Drawings

1969年大阪府生まれ。1995年京都市立芸術大学大学院修了。大阪府在住。2年間ベルギーに留学し2005年夏に帰国する。のびのびとしたタッチで植物を描いた作品で2001年タカシマヤ美術賞、ＶＯＣＡ賞、京都市芸術新人賞を受賞。今年５月に当画廊で開催した個展では新たに「森」をテーマにして、オイルパステルと油彩を用いて、繊細な色彩感覚と確かな画面構成力を発揮した心地よい作品を発表して高く評価され、実力ある人気作家として期待されている。2008年には大原美術館の美術家滞在制作プログラム「ARKO」で倉敷にて滞在制作、大原美術館で個展開催。

Oshie was bon in 1969 in Osaka prefecture, graduated from Kyoto City University of Art in 1995. She lives in Osaka. she uses the oil pastels with her fingers all over a canvas. Her paintings represent the loving and the closeness toward the subjects. She was awarded Takashimaya Charitable Trust for Art and Culture Prize, VOCA Prize and Kyoto City Art Prize. In 2007, the exhibition “In the Forest” showing paintings drawn in bright green oil pastel at Kumanokodo and through the paintings, she interprets the dense atmosphere of dark green forest and the ranging mountains of Kumano. This time, Oshie shows the drawing that she painted a landscape in Belgium. She joined Artist in Residence Kurashiki, Ohara(Ohara Museum of Art) in 2008.

1960年東京都生まれ。1986年愛知県立芸術大学卒業。バンコクと東京に住む。1996年より西村画廊で定期的に作品を発表する。1996年VOCA奨励賞を受賞。食器、車のテールランプ、森の風景など日常的な題材を独自の表現で描く。絵具を塗り込めるようにして表現された静かな光が魅力的な作品を制作する。近年は人物を描いた作品を発表し、眠る人を描いた”小さな死”や日光浴する人を描いた”Sunbather”シリーズ、顔を画面いっぱいに描いた”ポートレート”シリーズで新たな境地を切り開いた。国内外を問わず小林の作品が持つ深い精神性が高く評価されている。本展ではペインタリーな新作ドローイングと鉛筆ドローイングなどを展示。

Kobayashi was born in Tokyo, 1960. Graduated from Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts in 1986. Now he lives and works in Bangkok and Tokyo. He was awarded VOCA Encouragement Prize in 1996 and his solo exhibition in our gallery was held same year.Kobayashi’s major works ar oil paintings of daily-life subject, such as tablewares, a bench at a park or tale lights of a car, although they are depicted in his unique way. Kobayashi uses heavily thick paint to express quiet light subject, such as stillness, and tries to reveal unseen in ordinary moments. In his recent works he is focusing more on human figures, including “Small Death” series, “Sunbather” series, and “Portrait” series, which are the first time for him to paint human faces with his/her eyes open. kobayashi’s refined spirituality is now recognized internationally. He exhibits new painterly drawings and old one with pencil in this exhibition.

1974年神奈川県生まれ。東京芸術大学大学院博士課程満期退学。神奈川県在住。光の溢れる画面にバスタブを描いた作品で2001年昭和シェル石油現代美術賞グランプリ、2002年ＶＯＣＡ賞を受賞。バスタブの質感と輝く光の表現が心地良い作品で知られている。2007年に待望の初個展を開催し、バスタブの他に窓にきらめく水滴や飛行場の風景などの新作を発表し、より一層繊細な光の表情を鮮やかに描き出した作品が高く評価された。本展では大阪梅田のブリーゼタワーの壁画にも使用されている「air」シリーズの作品を多数発表。

Soya was born in 1974 in Kanagawa prefecture, and conferred a doctorate for painting major of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 2006. She draws a bathtub and her paintings are full of light. She was awarded the grand prize “The 6th Exhibition of Showa Shell Sekiyu Contemporary Art Prize” in 2001 and VOCA Prize in 2002. She had her first solo exhibition in Nishimura Gallery in 2007. In this exhibition, she shows new drawing in watercolors with emphasis. In this exhibition, She exhibits many drawings of the “air” series which are used for a mural of BREEZE TOWER.

1975年宮城県生まれ。1997年東北生活文化大学卒業。宮城県仙台市在住。2005年宮城県芸術選奨新人賞受賞、2007年VOCA展で大原美術館賞受賞 。テンペラ特有の白く霞んだ優しい色彩を用いて、子供の姿を描く。愛らしさの裏に潜む刺を繊細にとらえた作品で注目を集めている。 ドローイング作品の発表は本展が初めてとなる。

Higuchi was born in 1975 in Miyagi prefecture, graduated from the Tohoku Seikatsu Bunka College in 1997, and had her first solo exhibition in Nishimura Gallery in 2005. She lives and works in Sendai, Miyagi. In 2005, she was awarded Young Artist Prize of Miyagi Prefecture and Ohara Museum of Art Prize at VOCA 2007. Her major works are paintings, which are delicately capturing recollective and cinematic visions, usually of infants, lovely but carrying a sting on the other side, with gentle colors of tempera. This is the first exhibition of her drawings.

1951年岩手県生まれ。1977年東京芸術大学大学院修了。東京都在住。楠を使った木彫の半身像に大理石の眼を嵌め込む手法で人物像を制作する。詩的な佇まいと独特の静けさを備えた作品で国内外で高い評価を得ている。近年は「スフィンクス」をテーマにした作品を発表し、その人格を超越した普遍的な存在感で注目を集めている。2009年には毎日芸術賞、文化庁芸術選奨文部科学大臣賞を受賞。

Funakoshi was born in 1951 in Iwate prefecture, graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1977, and has been exhibiting his works in Nishimura Gallery since 1985. His major works are sculptures of half-length figure, marble-eyed and curved out from kusu wood, which is now internationally recognized and applauded for its poetic presence and keen sense of silence. In his recent years, he is working on series of sculptures which representing a symbolic character of “sphinx.” Its superhuman and universal existence is reinforcing more of his originality. He was awarded “Mainichi Art Award” and “The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Art Encouragement Prize” in 2009.

1970年群馬県生まれ。1994年多摩美術大学卒業。東京都在住。2007年Sovereign Asian Art Prize受賞。雲肌麻紙に細い墨線を幾度も重ね、しなやかさと強度をあわせもった線で、インパクトあるモチーフが特徴的な絵画を制作する。2008年2月にドイツ・ハノーバーのkestnergesellschaftで美術館での初個展を開催、また高崎市タワー美術館での個展、西村画廊での新作個展も好評で、幅広く注目を集めている期待の作家。現在は文化庁芸術家在外研修員としてデンマークに滞在中。

Machida was born in 1970 in Gunma prefecture, graduated from Tama Art University in 1994. She lives and works in Koganei, Tokyo. Her first exhibition at our gallery was held in 2004. She uses such traditional mediums for nihonga, just as kumohada paper, sumi ink or mineral pigments, to paint nonesuch, among not only in the field of nihonga but also any other pictorial art today. Uniquely, she “paints” lines; in her works, each line is rigorous accumulation of extremely thin lines, and the lines are making strict compositions to symbolize her vertiginous ideas. She is among the most remarkable young artists internationally at this present. This year, Machida’s first exhibition in the museum was held in Hannover, Germany. Her solo exhibition in this year also overwhelmed the viewers. Now, She stays in Denmark as Foundation for Cultural Administration by Agency for Cultural Affairs.

1961年京都府生まれ。1989年東京芸術大学大学院修了。神奈川県茅ヶ崎市在住。2000年西村画廊での初個展”Animals”で注目を集める。様々な種類の動物をいきいきとした魅力的なかたちで表現した楠の木彫作品を制作する。2001年平櫛田中賞、2005年にタカシマヤ美術賞を受賞。2007-2008年には、個展「ANIMALS+」が平塚市美術館を皮切りに北海道立旭川美術館、高崎市美術館、伊丹市立美術館、ふくやま美術館を巡回し、親しみやすくユーモラスでありつつ、重量感のある作品が高く評価された。2009年の春から夏にかけて愛知県美術館で個展を、メルシャン軽井沢美術館でグループ展を開催。

Misawa was born 1961 in Kyoto, graduated Tokyo National University of Arts and Music in 1989. Now he lives and works in Chigasaki, Kanagawa. In 2000, his first solo exhibition at our gallery, “Animals” was highly applaused. In 2001, he was awarded the Hirakushi Denchu Prize. His major works are wooden sculptures of various animals, lively, wild and humorous. The retrospective exhibition “ANIMALS＋” is toured around Japan in 2007 – 2008, which has started from Hiratsuka Museum of Art. The exhibition is evaluated as Misawa excitingly set a new aspect for wooden sculpture. From this spring to summer, he will holds a solo exhibition at Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art and group exhibition at Mercian Karuizawa Museum of Art.