artist, he concentrates on the choice of materials and emphasizes the characteristics of metals. Tsunenaga’s recent works recreate living creatures in form of Hyperrealism metal sculptures, particularly a variety of roses, presenting the eternity and fragility of life. The artist always wish to present a metallic surprise for his audiences.
恒良英男
1980 年出生於日本東京。目前在東京生活和工作。
恒良英男於2004年獲得了日本東京藝術大學的藝術碩士學位。作為一名金屬藝術家，他的創作專注於對材料的選擇以及突顯金屬的特性。藝術家最近的作品為各種生物的超寫實主義金屬雕塑，當中尤其以各種姿態的玫瑰為主，以金屬的質感呈現出生命的永恆和脆弱。恒良英男希望他的金屬創作能一直為觀眾呈現意想不到的驚喜。
Maiko Kobayashi
Born in Yokohama, Japan, 1977. Now based in Tokyo.
Maiko Kobayashi graduated from The Department of Scenography, Display and Fashion Design, Musashino Art University, Japan in 1998, and got the Master’s Degree from The School of Arts and Social sciences, Northumbria University, England in 2008. Her signature characters are a group of phantom-like human–animal hybrid with a tone of sorrow and loneliness. Kobayashi’s paintings invites viewers to have a glimpse of the artist's inner world, while expressing their own emotions during the process.
Kobayashi has participated in exhibitions including: “Living in the City” (Roppongi Hills A/D Gallery, Tokyo, 2016), “DEAR ART” (Gallery WADA, Tokyo, 2017), “Don’t look at me!” (Pierre-Yves Caër Gallery, Paris, 2019), and “Power of Life” (Shun Art Gallery, Tokyo, 2020).
小林麻衣子
1977 年出生於日本橫濱。現居東京。
小林麻衣子 1998 年畢業於日本武藏野美術大學的空間演出設計學系，並於2008 年獲得英格蘭諾桑比亞大學藝術與社會科學學院碩士學位。她筆下的標誌性角色是一些蒼白的、半人半獸的幽靈生物，總是呈現一種悲傷和孤獨的氣質。小林的畫作不但是一窺藝術家內心世界的一扇窗，同時也是觀眾發洩個人情緒的出口。小林參與過的展覽包括：《城市生活》（六本木之丘 A/D 畫廊，東京，2016 年）、《DEAR ART》（和田畫廊，東京，2017 年）、《別看我！》 （Pierre-Yves Caër 畫廊，巴黎，2019 年）和《生命的力量》（熏依社画廊，東京，2020 年）等。
Niño Grande
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1989. He is now active in Bolivia.
Niño Grande met Keiko Gonzalez at his studio in 2014 and started his career as an artist, specializing in oil painting. In his most celebrated Garrafas Series, the daily gas tanks are presented as precious antiques, from Chinese dragons to Greek mythology, integrating localization and globalization, danger and fragility. The artist explores the idea of being foreign and is inspired by resignifying common objects into luxury objects and his childhood, and portrayed gas tanks as the identity of Bolivian: “messy, dangerous, but caring and vital.” With the vivid colors and striking style of his works, Grande celebrates the instability and joy of life.
Grande participated in exhibitions across Americas and Europe, including “Faux Naif” (Kiosko Gallery, Santa Cruz, 2019), “Feria Americana” (The Curators Gallery, New York, 2021), “Gastanks” (Hunted Projects, UK 2020) and “Very Important Paintings” (Frans Kasl Projects, The Netherlands, 2022) etc.
Niño Grande
1989年出生於阿根廷布宜諾斯艾利斯。現活躍於玻利維亞。
Niño Grande 於 2014 年在Keiko Gonzalez的工作室獲得啟蒙，並自此開始了他專職油畫的藝術家生涯。在他最著名的 《Garrafas》系列中，普通的汽油罐被點綴為珍貴的古董，從中國的五爪金龍到希臘的神話故事；他的作品融合了本土與國際、危險與脆弱。藝術家探索了異域風情的概念，並受到童年經歷的啟發，將普通物品重新定義為奢侈品，並將汽油罐比喻為玻利維亞人的身份：「凌亂、危險，卻又充滿關懷和活力。」Grande以其作品生動的色彩和醒目的風格歌頌生命的不穩定和喜悅。
Grande參加了從美洲到歐洲的多個展覽，包括《Faux Naif》（Kiosko 畫廊，聖克魯斯，2019年）、《Feria Americana》（策展人畫廊，紐約，2021年）、《汽油罐》（Hunted Projects，英國，2020年）和《非常重要的畫作》（Frans Kasl Projects，Eindhoven，2022年）等。
Takeshi Masada
Born in Osaka, Japan, 1977. Currently lives and works in Osaka.
Takeshi Masada has been highly acclaimed for his dynamic images and compositions, which are mainly paintings that reconstruct scenes from movies, TV shows and everyday life with bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors. In recent years, the artist has developed his own distinctive style which weaves stories emerged from his boundless imagination world. Masada has participated in a number of exhibitions in Japan, including "The Way of Painting" (Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, 2014), "The Adventure of Alter Japan Phase 01: Zen and Psychedelic" (Sprout Curation, Tokyo, 2011), and "Portrait Session" (Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, 2007).
政田武史
1977年出生於日本大阪。現生活及工作於大阪。
政田武史以其充滿動感的圖像和構圖而備受讚譽，其成名系列主要是以大膽的筆觸和鮮豔的色彩重構電影、電視節目和日常生活中的場景。近年來，藝術家的個人風格逐漸成熟，並以其獨特手法編織出來自他無限想像世界中的故事。政田在日本參加了多個展覽，包括《繪畫之道》（東京歌劇院畫廊，2014年）、《另類日本冒險記：第一階段 禪與迷幻》（Sprout Curation，東京，2011年）、 和《肖像會議》（廣島市現代美術館，2007）等。
