HIROMI
/2009
/Ball-point pen on paper
/ 34 x 48 in
Tomori Nagamoto a.k.a. tomolennon
OUCHI GALLERY is pleased to present
Foreign Soil,
the most promising Japanese artist, Tomori Nagamoto’s
first solo exhibition in New York.
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image: HIROMI /2009 /Ball-point pen on paper / 34 x 48 in |
Foreign Soil Date: July 21-26,
2009 Known for his large-scale ball-point pen drawings of human figures, Tomori Nagamoto denotes urban isolation of individuals. The lines, which flow through repetitive motion, capture the essence of an individual’s fragile state. Through determination and control of his work, Nagamoto expresses the combination of the abstract mind with high realism drawings. Over the past 10 years, Nagamoto’s works has been exhibited and published internationally. In his latest installation work entitled Sakura, which had its successful premiered at UpART contemporary art fair 2009 in Toronto. Sakura expressed the expectations and misconceptions of visitors' perceptions of their experiences in and of Japan. People and the ways of which they adopt to the space around them is the key focus of Nagamoto’s work. And his subjects are content and seam to seduce the viewer. Tomori Nagamoto was born in Japan and established his artistic career in Canada and now lives in New York. Up to the present, he has received many awards including "Best Artist" award from NOW Magazine in 2002 and EYE Magazine in 2003 as the best local visual artist of the year. His work has been featured in books, magazines and other media. His work has also been exhibited in Canada, U.S., China and Japan.
[Foreign Soil Statement]
Tomori's collection of portraits, Foreign Soil, features five major figures in today's contemporary art/music scene. Artists who had left their native country of birth and are blooming in a foreign land. A Japanese born jazz pianist Hiromi, graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston and now has obtained a sterling international reputation for her incredible jazz piano technique. Born in Mozambique, raised in Canada, incredibly talented illustrator, Marcos Chin, now resides in the U.S.. An award-winning, perhaps the most awaited illustrator, Yuko Shimizu, was born in Japan and now lives and works in New York. Graduated from Berklee with highest honors, Toru Dodo is another talented jazz pianist who was born in Japan. A young and promising artist, Risa Kusumoto is a truly multi-cultural icon. She was born in Japan and raised in Brazil, Germany and U.S., and now lives in Canada. They all are flourishing in an urban environment like Toronto and New York; the world's most diverse/multicultural cites with half its residents born outside the country. These cities have fostered the concept of globalization. Globalization has increased the possibility of understanding among people whose traditional cultures were once estranged from one another. International foods, music, literature and traditions are now more easily consumed, integrated and understood. The building of an artistic cultural identity of the country is based on the respect for cultural diversity. In order to get the soil ready for planting, you must first plow the land because plants can only blossom if they can take in all the water and nutrients that the soil has to offer. [Venue]
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