Born in Osaka in 1964, Yoshinobu Nakagawa now resides in Shiga prefecture. Ever since his first one-person show in 1987, the year he graduated from Osaka University of Art, Nakagawa's motif has been consistently plants or relationship between plants (nature) and human being (farmer), or agriculture and cultivation, which is a fundamental activity to us. His artisanship, which freely controls every kind of materials and the poetic emotions sprung from the naive form of his work, has attracted many people. This is his sixth show at taguchi fine art, ltd.

This time on view is his serial work titled "Seed on the Table" which the artist regards as drawing. Works around 1995 which has no chance to be exhibited will be displayed together with recent and new works.

"Seed on the Table" is a drawing work on a small canvas which had painted and once completed as a painting work by the artist himself earlier. He scraped the surface of the canvas and removes the layer of the paints, again paints layers and layers on it as farmers cultivate the earth. Then he draws small circles on it using wax, soot of candle and punching metal as farmers sow plant seeds on earth. For Nakagawa, the process of producing art works has something in common with farmer's activity and his physical action.

＊The text provided by taguchi fine art, ltd.

Period: March 5 - April 2, 2011
Venue: taguchi fine art, ltd.
Reception: Saturday, March 5, 201, 17:00 - 20:00