Exhibition

NEW YOKAI | KIMURA Koichi Solo Exhibition

2020.8.4tue–10.4sun finished

Venue：art space co-jin

An artist who produces original Yokai, Koichi KIMURA, will exhibit his collection, NEW

YOKAI, KIMURA Koichi Solo Exhibition, for the first time. Mr. Kimura produces many

works through his pottery and drawings. Their distinctive features come from a

combination of different body parts, such as human limbs and eyes, and the way his

3D clay creations can fit in the palm of your hand almost gives them the appearance of

having existed since ancient times.

Yokai monsters are methodical creatures that are illustrated or described in words

based on various supernatural phenomena or experiences, and their tales have been

passed through generations with aspects of the history they came from. However, Mr.

Kimura’s Yokai don’t belong to this particular context of Yokai creation as they don’t

come with a story. Because of such a nature of creation, it gives us the freedom to

imagine them in any way we like. Another way of putting it is that this is a new kind of

way for Yokai to be born from our imaginations.

Schedule

2020-8-4（tue）–10-4（sun）

closed on monday

10:00-18:00

Venue

art space co-jin

access

Artist

KIMURA Koichi

Works

"Untitled " unknown ｜Pottery｜88×69×127mm

"Skewered ogre; an ear; a foot; an eye; a wrist; a nose" unknown｜pencil, paper｜182×257mm

"Untitled " unknown ｜pencil, paper｜182×257mm

Profile

KIMURA Koichi

Born in 1976, resides in Kyoto City.
When he was in elementary school he was influenced by the ‘Yokai’ (ghosts/monsters/phantoms) of MIZUKI Shigeru, and after copying his drawings eventually became able to draw his own. From his first days at SHUKO GAKUEN, he made ceramic art, and day by day he produces works of his original monsters.

Price

free

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