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until 12.10. | #4394ARTatBerlin | Galerie Martin Mertens shows from 07. September 2024 the exhibition When everything`s made to be broken by the artist Tomoyuki Ueno.
Galerie Martin Mertens presents the third solo exhibition of Japanese artist Tomoyuki Ueno at the gallery. In this exhibition, Ueno combines three groups of works.
The first group comprises a further development of his Sky Sculptures, in which he combines the structures of marble slabs with structures of cloud formations in the form of photographs. He has now merged the two slabs (marble and photograph), which were previously arranged next to each other, by inserting the photograph into an opening in the marble slab. This creates an even closer connection between the two elements.
The second group comprises works from the “Forest” series, in which Ueno collects y-shaped branches in Berlin forests and connects them with metal rings to form transparent curtains or reliefs. An element shaped by nature is arranged in series, creating new geometric forms.
The third group of works is a premiere in the gallery, as this is the first time that Ueno is showing the results of his exploration of ceramic art, which is very important and respected in Japan. The oldest Japanese pottery is 16,000 years old, making it some of the oldest in the world. Ueno shows vases (as wall vases or free-standing vases) that hold individual branches and are reminiscent of the equally ancient Japanese art of ikebana.
The vases are closely linked to natural materials through the material (earth or clay) and thus seamlessly connect to his Skyscultures and Forest series.
The artist says: “The glaze is also a mixture of plant ash and lime, so the ceramic art incorporates the earth itself. To grow plants is to celebrate the bounty of nature and at the same time take a look at the origins of human art.”
Vernissage: Saturday, 07. September 2024, 6 – 9 pm
Exhibition period: Saturday, 07. September until Saturday, 12. October 2024
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Image caption: Courtesy Tomoyuki Ueno – Galerie Martin Mertens
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