MIYAKO YOSHINAGA
Hitoshi Fugo
Watchers – Waterfall 5, 1994/2022
Archival pigment print, edition of 10
15 ¼ x 10 1/8 in / 38.9 x 25.8 cm (each)
© Hitoshi Fugo, Courtesy of MIYAKO YOSHINAGA, New York
This pair of photographs focusing on the back of a person watching a waterfall is one of 23 such pairs by Japanese photographer Hitoshi Fugo (b. 1947). He combines images from two different sites to create a simple structure – the act of watching Kegon Falls in Japan on the left and Niagara Falls in the US on the right. The photographs present countless visual clues to the subjects’ individuality and even evoke our imagination of his/her inner feelings. On the one hand, the artist captures a narrow stream of water flowing in front of a gray-haired man with slightly bent shoulders and an oversized tailored jacket, and on the other, an overwhelming rush of water cascades in front of a larger man of similar age in a work shirt. This work evokes the Japanese wabi-sabi of life, the acceptance of impermanence and contented loneliness that comes in the later years.
$3,000 (frame additional)
This work will be exhibited in the artist’s upcoming solo exhibition at our gallery from October 28 to December 19, 2022.
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Manika Nagare
Your Ears, 2022
Oil on canvas
28 5/8 x 18 5/8 in / 72.7 x 72.7 cm
© Manika Nagare, photo by Ken Kato
Imagination sometimes becomes intensified due to a physical condition, especially one involving altered senses. This vigorously stroked painting with bold colors by Japanese artist Manika Nagare (b. 1975) was inspired by her recent episode of disorientation and fear caused by the sudden deafness in one of her ears. The explosion of sound and unusual air pressure she felt in her hearing ear made her aware of a completely different world beyond the normal realm. Nagare is always interested in exploring the rich narratives with which different individuals and cultures express their own experiences. Nagare painted "Your Ears" while imagining the different meanings and representations of hearing.
This work will be exhibited in Nagare’s solo exhibition “Spectrum of Vivid Moments” at Nariwa Museum in Okayama, Japan from September 17 to December 18, 2022.
$6,500
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Hitoshi Fugo
Watchers – Waterfall 8, 1994/2022
Archival pigment print, edition of 10
15 ¼ x 10 1/8 in / 38.9 x 25.8 cm (each)
© Hitoshi Fugo, Courtesy of MIYAKO YOSHINAGA, New York
This set of two photographs focusing on the back of a person watching a waterfall is one of 23 such pairs by Japanese photographer Hitoshi Fugo (b. 1947). He combines images from two different sites to create a simple structure – the act of watching Kegon Falls in Japan on the left and Niagara Falls in the US on the right. The photographs present countless visual clues to the subjects’ individuality and even evoke our imagination of his/her inner feelings.
Here, capturing young women with their hair neatly tied, the artist wonders if they feel the water washes away impurities, the ancient notion associated with waterfalls in Japan, or more general awe of nature. The immense amount of rushing water can be quite loud in their ears, but the watchers, who look pensive, might as well hear nothing in their minds.
$3,000 (frame additional)
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Manika Nagare
My Ear Sparkled, 2022
Oil on canvas
28 5/8 x 18 5/8 in / 72.7 x 72.7 cm
© Manika Nagare, Courtesy of MIYAKO YOSHINAGA, New York
The artist Manika Nagare (b. 1975) strives to extract colors from the infinite spectrum of light omnipresent in her surroundings – people and the world at large. When light sparkles in them [what is them?], there is no need for her to find it [find what?] – she can just witness “the simple and absolute color”– according to the artist. Hoping such a moment happens in every person and every society, Nagare, in this new painting, plays with a gradation of yellow, green, and blue pigments with an accent of orange to express such a special sensation. Instead of mixing colors on a palette, Nagare applies multiple layers of simple colors, conveying shifting differences in light and perspective.
This work will be exhibited in Nagare’s solo exhibition “Spectrum of Vivid Moments” at Nariwa Museum in Okayama, Japan from September 17 to December 18, 2022.
$6,500
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