Hiroshi Sugito: Apples & Triangles

Hiroshi Sugito(1970-) who is a representative painter of Japanese art since the 1990s after Nara Yoshitomo(1959-) and Takashi Murakami(1962-) returns non-visual objects such as dreams, ideals, and memories to sophisticated lines and geometrical abstract images. He also accepts the feature of Japanese traditional painting that leaves the space and constructs on canvas by structurally arranging images. In particular, Sugito represents the depth of memory by putting a frame in the frame, such as drawing a curtain or a grid to create another space on the canvas. 

Old frames made in the 1950s and 1960s were an important material to the works to create a new space in his work and he believes these frames have a special beauty as much as the time they have passed. In addition, Sugito does not limit the space to the frame of the canvas, but also expands the space to the whole space of the exhibition. By newly drawing or selecting the work considering the feature of the exhibition space, he created space as artwork. By newly drawing or selecting the work considering the feature of the exhibition space, he created space as artwork. In addition, this exhibition, apples and triangles, is not only Sugito’s first solo exhibition in Korea, but also a meaningful exhibition to face his works in Korea in seven years since 2013, and 26 new works produced for this exhibition can be appreciated at the same time at Gana Art Nineone and Gana Art Sounds.