Hara Hiroshi
Oct 25 - Nov 12, 2015
Hours : 10:00 am - 6:30 pm
Tuesday (Open by appointment), Wednesday (closed)
Exhibiting work : Drawing with ink, pigment, and oil smoke on Handmade Japanese paper and canvas ‥‥ abt. 15 pcs
Artist Name: HARA Hiroshi Real name: TANIKAWA Hiroshi
Born in Takamatsu City, 1956. Graduated from Tama Art University, Department of Painting, 1979 Born in Kagawa, Japan in 1956, Hara majored in oil painting at Tama Art University. After experimenting with various materials such as glass and bark, since 2003, he has been using handmade Japanese paper and ink (Suiboku-ga technique) to create minimalistic works on the theme of "phenomenon and action". Currently, he is not concerned with the material of expression in his work. He believes that self-expression is born from an internal necessity and that it is important to compare the self (our culture) with others (other cultures).
He has participated in numerous exhibitions including Art Fair Tokyo (2008-2010), Art HK (Hong Kong, 2010), Art Taipei 2012 (Taipei, 2012), Unbound Perspectives Exhibition (New York, 2012), Kagawa Yamanami Art Festival (Kagawa Prefecture, 2013-2019). He has participated in many exhibitions such as Art Taipei 2012 (Taipei, Taiwan, 2010), Unbound Perspectives Exhibition (New York, 2012), Kagawa Yamanami Art Festival (Kagawa, 2013-2019).
Solo Exhibitions
2024 “Hiroshi Hara Exhibition: With the Kaiganji Temple Barrier Paintings,” Nakatsu Banshoen Marugame Museum, Marugame, Kagawa , 2023 “Hiroshi Hara × Hiroko Tanikawa Exhibition,” Artland Gallery, Marugame, Kagawa, 2022 “Hiroshi Hara 1975–2022,” Art Echo Gallery, Manno, Kagawa
2019 Kamado Hall (Sakaide, Japan), 2016 Art Beatus HK (Hong Kong), 2012, 14-17, 19,21 Artland Gallery (Marugame, Japan), 2007, 08, 10, 15, 18 Gallery Natsuka (Ginza, Kyobashi, Tokyo), 2008 Art Beatus Van ( (Bankvar, Tokyo), 2008 Art Beatus Van (Bankvar, Tokyo)
On the Occasion of the Solo Exhibition Hara Hiroshi
I have been pursuing the beauty of materials and their possibilities through expression using Japanese paper and sumi ink. I wanted to make the expression abstract and simpler.
There are two types of sumi ink: pine ink, made from pine trees, and oil ink, made from soot from cooking oil. They have slightly different tints.
In a new attempt, I used the technique of fixing the soot generated from the oil smoke directly onto Japanese paper or canvas. I feel that this technique has deepened my work to match the concept of "the beauty of the bare essence".
The other day, I noticed something when an artist introduced my work. He said, "This artist paints without touching the screen. Strictly speaking, it is one of the paintings without painting.
The pioneer of paintings without painting would be Jackson Pollock, who once created Abstract Expressionism (Action Painting) using the technique of Pouring.
Although our starting points are completely different and I was never aware of it, I must reconfirm whether we share the same concerns and significance through the process of creation. And have I taken the first step into the realm of unknown possibilities? I feel anxious and hopeful at the same time.
