Untitled AMAMI 2024
2024 | Silver leaf, washi paper, sliding doors
for the artist to create the work during a stay of about two weeks at Ryukyu Villa Bilo.
While being influenced by the climate and culture of Amami Oshima, it took more than 20 years
allowing the color and texture of the silver leaf to change over time.
in this stay and production in Amami, I applied the silver leaf in its original state to the sliding doors,
have entrusted that color change to the warm and humid climate of Amami. Facing the sea,
changes in color brought about by the natural environment surrounded by sea breezes, palm trees, and sago palms
and should bring about changes that can only be prompted right here and now. Such
The works that have gone through the process have a stronger sense of 'place' compared to traditional works,
From aspects that were strong as material, the extension of people's realistic time axis
Another unknown site specificity of the natural world on the line is strong
It will be adjusted.
(From the artist himself)
Artist / Curator: Shuhei Fukuda
Born in Japan. Completed the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts.
After studying Japanese painting, using traditional Japanese materials and techniques to create contemporary
Attempts an approach.
Especially using silver leaf as a material, by leaving the work in nature, the discoloration that occurs on the silver
Representing the gentle relationship between the artist and the material. The materiality
By strongly presenting it on the surface, it respects the natural state in an Eastern
Pursuing a view of nature and aesthetic sense.
Main solo exhibition "Quiet colors" (RUE VERTE, Copenhagen, Denmark,
2023, "Change / Unchange = Universality" (Arts Chiyoda 3331, Tokyo, 2019
year).
Main group exhibition "Three Paths, Three Methods" (České
Budějovice House of Art, České Budějovice, Czech Republic,
2025, "Touches" (kvalitar, Prague, Czech Republic, 2025)
"MINIMAL \ REDUCTIVE" (Five Walls Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Australia, 2025.
