Art Projects Gallery is delighted to present Japanese printmaking artist, Yukiko Morimoto’s latest collection of works in a solo exhibition, “Longing for Innocence”.
The exhibition feature the imageries of children wearing masks of real and imaginary creatures that Morimoto is known for, with which she explores the theme of “innocence”. In Morimoto’s world, innocence often collide with reality with images of sweet, adorable children adorning frightful-looking masks and animal hides, sporting mysterious and pensive gazes.
Morimoto graduated from Osaka University of Arts in 2008 specialising in Printmaking. Utilizing primarily intaglio printmaking with copperplates, and innovatively combining with a mixed-media of techniques such as photographic and fabric transfer printing, pencil drawing and acrylic painting, Morimoto is able create her own unique expression of collage-like imageries with highly-refined lines and rich textures.
Artist’s Statement
Real and imaginary animals, and children wearing masks of beasts appear on the artworks represents a longing for the world of childhood.
Children are adorable and innocent beings, but innocence has a cruelty. Children hiding their face behind a beast mask can be seen as adorable yet also frightful by the viewers.
Even though I still feel a longing for the innocence of childhood, I realise the guilt of innocence and therefore my artworks tend to contain a touch of irony and venom.
The “Longing for Innocence” exhibition will be shown at Art Projects Gallery from 26 Oct to 30 Nov 2019. An opening reception with the artist present will be held on 26 Oct 2019, Saturday, at 4-6pm. All are welcomed.
藝途畫廊榮幸呈現日本新銳版畫藝術家， 森本由貴子的香港首度個展《純真的渴望》，展示森本的一系列近期作品。
森本熱衷於探索“純真“這個主題，作品呈現了兒童戴著真實和虛構生物面具的畫面，這也是森本所廣為人知的作品題材。在森本的世界裡，純真經常與現實相衝突，甜美可愛的孩子們裝飾著可怕的面具和動物皮，懷著神秘和沈思的凝視。
森本於2018年畢業於大阪藝術大學，主修版畫藝術。森本主要利用銅版凹版印刷，並創新的結合攝影和職物轉印、鉛筆畫和丙烯畫等混合媒體技術，從而創造出自己獨特的拼貼畫像，具有高度精緻的線條和豐富的紋理。
藝術家自述
作品呈現真實和虛構的動物，以及戴著獸類面具的兒童，代表著對童年世界的渴望。
孩子們是可愛的、是無辜的；然而純真是殘酷的。隱藏在野獸面具後面的孩童，對觀眾來說，既可以是可愛的，也可以是可怕的。
雖然我仍然對童年的純真感到渴望，然而我也意識到純真的罪惡，因此我的作品裏往往含有一絲諷刺和毒素。
《純真的渴望》將於2019年10月26日至11月30日於藝途畫廊展出。藝術家出席開幕酒會將於2019年10月26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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