Shibuya culture PROJECT

Pola Museum of Art Hakone Sengokuhara came to Shibuya! This time, the Bunkamura Museum, Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, of excellence Impressionist collection about 80 points, which boasts the world were gathered. This valuable the exhibition were asked to look at, especially in contemporary art, management and of artists, engaged in the planning and management of the gallery, Yukari-Art Inc representative only wife Yukari. Mr. Mima that was born and raised in near Shibuya immediately "genuine urban girl" (personal story) is, classic, including the Impressionists (※) and contemporary art, she told us about each of the charm.
(※ in the text, "classic" that Mr. Mima has been talked and the 19th century Impressionists, and refers to the earlier of the art)
Information of "Impressionist Collection Exhibition of Pola Museum of Art to meet in Shibuya" is here.
Bunkamura Museum - How was your impression of today?Purely was fun! Movies, of course, it also was good way of exhibition. On the history of art, to a very important era was produced in the works are arranged in chronological order understandable, because everyone is a painter and works such as know there will be one, familiar to everyday Art not by who I think enough to enjoy. Also because the more exhibit number 80 points, not tired looking, it is just the right scale. At the same it is often that not close to the work if there is a fence that it is a museum of Japan, but you can see the masterpiece this time really in the buckwheat. I myself, I recently was not able to have the opportunity to easily go to the museum, is happy to spend is so luxurious moments in Shibuya of the living area. Thankfully feel (laughs). At the same, since there is no it was still asked to Pola Museum of Art, to also change the impression received from work when the location changes, I wanted to go by all means.

- In particular the remaining work in the impression? Well, if you and I had just a wonderful work, I cited dare .... "Vase of Japanese style" of Odilon Redon. Fantastic works and strong bizarre image motif comes out Redon is, very friendly thing and depicting the work of touch, even just as influenced by Japanese art and other artists of this era him in I have had the Do it, I was impressed also that. In particular favorite of the Degas and Van Gogh as a writer. Degas I pick up well as motifs such as ballet dancers and acrobats, I do not even than I love the art that uses a body to represent the entire body is the target with an interest it was similar, and arbitrarily guess I have (laughs). And sharp observation force, use of color is also to is clean, you have been excited by just looking. Work of Van Gogh, to feel just stop is thinking in a good way. Been appealing directly to the emotions, the mind is shaken. Also there was a work called "grass" this time, I just are really just the grass painted, so why, probably be moved is so mind? ! I.
- Usually, for Mima's many opportunities to contemporary art, "classical" art will What kind of existence?Because those that contemporary art will reflect the era, of course physiologically and those not very good, it has also out unattractive work. I have the influence of the family, so grew up in an environment in which art and art work is in the familiar, it what to "classical" art beautiful there are many, such as Van Gogh, we have been familiar with the very obvious. That there were also many times it becomes unpleasant than "classic" and "modern", the old days of the work is subjected to a sieve by the passage of time, really great only a just good because there are no remaining work things commonplace speaking for granted. So, "classical" art for me to deal with contemporary art, like a what if, that has been shown textbooks and reference books to the work that is loved by many people, when dealing with now works There are also often go back to the "classic".

- I understand that the "classic" like, why in the world of contemporary art? Certainly, I think that can also handle the "classical" art at work. But, I called a 10-minute train ride to Shibuya, exactly born in Tokyo in the center, grew up in the concrete, genuine of today's child. Clean and I'm there are two people of yourself in me (laughs). And my purely as a beautiful old works of the original like human beings, my present-day children who are inexorably. Because our ancestors have left me a lot of paintings and works, to is why it is possible to touch the great art in this day and age, what I like things that are still very alive now, in modern artists from, for example, as of Monet and Renoir, Van Gogh saw today, to find the people they can deliver the remains to posterity work, defect so that we brought up, I think. Whether it remains after us decide history. And, typical I It is a natural idea to dealing with the "modern" than the urban kid I dealing with the "classical".

- Are there any criteria to discover the "new artist"? Before I see the work, to read the description of the profile and work of the writer is avoided. I think the work speaks to all, because I do not think we have to talk. If you were in the works to get caught in their own antenna and there is a common point, rather than the introverted work called "may be divided into seen people only", whether or not you have something strong something that comes through here, the fact that the I you'll. The first motivation of work development would it be a negative thing and those introverted, but I want you to touch from there in the opposite direction. We correct to always look for the artists that have that kind of strong energy. Then, for example impressionist this only reason that has been loved by people around the world is purely, Toka color is the beautiful, Toka are drawn tightly, I think the larger a very obvious reason. What the essence of what stirs the human mind, because it should not change much, I like those who can to take care of such basic things in the modern writer's.

- That I would like to now realized?That there is the most interest to me is the fact that "nurture". I, also an artist, also grow in the staff, I like to see the process. I want to myself continues to grow while watching it. If think so, I think the tremendous What children of growth and possibilities. So in the future, Toka workshops to provide the opportunity to touch the great things from a small time, I want to continue to the sending of art also for children. In fact, some already, but I know in the initiative (laughs). ■ profile

Mima - Yukari After Waseda University School of Commerce graduate, NY to learn contemporary art, he went to London, participated in many art fairs. In 2005, after returning homeYukari-art Inc.Established. Literally with "Shibuya is a city that I grew up", taking advantage of the sensibility of as a genuine urban kid, in addition to the management and exhibition planning of the artists, such as the management of the "gallery Es" in Shibuya-ku Jingumae, of Japan in order to liven up the art scene, it has been widely active. This spring, the 9thGEISAIParticipation is also determined as a scout jury of.

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