[YUGEN Gallery] A solo exhibition by Keita Minami, an illustrator who creates works that “shake people’s common sense,” will be held in Fukuoka!
Gene Co., Ltd. Press release: November 12, 2024 [YUGEN Gallery] A solo exhibition by Keita Minami, an
illustrator who creates works that “shake people’s common sense,” will be held in Fukuoka! Encounter paintings with humorous subjects and absurd expressions.
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illustrator Keita Minami from Wednesday, February 5, 2025. Due to the influence of her father, a picture book writer, Minami became familiar with drawing from an early age, but paints didn’t suit her gender and she only drew black and white portraits with pencils. Then, when I was 20 years old and attending a set mode seminar, I discovered crayons, which I still use today. Minami says that being able to color using her physical sensations without putting any tools between her body and the painting freed her from the difficulty she had previously felt in her life. “Especially at school, I felt like I was cutting down on my individuality and making parts that fit a standard, so I didn’t fit in. “Normal” and “common sense” bring order, but at the same time they take away freedom and make it suffocating. Drawing saved me from that, and crayons gave me a sense of freedom that I had never felt before.” Although he was aware of the common sense and rules of living in society, he believed that by keeping a certain distance from them he could take control of his own life, and with the motive of “shaking people’s common sense”, he started using crayons. I have started hand-creating. Since then, he has built up a career as an illustrator, illustrating books and magazines, and has recently expanded his range of expression to include not only crayons but also stencils and digital collage works. Minami’s works, colored with crayons and oil pastels, are light and airy, yet evoke an
indescribable sense of unease in the viewer. Please visit YUGEN Gallery FUKUOKA to explore the southern world of expression and discover a new version of yourself. Event overview ■Title: To be determined ■Period: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 to Monday, February 17, 2025 ■Opening hours: 11:00-19:00 *Ends at 17:00 on the last day only ■Closed: Tuesday ■Location: YUGEN Gallery FUKUOKA ■Address: Stage 1 Nishi-dori 4F, 2-1-4 Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture ■Admission fee: Free Past works *Items may differ from the exhibited works.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/74187/316/74187-316-52a274daff01e0d2bf0ec8403de61004-1080×1076.jpg Keita Minami Born in Tokyo in 1981. After graduating from high school, he studied illustration at Setsumode Seminar and MJ Illustrations. TIS member. HB Gallery “HB File Competition vol.34” Grand Prize / Seiichi Suzuki Prize (2024), MJ Illustrations “MJ Award 2024” Kazuyoshi Iino Prize (2024), Illustration Note “15th Note Exhibition” Grand Prize (2014) , Tokyo Illustrators Society “12th TIS Open Call” Silver Award (2014), and many other awards. In addition to book bindings, magazine illustrations, and picture book works, he also creates artwork for the band LUCKY TAPES and novelist Keiya Iwai, as well as murals for commercial facilities. Exhibition [2024] Kagawa Kotohira Art Institute Group Exhibition “Someone’s Life” Tokyo Gallery Hifumi Group Exhibition “MJ Award 2024 Winners Exhibition” Tokyo/HB GALLERY solo exhibition “Quantum” Nagoya/EUREKA Gallery&Cafe Solo exhibition “Quantum Entanglement” [2023] Tokyo, YUGEN GALLERY solo exhibition “Nice to Me Chew Again, TOKYO” Tokyo, MITATE solo exhibition “illumine” [2022] Czech Republic KAMPUS HYBERNSKA Illustration Festival “LUSTR9” [2019] Gifu/Ishitoshiro Clothes Store Solo Exhibition “Ishiro Folktale Picture Book Original Art Exhibition” Taiwan Gallery Koji Group Exhibition “Ito~” About YUGEN Gallery Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/74187/316/74187-316-fd00317ae713ad87632f07dc665c215a-1280×670.jpg YUGEN Gallery is a gallery specializing in Japanese contemporary art, established in February 2022. We operate from two locations: Minami Aoyama, Tokyo and Tenjin, Fukuoka. The gallery name “YUGEN” is derived from the unique Japanese aesthetic concept of “yūgen,” and represents the “profundity,” “sublimity,” “elegance,” “elegance,” “magnificence,” and “magnificence” that the word conveys. The name expresses the desire to convey to as many people as possible the appeal of Japanese art works, which have elements such as “.” Our gallery introduces up-and-coming contemporary artists who are active both domestically and internationally, and exhibits a wide range of works that are not bound by genre. The official website also sells works online in both Japanese and English, delivering art to people all over the world. [Gallery overview] ＜YUGEN Gallery＞ ■Address: KD Minami Aoyama Building 4F, 3-1-31 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo ■Business days: Only during exhibition period ■Business hours: Weekdays 13:00-19:00/Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 13:00-20:00 *It may vary depending on the exhibition ＜YUGEN Gallery FUKUOKA＞ ■Address: Stage 1 Nishi-dori 4F, 2-1-4 Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture ■Business hours: 11:00-19:00 ■Closed: Every Tuesday *There may be temporary closures due to exhibition changes. Please check the official website and official SNS. ■Official website: https://yugen-gallery.com/ ■Official SNS: X: https://twitter.com/yugengallery_jp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yugengallery.jp/ Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/yugengallery.jp/ About Gene Co., Ltd. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/74187/316/74187-316-d0b08c72705c115cdc529f39642d6cd0-1280×670.png In addition to our digital marketing business, which provides consulting services using internet advertising, we also operate an art media business and a lifestyle business. ‧Various research such as market research and competitive research ‧Internet advertising operations (search, SNS, videos, etc.) ‧SEO measures, affiliate measures ‧Creative production, system development ‧Various consulting services ‧ASP service “Katikati” https://katikati.jp/ ・Contemporary art gallery “YUGEN Gallery” https://yugen-gallery.com/ja/
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