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Takeshi ABE: Sign of Ghost
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Published: November 11 2011

"A German Boy"(Part)
wood cube | 2011 | 1000 × 803 × 27 mm
Copyright© Takeshi Abe
Courtesy of the artist and ART FRONT GALLERY

Putting up small colored cubes on a wall at a regular interval – it is such a meticulous work. It seems to be just a set of cubes in being seen at close range, and people may not find it an elaborate picture as a photograph until they view it from distance. This experience is similar to the surprise when firstly see halftone dots of prints by a magnifying glass. Or, it also reminds us of the work of Chuck Close which is the portrait composed by gathering of different decomposed colors. However, it was difficult to illustrate the difference between these halftone dots or artworks of Close and those of Abe until viewing actual works at VOCA exhibition.
Almost all of cubes of Abe’s works placed in a grid have intervals and he takes the face of the wall into a part of his works. Cubes, which take three-dimensional form, inevitably cast shadow. Therefore, every time audience gets closer or changes angle of the view, cubes and shadow on the wall appear differently. Unlike a printing technique which aims for clearness, the works of Abe never become clear. They are always unclear and the image itself wavers. Though it is able to tell its gender, we cannot find what is actually drawn. It may nobody but somebody unclear. Abe just uses the system of colored cubes in these works, and it is such experiment as expressing images by device of simple system that make his works more interesting.
Besides flat works of cubes, three-dimensional works will also be in view at this exhibition. Considering the fact that his basic style is the cube, Abe aims at creating three-dimensional works from the beginning. It may be without saying to mention Daniel Buren. The artist is able to develop different style by replacing works putting up on a flat with three-dimensional space or replacing color with light. This exhibition will bring you the expectation on the variation of massive systems exploring various possibilities from current works of Takeshi Abe.

* The text provided by ART FRONT GALLERY./p>


Period: Tuesday, November 15 - Sunday, December 4, 2011
Venue: ART FRONT GALLERY

Last Updated on November 15 2011
 

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