 T-5-F-8, 2005 mixed media on canvas, 73 x 92 cm Toru Hamada Base Gallery is pleased to present the solo exhibition of Toru Hamada, who, having been engaged solely in abstract sculpture and painting for more than two decades, now attempts a new horizon in figurative painting. In his new works Hamada depicts various animals - cow, lion, dog or rabbit - or human figures as if they are cut out and pasted onto the landscape. Though curiously eye-catching, these living things only play supporting roles in Hamada's picture stage, giving way to the real protagonists such as colors, forms and brushstrokes. Amid restraints of colors and lines that are compulsory in figurative depiction, Hamada still walks free with his apparently nonchalant approach to colors and lines, thus revealing without effort the ambiguous nature of what is abstract and what is figurative. Toru Hamada was born in Ehime, Japan in 1953 and emigrated to Europe in his late teens. Now he lives and works in Paris, France. The list of public collections includes the Kawaguchiko Museum of Art and the Kyoto University Hospital Hall, to name only a few. Exhibition: March 1 - 20, 2006 Gallery hours: Mon-Sat 11am - 7 pm Base Gallery Koura Daiichi Bldg. 1F, 1-1-6 Nihombashi-Kayabacho, Chuo-ku J-Tokyo 103-0025 Telephone +81-3-5623-6655 Fax +81-3-5623-6656 Email info@basegallery.com www.basegallery.com |
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