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Taka Ishii Gallery Maebashi is pleased to present “Zankyu,” a solo exhibition of the work of Fu Nagasawa, on view from Saturday, February 21 through Sunday, March 29. Following his participation in a two-person exhibition at the same venue last March, this marks his first solo exhibition at the gallery. The exhibition includes approximately 10 new paintings, as well as eight ceramic tile works that represent a new direction in his practice.
Nagasawa regularly visits flea markets near his studio in Kyoto, and produces paintings that reference motifs found in folk craft objects. At these markets, where handmade objects from different periods intermingle, his attention is drawn not only to varied depictions of plants and animals, but also to patterns, calligraphic elements, and other symbolic or abstract forms. Imbued with singular qualities imparted by the hands of anonymous artisans, as well as slight differences that have emerged by chance in individual objects, these visual forms have…
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Taka Ishii Gallery Maebashi is pleased to present “Zankyu,” a solo exhibition of the work of Fu Nagasawa, on view from Saturday, February 21 through Sunday, March 29. Following his participation in a two-person exhibition at the same venue last March, this marks his first solo exhibition at the gallery. The exhibition includes approximately 10 new paintings, as well as eight ceramic tile works that represent a new direction in his practice.
Nagasawa regularly visits flea markets near his studio in Kyoto, and produces paintings that reference motifs found in folk craft objects. At these markets, where handmade objects from different periods intermingle, his attention is drawn not only to varied depictions of plants and animals, but also to patterns, calligraphic elements, and other symbolic or abstract forms. Imbued with singular qualities imparted by the hands of anonymous artisans, as well as slight differences that have emerged by chance in individual objects, these visual forms have…




































































