YAMAMOT Ryuki Exhibition "SHI SHIN KEI -Super Privatism-"

We are pleased to announce YAMAMOTO Ryuki solo exhibition at Mizuma Action starting from November 26th, 2008. This is his first show in two years. Yamamoto was born in 1976 in Mie. He is known for detailed photo realistic self-portrait with full of humor. He calls his works, “super privatism painting,” and he often uses self-portrait as a device to translate his question and discovery in this society and in his life onto picture surface by depicting small sized several hundreds of him or one giant self-portrait. In this exhibition, entitled “SHI SHIN KEI* -Super Privatism-,” what is reflected on the scenery in Yamamoto’s heart? Of course there will be full of Yamamoto! When we walk around the city, we sometimes are shocked to find people wearing emotionless masks or fawn face. However, we hardly have a chance to notice that we have the same facial expression as they do. One of Yamamoto’s works, “Untitled (Back),” in which a number of naked Yamamotos hunching over and covering their ears, might remind us of those states we are in. Its strong contrast and sharp criticism drew with pencil were superbly eased by Yamamotos’ naked buttocks and ultimately we are overwhelmed by its simple composition. His other artwork, “With Mother” was created based on the shocking fact that his mother in a student photo exactly looks like a girl whom he fell in love with. In this work, the artist with deadpan face stays beside his mother a smile and it can be an epic work refers to Anima in Yamamoto way.