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Ed TSUWAKI: CoCo
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Written by KALONSNET Editor   
Published: September 15 2010

Courtesy of the artist and FOIL GALLERY, copyright © Ed TSUWAKI

This will be the first exhibition of this artist at FOIL GALLERY, as well as artist's first solo exhibition at a gallery in Japan in 10 years.

With its characteristic illustration of women with long neck, TSUWAKI became well known in publishing and advertising field both domestically and internationally. In this exhibition, however, he challenges himself by deconstructing his familiar, rather formalised style to explore new possibility of beauty.

The woman, has been a motif he has continuously used in his works. As TSUWAKI notes he "kept drawing however my hand moves", variety of women are uniquely portrayed in the newly produced about 100 works. Elegant but devilish, or innocent but somehow scandalous - connoting such binary oppositions at the same time, Tsuwaki's women appeal the viewer sensually and motherly at times. By using Chinese ink and water-colored pencil, the contingency and unexpectability further strengthen the fascinating, transient beauty of the woman.

Ed TSUWAKI Profile:
Born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1966. Having established his career in variety of fields such as drawing, painting, illustration, graphic design, art direction, photography, fashion, writing, since 1980. His major solo exhibitions include; "Merry-go-round" Shiseido La Beaute, Paris, 2004; "Dessert House" Fireking Cafe, Tokyo, 2006. His participation in group exhibitions include; "Chocolate directed by Naoto Fukasawa" 21_21 Design Sight, Tokyo, 2007.

* The text provided by FOIL GALLERY.


Opened dates: October 22 - November 13, 2010

Last Updated on October 22 2010
 

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