EXHIBITION

Mali Morris Exhibition

18th(Tue)-29th(Sat).July.2000
11:00 - 19:00 (last day 17:00) Closed on Sunday
Opening party: 18(Tue) 18:00 - 20:00

Acrylic on canvas

TITLE　「Purple Lap」'99 Dimensions　４６×５５㎝

Mali Morris has been exploring transparent layering and removal, which allows colour to show through, or glow through colour, to be revealed, rather than overlaid. Although each painting is a separate and autonomous work, when grouped together, clustered or scattered, they invite complex readings which are amplified or dramatised by various placings positioning. One of the painting methods she has used in the last few years is combing or scraping into wet paint over a layer of dry colour, finding that this apparently simple device offers a very complex synthesis of drawing, image, pace, rhythm, luminosity and colour contrast.


TITLE　「Posy」'97 Dimensions　　４６×５５㎝	TITLE　「Blue　Clearins」　’99 Dimensions　　４６×５５㎝
Mali Morris was born in North Wales and studied Fine Art at the Universities of Newcastle upon Tyne and Reading. Since then there have been many in London, Manchester, Liverpool, and a number abroad. Her work is in private, corporate and public collections worldwide, including the Arts Council of Great Britain, The British Council The Contemporary Arts Society, and the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. Among awards received are an Arts Council Award, GLAA Major Award, Elephant Trust Award, and the Lorne Award.

With support from the British Council, Chelsea College of Art and Design, and DAIWA Anglo-Japanese Foundation

Naoko Takematsu Exhibition

18th(Tue)-29th(Sat).July.2000
11:00 - 19:00 (last day 17:00) Closed on Sunday
Opening party: 18(Tue) 18:00 - 20:00


Objects ( mixed media )




Naoko Takematsu's work has been focusing on 'Self' within various environments. In this exhibition, she particulary chose to look at her life in Tokyo. "There are so many roles you have got to play in this incredibly busy society" - she represents this by displaying a number of shell-like costumes made from a range of materials such as different kinds of metal, concrete, resins and vinyl. These beautifully crafted and intriguing figures emanate aspects of artificiality in Tokyo raising the question "who really am I here ?" and "can you really see ME ?" The braille she uses and its messages also imply a lack of real communication and understanding. Takematsu gained her Masters from Edinburgh College of Art and has been one of the leading members of Open Studio NOPE since last year, also working as an art event organiser and tutor for children's and adults' workshops. Her interest in working for people with special needs is taking her back to Britain with a scholarship after this exhibition. Some of her sculptures are currently installed at the British Embassy.



1991　BA in Plastic Arts and Mixed Media, University of Tsukuba 1995　MFA in Sculpture, Edinburgh College of Art Andrew Grant Bequest Prize, The Clason-Havie Bursary Travel Award 1995　The Society of Scottish Artists 101st Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh James B. Munro Sculpture Award　 1996 Solo Exhibition, Norrie Toch Studios, Gallane Small Assistant Grant, Scottish Arts Council 1997 The Blue Gallery, London 1999- Ceramic tutor for people with disability, Matsudo-shi, Chiba 1999- Studio holder at Open Studio NOPE, Mita 1999 British Art Now 1999, Gallery Aoyama 2000 Egg of Mobius, O Museum of Art, Shinagawa 2000- POLA Art Foundation Scholarship to work in Britain

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