Takashi Ishida: Burning Chair
Taka Ishii Gallery is pleased to present 鈥淏urning Chair,鈥� a solo exhibition by Takashi Ishida commemorating his reception of the Gotoh Cultural Award Fine Arts Division. This exhibit, which is Ishida鈥檚 second solo exhibition to be held at Taka Ishii Gallery, is jointly hosted with the Gotoh Memorial Foundation. 鈥淏urning Chair,鈥� Ishida鈥檚 most recent work, was created by shooting one frame at a time to produce a 鈥渕oving image鈥� of drawing animation, in which a natural line propagates itself like a wave. For this work, Ishida drew on a wall and floor made of concrete with chalk, then sprinkled water over his drawing to erase the chalk lines. The water dried out and disappeared, creating a repetitious image; the use of such malleable materials on concrete surfaces only emphasizes the image鈥檚 generation and disappearance. This work functions as the complement of 鈥淩eflection,鈥� which Ishida created while staying in Canada and England through a grant from the Gotoh Memorial Foundation. 鈥淩eflection鈥� was produced from uncontrollable natural light rather than artificial studio light, and in this way functions as a new venture into documentary.
Up until now, Ishida had mostly used paint to create drawing animation works like 鈥淕estalt鈥� (1999), 鈥淐HAIR/SCREEN鈥� (2003), 鈥淲all of the Sea,鈥� 鈥淔ilm of the Sea鈥� (both 2007, made in public at the Yokohama Museum of Art), 鈥淩eflection鈥� (2009) and 鈥淎 White Room鈥� (2012). This exhibition marks the first time he has used chalk in his work. With respect to the act of drawing with water, 鈥淏urning Chair鈥� could be seen as the evolution of works like 鈥淒rawing on the Sand鈥� (2011), a documentary work created on an Okinawan Beach which was shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, and 鈥淪ummer Drawing鈥� (2010), which Ishida drew on a concrete surface in high heat. This exhibit will also comprise highly experimental new drawings which were created by transmitting light onto manuscript paper.
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Taka Ishii Gallery is pleased to present 鈥淏urning Chair,鈥� a solo exhibition by Takashi Ishida commemorating his reception of the Gotoh Cultural Award Fine Arts Division. This exhibit, which is Ishida鈥檚 second solo exhibition to be held at Taka Ishii Gallery, is jointly hosted with the Gotoh Memorial Foundation. 鈥淏urning Chair,鈥� Ishida鈥檚 most recent work, was created by shooting one frame at a time to produce a 鈥渕oving image鈥� of drawing animation, in which a natural line propagates itself like a wave. For this work, Ishida drew on a wall and floor made of concrete with chalk, then sprinkled water over his drawing to erase the chalk lines. The water dried out and disappeared, creating a repetitious image; the use of such malleable materials on concrete surfaces only emphasizes the image鈥檚 generation and disappearance. This work functions as the complement of 鈥淩eflection,鈥� which Ishida created while staying in Canada and England through a grant from the Gotoh Memorial Foundation. 鈥淩eflection鈥� was produced from uncontrollable natural light rather than artificial studio light, and in this way functions as a new venture into documentary.
Up until now, Ishida had mostly used paint to create drawing animation works like 鈥淕estalt鈥� (1999), 鈥淐HAIR/SCREEN鈥� (2003), 鈥淲all of the Sea,鈥� 鈥淔ilm of the Sea鈥� (both 2007, made in public at the Yokohama Museum of Art), 鈥淩eflection鈥� (2009) and 鈥淎 White Room鈥� (2012). This exhibition marks the first time he has used chalk in his work. With respect to the act of drawing with water, 鈥淏urning Chair鈥� could be seen as the evolution of works like 鈥淒rawing on the Sand鈥� (2011), a documentary work created on an Okinawan Beach which was shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, and 鈥淪ummer Drawing鈥� (2010), which Ishida drew on a concrete surface in high heat. This exhibit will also comprise highly experimental new drawings which were created by transmitting light onto manuscript paper.
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