Djordje Ozbolt / Kazuma Koike
“Djordje Ozbolt and Kazuma Koike”
11 Feb - 11 Mar 2023
AISHONANZUKA is pleased to present a duo-exhibition juxtaposes works by the amazing painter and sculptor, Kazuma Koike, and the representative of Serbia at the 58th Venice Biennale, Djordje Ozbolt.
On view from February 11 to March 11, this exhibition marks Ozbolt’s first presentation and exhibition in Hong Kong. With their playful subversion of history, two artists invite audiences to enjoy a show within the rift between time and space, and appreciate their creation from the fictional history.
Djordje Ozbolt
Born in Serbia, 1967. Currently works and lives in London, UK.
Djordje Ozbolt is a significant figure for contemporary art scene, and represented Serbia at the 58th Venice Biennale, 2019. He studied architecture at the University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, from 1988 – 1991 before moving to the UK where he attended a Foundation course at Chelsea School of Art in 1995. Ozbolt then did a BA in Fine Art at the Slade School of Fine Art, 1996 – 2000 and followed this with an MA in Painting at the Royal Academy, 2003 – 2006.
Ozbolt is known for his playful visual combination of history, memory and contemporary culture, regardless of the symbols’ original backgrounds. Found imagery, cartoon motifs, kitsch and artistic references are the unifying aspects of his work. By breaking down the established culture symbols and values, and through his humorous and witty presentation, Ozbolt’s works are considered as an icon, predicting our uncertain future in the end of this multiculturalism.
He participated in exhibitions including : “Sing me a Song” (Herald St, London, 2021); Regaining Memory Loss, Serbian Pavilion, 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, Venice (2019); Belgrade Biennale, Belgrade (2018); Brave New World, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Bruton, (2017); For better or worse, Taro Nasu, Tokyo (2017).
Kazuma Koike
Born in 1980 and lives in Osaka, Japan.
Koike spent his childhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, attended a high school in Barcelona, Spain, and graduated from the Department of Sculpture, College of Art at Nihon University. He has produced ceramic sculptures, drawings, and paintings with motifs of ancient gods, pots, big cats, plants and pineapples.
In his solo exhibition at AISHONANZUKA in 2013, Koike started his first attempt of deconstructionism sculpture by compiling various dismantled found objects, removing their physical meaning, and reforming into a sculpture. In the recent decade, with his major theme of “fictional ancient artifacts”, Koike created most artworks by mixing images from different space and time, creating a bewildered experience for his audiences as if they do not belong to any pieces of the recorded history. Koike always aims at “the state where different elements coexist in harmony. He once joked, “If my works are buried, I hope that the future scholars from 2000 years later will discover a whole new culture from my works.”
He participated in exhibitions including: "KOISHI-KEI" (Sokyo Gallery, Kyoto, 2022), "MIKADO2 - My baby collection" (Tezukayama Gallery, Osaka, 2022), "Kuroobianaconda 04 Tempura" (Sokyo Lisbon, Portugal, 2022), "End of Eden" (Galerie Wolfsen, Denmark, 2022), the solo show at the OMURO MUSEUM (Mie, Japan, 2021), and "Cama" (Mitsukoshi Contemporary Gallery, Tokyo, 2021).
在2月，AISHONANZUKA欣然呈獻由日本藝術家小池一馬和來自塞爾維亞的Djordje Ozbolt 帶來的雙人展。兩位藝術家同樣充滿了幽默感，帶著他們對線性時間的戲謔和解構主義的思考，他們的作品有如放置在錯誤時代的文物。在本次展覽中，兩位藝術家將邀請各位觀眾欣賞一場位於時空裂縫的展覽，鑑賞一件件來自虛構歷史的藝術品。
藝術家簡介
Djordje Ozbolt
1967年出生於塞爾維亞。 現時生活及工作於英國倫敦。
Djordje Ozbolt 是當代藝術領域的重要人物之一，在2019年獲選為威尼斯雙年展的塞爾維亞代表。1988 – 1991年，他在貝爾格勒大學修讀建築系，並於1995年獲得切爾西藝術與設計學院的幫助移居英國。他於英國皇家藝術學院接受正統的油畫訓練，並於2006年完成其碩士學位。
這也是Ozbolt創作其中一個特色 ― 他的作品，特別是肖像畫帶有明顯的古典構圖和傳統技法基礎，但同時也混搭了各種現代資本主義符號，創造出充滿超現實主義魔力的畫面。Ozbolt 以其將文化、 歷史或宗教元素結合到作品中的獨特方式而聞名，解構了既定的文化和價值觀，通過他幽默風趣的呈現，我們看到了在多元文化的終結中不確定的未來。無論是單純欣賞畫面的趣味性，還是構讀其中的符號，觀者都必定會沉迷其中。
藝術家曾參與展覽包括:「Sing me a Song」( Herald St，倫敦，2021)；塞爾維亞展館「Regaining Memory Loss」(第五十八屆威尼斯雙 年展，威尼斯，2019)；貝爾格萊德雙年展, 2018；「Brave New World」( 豪瑟沃斯畫廊，薩默塞特郡，2017)；「For better or worse」(Taro Nasu，東京，2017)等等。
小池一馬
1980年出生於日本大阪。
小池一馬於阿根廷布宜諾斯艾利斯度過了他的童年，並在西班牙巴塞羅那完成高中學業，後畢業於日本大學藝術學部雕塑系。他的創作主題大多是以古代神靈、陶製器皿、大型貓科動物、植物和菠蘿為靈感的陶瓷雕塑、素描及繪畫。
在2013年，小池先生於AISHONANZUKA舉辦的個展中，嘗試以各種現成物的部件拼湊出一件雕塑 ― 消解了物品本來的意義，單純以藝術的角度重組，是他對解構主義的嘗試。近年，藝術家更多以 「虛構的古器物」為主題，把不同地點和時期的影像混合創作的作品，帶有一種獨特的漂浮感，彷彿不屬於任何時空。小池先生一直追求着「不同元素和諧共存的狀態」，曾經笑言假若他的作品被埋到土裏，希望2000年後的學者會從他的作品中考古出一個全新的文明。
藝術家曾參與展覽包括:「KOISHI-KEI」(Sokyo Gallery，京都，2022)、「MIKADO2 - My baby collection」(Tezukayama Gallery，大阪，2022)、「End of Eden」(Galerie Wolfsen，奧爾堡，2022)、OMURO MUSEUM 個展(日本三重縣，2021)和 「Cama」(三越當代畫廊，東京，2021)等等。
