Excitement by Yuka Goto
Aug 02, 2023 at 1:00pm ~ Sep 10, 2023 at 7:00pm
Reception: August 2 (6pm – 8pm)
The gallery is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and August 9 – 13 for the summer holidays.
Hiromart Gallery presents Yuka Goto’s solo exhibition, Excitement, where she depicts the excitement that overflows in our daily life.
Artist Statement
Excitement is overwhelming in our daily life. Mixing with people at various places, we find sparkling joy in their eyes. All things we see in this world, as well as the color and beautiful form, make our heart throb. By describing such great people, I find a story of excitement. Painting itself is also a behavior of excitement. It’s beyond calculation that I don’t know what form comes next. Suddenly, life resides there. I paint with pleasure and feeling. Excitement is in the splendor of being alive. It’s in breathing while we enjoy every feeling in every moment and a pleasant breeze. I want to paint a world where viewers can see this lively feeling of happiness. By producing paintings, I want to expand the infinity of the world of excitement.
Yuka Goto
Goto is born in Tokyo, in 1978. She graduated from the Musashino Art University, Painting, in 2002. She won the AX Manga newcomer award and Minami Shinbo Award in 2000. In 2002, her painting was accepted for the choice prize. She made a shutter mural and has attended art projects such as HETAUMA & Underground Summit Japan/USA, Colombia coffee V.A. Cup Exhibition and the Cow Parade project. She made a painting for the album cover of OO Telesa and their animated music video in 2006 and artwork for the animated music video of Podo’s debut album in 2007. In 2012, her solo show was hosted at the Musashino Art University. She is the artist of the comic book Seigitai, the painting book Tetsudou Gashu and a picture book Collection-san. Hiromart Gallery curated her solo and two-person exhibitions from 2011.
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