 Aku-Ma 2011 |
 Sei Sei 2011 |
Artists Statement
Kobayashi uses short-hair brushes on finely made paper, as well as pencil, to depict cell-like images. Her images are subdued by the soft surface of the rice paper she uses, like peach skin; a texture which the viewer in turn is able to feel. Heaps of cells, like scattered flowers, form, and seem to multiply, on the paper surface. In these artists work, images are formed by many fine lines and circles, the lightness of the sense of presence depicted is remarkable. The image is not confined to the picture's surface; there is the constant that something therein is moving. shoshoku, the word that forms the title of this exhibition, comes from an ancient Chinese conception, in which sho meant the dissipation of the yin "negative", energy; and shoku meant the formation of the yang "positive" energy. The yin energy, that is the point at which the expulsed breath finally ends, becomes - just like that - the opportunity for yang breath to be form. It seems that, in this brief moment, is condensed the mystery of the cycle of life.
With their myriad dots, whether multiplying or dissipating; we invite you to see the light, refined sense of wit in the works of this young artist.
Everything with form in this world, are the result of tiny irregular particles being attracted to special magnetic fields, combining, joining, spreading; then those particles which held some sort of intention somehow take the form of what we call ‘person’, ‘tree’, ‘thunder’, and so on. Each is different, yet the same, and if at any point that magnetic field should be lost, then everything will fall apart and disappear. Those particles that lose form, lose their intention, return to being individual particles, dispersed. That’s why, the fact that we are here is an incredible miracle. So, simply by being part of this, I think I should try to find out more about the connection to this miracle, shouldn’t I? Shouldn’t I try to express that?
