Opening this Saturday, July 7th, Hikari will celebrate ten years with a showcase at her hometown museum in Japan, "The Catastrophe of Death and Regeneration". In this new interview, Hikari reflects on her career as a professional artist, sharing: "This exhibition will be the 10th anniversary of my work. It will be displaying 40 new and old works as well as looking back at what I have done over the years. Also, the venue will be in Asahi village which is also my birthplace."
"Catastrophe of Death and Regeneration"
Mixed media on canvas
63.8" x 127.7"
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The exhibition will take viewers on a journey through Hikari's narrative and artistic development spanning one decade of her work, including her most ambitious painting to date, a massive ten-foot mural. Check out a sneak peek of more work in the show below!
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“It’s been a ten years since I chose my life as an artist. I started creating art works which express myself, with loneliness and despair I found in myself. Now my brushes paint human being as a whole existence beyond distinctions such as races and sexes. I also focus on creating work which reflects human society and its future."
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The exhibit is hosted by the Asahi Art Museum in Nagano, located in Japan’s beautiful countryside which has provided her with inspiration from the start. “It’s a place where I can think deeply and feel a quiet loneliness,” she explains. “I am still portraying feelings of loneliness and despair. We should put our eyes on every single piece of this world, share it and exchange opinions… this might prevent us from destruction and help us to make an important, future step for humanity.”
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The opening reception will be hosted Saturday, July 7th, 2018 from 3-5pm in the front courtyard of the museum and the exhibition is on view through August 26th, 2018. Japanese info about the exhibition is online here.
Asahi Art Museum
1308 Komi, Asahi Village
Nagano Prefecture, Japan
390-1104
Tel. 0263-99-2359
朝日美術館
〒390-1104 長野県東筑摩郡朝日村古見1308
Tel. 0263-99-2359