Part 6 Featured Artist, Yuzuho Matsuoka, will start to exhibit and sell her works!
The title of this exhibition is “The night calls”. Matsuoka’s works, “outline” series with abstract and seemingly pop colors, and “peel” series with impressive layers, approach the viewer’s visual function. The “outline” series and the “peel” series with their impressive multilayered layers.
We are sure that these works will show us various expressions as they overlap with the nature of Naoshima and the hazy space.
We hope you will take this opportunity to view them.
Works exhibited in Room 1 “outline（check#191）” 2024 acrylic on panel 45.5×45.5×5.5cm
Works exhibited in Room 2 “peel #23” 2024 acrylic on panel 72.7×72.7×6.0cm
Roka Suite
【Right】 “outline（check#186）” 2024 acrylic on panel 91.0×91.0×5.5cm
【Left】 “peel #26” 2024 acrylic on panel 100.0×100.0×8.5cm
【Statement by Yuzuho Matsuoka】
We are pleased to present a total of 12 works from the “outline” series in the guest room at the Naoshima Ryokan, Roka.
The works are exhibited in a slightly different atmosphere from that of a regular exhibition space, and they reveal different expressions that we usually don’t notice.
A work of art changes depending on external factors such as the local air, light, wind, and passage of time, as well as internal factors such as people’s feelings.
I would be honored if my works could color your memories a little during your stay at this Ryokan.
We hope that you will take the time to enjoy the changing seasons of Naoshima, a place rich in nature where the time is peaceful, with its shimmering horizon and the scent of greenery, from various angles and distances.
【Profile Yuzuho Matsuoka】
Yuzuho Matsuoka was born in Hyogo, Japan in 1996, and graduated from Kyoto University of Arts in 2021 with a master’s degree in oil painting in the field of arts and crafts. She creates paintings that approach the function of human vision by painting plaid patterns on square canvases with acrylic paint and then partially heaping colored surfaces with abstract shapes on top of the plaid patterns. The layers created by the overlapping patterns give the impression of a three-dimensional work, and make the viewer reconsider the relationship between the painting and the viewer. In recent years, he has also produced works using textiles based on the nature and origins of painting. Major exhibitions include: solo exhibition “Narrowed Vision” at Kyoto Tsutaya Gallery, Kyoto (2023); “Idemitsu Art Award Artist Selection 2023” at The National Art Center, Tokyo (2023); solo exhibition “Redundant Moon” at CANDYBAR GALLERY, Tokyo (2023); solo exhibition “Looking at the Sky through the Hole of a Needle” at FOAM CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo. Major awards include the Excellence Prize at “Pommery Prize Kyoto 2023” in 2023, the Proactive Prize at “ART AWARD TOKYO MARUNOUCHI 2021” in 2021, and the Student Special Prize at “Shell Art Award 2020” in 2020.
Yuzuho Matsuoka, “The night calls”
●Exhibition Period: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 – Monday, April 21, 2025 until 11:00 a.m.
●How to purchase: Please click here to apply.
All exhibited works will be sold immediately. Please note that all works in the exhibition will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that the works will be delivered after the exhibition ends on April 21, 2025.
The packing and shipping costs associated with shipping the artwork will be charged separately.
【Art Tour Information】
Roka offers art tours to view the artworks in the museum collection as well as those on display in guest rooms. Please make a reservation in advance.
Time: 14:15-14:45
Reservations must be made at least 7 days in advance.
The tour will be conducted in Japanese only.