YORIKO TAKABATAKE

In this exhibition, two developments using mechanics will be presented. The CANVAS series is a continuation of the CAVE series, approaching the support structure itself. Takabatake makes her own plain-woven canvases using yellow jute and forms the surfaces along the woven lines. She will also present a series of works in which material and structure are more firmly connected, such as a work in which jute is mixed with pigments and colored dry clay materials and made into a sphere by the force of circular motion. The LINE(N) series is made using the principles of rotation and gravity that occur when twisting and reeling yarn. By wrapping a canvas around a cylinder, which is suspended with a string from the ceiling, and moving it in a circular motion, she discovered a method of creating a new space with just a single line.

In order to obtain her own methodology in painting, Takabatake has focused on “oil on canvas”, two fundamental components of the painting, and has been tirelessly exploring the possibilities of this method. She regularly plans art-oriented trips, such as the cave paintings of Lascaux and the ground paintings of Nazca, to experience the dynamism of the world through her five senses, which by itself indicates her magnificence as an artist, and influences her art practice. Please enjoy a new works exhibition by Yoriko Takabatake.