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Art Projects Gallery 4 - 21 September 2014Unit S510, 5/F, Block A, PMQ

35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong KongOpen daily 11am to 8pm

藝途畫廊

2014年9月4日至21日

香港中環鴨巴甸街35號 元創方A座5樓S510 室每日開放 上午11時至下午8時

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目録

序 敖若威

藝途畫廊聯合創辦人

作品

遭難Life

町内神輿

高級無人島Life

ジェット屋形船

回転寿し

熱帯魚

高級終電車

結婚式

歌舞伎

竹取物語

ElephantLDK

マタタビParty

ながされやすい羊

微妙な気持ち

クモLife

ダルマに徹するダルマワシ

夏パンダ

履歴

CONTENTS

PrefaceRay Vees Goh

Co-founder of Art Projects Gallery

WorksAccident Life

Neighbourhood MikoshiDeluxe Uninhabited Island Life

Jet YakatabuneConveyor-Belt Sushi Bar

Tropical FishThe Deluxe Last Train

WeddingKabuki

The Tale of Bamboo CutterElephant LDK

Silvervine PartyInfluenced Sheep

Subtle FeelingSpiders Life

The Eagle Standing Still Praying for The VictorySummer Panda

Biography

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Art Projects Gallery is delighted to present Japanese artist

Ryota Unno’s inaugural solo exhibition in Hong Kong, titled

“Visual Diaries of the Floating World”.

Artist Ryota Unno was trained in the “kaiga” (also known

as “gado”) Japanese painting technique, one of the oldest

and most highly refined of traditional Japanese visual arts.

While encompassing a wide variety of genres, depictions

of everyday life and narrative scenes crowded with figures

and large amounts of details are widely regarded as most

characteristic of Japanese painting, for which Ryota is

most fascinated with.

The works in Ryota’s latest solo exhibition, “Visual Diaries

from the Floating World” at Art Projects Gallery resemble

traditional Japanese scroll paintings from afar, but upon

closer inspection reveals the artist’s humorous depictions

of contemporary society and modern life in Japan.

Painting with traditional Japanese medium such as iwae-

nogu (natural mineral pigments) and gold foil on Japanese

paper, Ryota is influenced by genre paintings of the Edo

period in Japan three centuries ago, and feature richly de-

tailed cartoon-like people engaged in a range of activities

in various scenes. The artist likes to record and capture

the little things that he feels are easily forgotten in our

fast-paced everyday life. Through his paintings or “visual

diaries”, the artist hopes that the record and rediscovery

these captured moments would encourage the audience

to recall and appreciate the little pleasures in life.

For Ryota, humor is the most important theme of his works

as he feels that it exists within everyone in various degrees.

Laughter gives energy and it is this quality about humor

that the artist would like to express in his works.

Ryota Unno was born in 1977, Shizuoka, Japan. Gradu-

ated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Japanese Painting

from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music

in year 2004. Ryota has participated in solo and group

exhibitions in Japan as well as USA, Brazil, Italy, Taiwan

and Singapore.

Goh Ray VeesCo-Founder of Art Projects Gallery

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藝途畫廊榮幸舉辦日本藝術家，海野良太，於香港的首度個

展《 虛浮世界的視覺日記》。

藝術家海野良太，受教於日本的傳統繪畫藝術技巧──

畫道，它是最古老和最高度精製的日本傳統視覺藝術之一。

涵蓋多種體裁，構圖充滿了人物和大量的細節敘事日常生活

場景的描寫被廣泛認為是日本畫的最大特點，這也是藝術家

海野良太為之所著迷的。

海野良太今次在藝途畫廊的香港首度個展“虛浮世界的

視覺日記“所展示的作品，從遠距離看，貌似日本傳統捲軸

畫，但仔細觀察就會發現藝術家對日本現代社會和現代生活

的幽默想像。

利用日本傳統媒介如 iwaenogu “岩繪具”(天然礦物

顏料)、金箔及日本紙，海野良太深受日本三個世紀以前江戶

時代的風俗畫的影響，其細節豐富的卡通般的人物於各種場

景從事各種活動，另海野良太更受感染。藝術家喜歡記錄和

捕捉他覺得很容易在我們快節奏的日常生活中被遺忘的小東

西。通過他的作品或他的“視覺日記”，藝術家希望通過這

些記錄並重新發現所被捕捉的時刻，可以鼓勵觀眾回憶和欣

賞生活中的小樂趣。

對海野良太來說，幽默是他的作品中最重要的主題，因

為他認為“幽默”都在每個人以不同的程度存在著。笑聲能

給予能量，也正是“幽默“所帶來的這種品質，是藝術家想

要在他的作品表達的。

海野良太於1977年，出生於日本静岡市。2004年畢業

於東京芸術大学美術学部　日本画科。海野良太曾在日本、

美國、巴西、義大利、台灣和新加坡展出其作品。

敖若威

藝途畫廊－聯合創辦人

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遭難Life Accident LifePigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper70 x 140 cm2014

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町内神輿 Neighbourhood Mikoshi

Pigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper

70 x 140 cm2014

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高級無人島LifeDeluxe Uninhabited Island LifePigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper70 x 90 cm2014

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ジェット屋形船 Jet YakatabunePigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper36 x 85 cm2013

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回転寿し Conveyor-Belt Sushi BarPigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper55 x 45 cm2014

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熱帯魚 Tropical Fish

Pigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper

50 x 72 cm2014

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高級終電車 The Deluxe Last TrainPigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper41 x 93 cm2014

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結婚式 WeddingPigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper70 x 73 cm2014

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歌舞伎Kabuki

Pigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper

80 x 45 cm2014

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竹取物語 The Tale of Bamboo Cutter

Pigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper70 x 280 cm

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Elephant LDKPigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper91 x 73 cm2010

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マタタビParty Silvervine PartyPigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper50 x 50 cm2014

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ながされやすい羊Influenced SheepPigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper40 x 40 cm2014

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微妙な気持ち Subtle Feeling

Pigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper40 x 40 cm

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クモLife Spiders LifePigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper73 x 50.5 cm2010

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ダルマに徹するダルマワシ The Eagle Standing Still Praying for The Victory

Pigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper

45.5 x 27.5 cm2010

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夏パンダSummer Panda

Pigments, Acrylic and Gold Foil on Japanese Paper30 x 30 cm

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RYOTA UNNO

1977 Born in Shizuoka, Japan

Academic Background2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Japanese Painting, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Japan

Solo Exhibitions2014 Visual Diaries of the Floating World, Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong2013 Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo2011 TURANDOT Yuusenkyo Akasaka, Tokyo2010 Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo2009 Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo2008 Humor, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo2007 Unno Ryota, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo

Selected Group Exhibitions2014 Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong Art Apart Fair, Parkroyal on Pickering Hotel, Singapore2012 2.46 and thereafter, Washington, DC2011 CIRCULOS TRACADOS, Sao Paulo, Brazil Hierher-Dorthin, Goethe-Institut, Tokyo MY duo 2011, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo2010 DandansatNoMan’sLand,FormerFranceEmbassyinJapan ARTSingapore 2010 Konsei II, Galeria Deco, Sao Paulo, Brazil2009 ARTSingapore 2009 A Midsummer Dream, Chinzanso, Tokyo KunStart, Bolzano, Italy Young Art Taipei, Taipei2008 Front Lines - Visions from Southeast Asia, Zone Contemporary Art, New York ARTSingapore 2008 The House, Tokyo2007 Genzai Wayou, Kawasaki, Saikaya, Kanagawa2006 Goenkai, Jinguen, Tokyo

CollectionChinzanso, Tokyo

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海野 良太

1977 年出生於日本靜岡縣

學術背景 2004 畢業於日本東京國立美術和音樂大學，日本畫系，獲得藝術學士

個展2014 虛浮世界的視覺日記，藝途畫廊，香港2013 湘南台畫廊，東京 2011 TURANDOT Yuusenkyo Akasaka ，東京 2010 湘南台畫廊，東京 2009 湘南台畫廊，東京 2008 幽默，湘南台畫廊，東京 2007 海野 良太，湘南台畫廊，東京

聯展 2014 Affordable Art Fair，香港會議展覽中心，香港 Art Apart Fair，皮克林賓樂雅酒店，新加坡2012 2.46之後，華盛頓特區 2011 CIRCULOS TRACADOS，巴西，聖保羅 Hierher-Dorthin，歌德學院，東京 MY duo 2011， 湘南台畫廊，東京 2010 Dandans在無人之地，前法國駐日本大使館 2010 新加坡藝術博覽會 2010 Konsei II， Galeria Deco，巴西，聖保羅 2009 新加坡藝術博覽會 2009 仲夏夢，Chinzanso，東京 KunStart，意大利,博爾扎諾 台北國際當代藝術博覽會，台北 2008 前線 - 來自東南亞的視野，Zone Contemporary Art，紐約2008 新加坡藝術博覽會 2008 府，東京 2007 Genzai Wayou，川崎，Saikaya，神奈川 2006 Goenkai，Jinguen，東京

收藏 Chinzanso，東京

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VisualDiariesoftheFLoatingWorldbyRyotaUnno

虛浮世界的視覺日記•海野良太

First published in 2014by Art Projects Gallery

This book was published for the occasion of the exhibition VisualDiariesoftheFloatingWorldbyRyotaUnno at Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong, 4 - 21 September 2014

Curated by Ray Vees Goh, Anng TanDesigned by Art Projects Gallery

© 2014 Art Projects Gallery and Ryota Unno All rights reserved.

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