Japanese contemporary artists Eguchi Ayane, Ogino Yuna, Ohata Shintaro, Namonaki Sanemasa and Mizuno Rina are making their Macau debut in a collective exhibition titled “Perception and Sensibility” at the Humarish Club gallery in Lisboeta Macau H853 Fun Factory, which opened on Tuesday and runs until January 12.
The exhibition is a collaboration between the Mizuma Art Gallery in Japan and the Humarish Club. With the theme of sensibility and perception, a recent statement provided by the gallery noted that “intricate and direct connections between individuals and their souls” are depicted by the five artists in the exhibition.
Introducing the artists, the statement noted that Eguchi is a popular young artist among the new generation in Japan. Known for her dreamlike palette, she uses her signature pastel colour scheme and takes “intricate and complex natural landscapes as the settings for her paintings”, the statement said.
Ogino, meanwhile, mainly creates semi-abstract paintings with familiar subjects such as flowers and figures, the statement added, noting that she portrays “objects from a feminine perspective with gentle brushstrokes, focusing on the inherent energy of life, emotions, and transience” in recent portraits.
Both Eguchi and Ogino attended Tuesday’s opening ceremony, telling The Macau Post Daily that they were happy to have their works exhibited in Macau.
Eguchi said that she did not have a specific message to convey through her artwork, but she wants to harness negative feelings and protests that come from the world to create art, noting that there is still beauty to be found in negative things that are happening in the world. Ogino, meanwhile, said that she wants to express the idea that there is no gender in her paintings, while also showing love and life through her works.
Meanwhile, for the other artists, painter Ohata is known for works that depict little things in daily life in scenes as if they were from a movie, the statement said, recording in painting lights from sunsets to artificial city lights. He is also known for the style of adding sculptures to the front of paintings.
The statement added that Namonaki, an artist interested in images and anime characters, as well as technology, creates works that convey an aesthetic influenced by science. Lastly, artist Mizuno’s work comprises multiple layers, the statement said, adding that intricate decorations coexist with bold brushstrokes and rich colours contrast with monochrome elements, while Western and Eastern influences blend together.
The exhibition is open daily from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Admission is free. More details can be found on: https://www.humarish.com
Artist Ogino Yuna poses with some of her work on display at Humarish Club in Lisboeta.
Artist Eguchi Ayane poses with some of her work displayed at Humarish Club in Lisboeta in Cotai. – Photos taken on Tuesday by Rui Pastorin
