Kohei Nawa: PixCell-Maria
IERIMONTI GALLERY For immediate release
Kohei Nawa, PixCell-Maria, 2015 © Kohei Nawa
Kohei Nawa: PixCell-Maria Opening April 21, 6-8pm
24 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 501-503 NEW YORK NY 10019 T 212 581-1619 | F 212 586-0576 | [email protected]
IERIMONTI GALLERY Ierimonti Gallery is pleased to present “PixCell-Maria” by renowned Japanese artist Kohei Nawa. Nawa is one of the most popular contemporary artists in Japan, with a production ranging from sculptures to architectural projects, installations, and fashion. The common thread in Kohei Nawa’s work is PixCell, term coined by connecting the words pixel, the smallest portion of a digital image, with cells. Images of chosen objects are digitalized and encapsulated in a layer of spheres; the same process is then applied to the physical piece by covering it with a layer of glass beads. While the glass beads create a different system of representation through matter, the various dimensions of the spheres create the effect of a lens and a unique, deep, and continuous view. Buddhism and Japanese Shintoism intertwine in the artist's production, but it would be reductive to limit his references to these two philosophical doctrines. The work of Kohei Nawa is something more complex. The whole universe with its cells and cellular structures becomes vehicle of the artist’s expression. Kohei Nawa was born in Kyoto (Japan) in 1975. He studied at the Kyoto City University of Art. In 1998 he moved to London to attend a sculpture course at the Royal College of Art. In 2009, with his team, he restored a sandwich factory in Kyoto and founded Sandwich, a place that besides hosting Nawa' studio, welcomes architects, designers, students, and artists from all over the world.
The artist's work is part of several collections including: Hara Museum, Tokyo / Japan; The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo / Japan; Mori Art Museum, Tokyo / Japan; Takamatsu city museum of Art, Kagawa / Japan; Takenaka Corporation, Entrance Lobby, Tokyo / Japan Takamatsu City Museum, Kagawa / Japan; Toyosu Front, Tokyo / Japan; Shin-Marunouchi Building, Tokyo / Japan; Tokyo Midtown, Tokyo / Japan Toyota Art Collection, Aichi / Japan; Toyota Art Collection, Aichi / Japan; Yaguchino-watashi station, Tokyo/Japan; Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland / Australia; Ritz Carlton Kyoto, Kyoto / Japan; Franks – Suss Collection, London / UK; Pigozzi Collection, New York / USA;Daimler Chrysler Contemporary, Berlin / Germany; Sovereign Art Foundation, Hong Kong; The Art Foundation, Kentucky / USA; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York / USA; National Gallery of Victoria, Melborne / Australia
For further information please contact: Francesca Cigola +1 212 581 1619 [email protected]
24 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 501-503 NEW YORK NY 10019 T 212 581-1619 | F 212 586-0576 | [email protected]
Kohei Nawa, PixCell-Maria, 2015 © Kohei Nawa
Kohei Nawa: PixCell-Maria Opening April 21, 6-8pm
24 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 501-503 NEW YORK NY 10019 T 212 581-1619 | F 212 586-0576 | [email protected]
IERIMONTI GALLERY Ierimonti Gallery is pleased to present “PixCell-Maria” by renowned Japanese artist Kohei Nawa. Nawa is one of the most popular contemporary artists in Japan, with a production ranging from sculptures to architectural projects, installations, and fashion. The common thread in Kohei Nawa’s work is PixCell, term coined by connecting the words pixel, the smallest portion of a digital image, with cells. Images of chosen objects are digitalized and encapsulated in a layer of spheres; the same process is then applied to the physical piece by covering it with a layer of glass beads. While the glass beads create a different system of representation through matter, the various dimensions of the spheres create the effect of a lens and a unique, deep, and continuous view. Buddhism and Japanese Shintoism intertwine in the artist's production, but it would be reductive to limit his references to these two philosophical doctrines. The work of Kohei Nawa is something more complex. The whole universe with its cells and cellular structures becomes vehicle of the artist’s expression. Kohei Nawa was born in Kyoto (Japan) in 1975. He studied at the Kyoto City University of Art. In 1998 he moved to London to attend a sculpture course at the Royal College of Art. In 2009, with his team, he restored a sandwich factory in Kyoto and founded Sandwich, a place that besides hosting Nawa' studio, welcomes architects, designers, students, and artists from all over the world.
The artist's work is part of several collections including: Hara Museum, Tokyo / Japan; The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo / Japan; Mori Art Museum, Tokyo / Japan; Takamatsu city museum of Art, Kagawa / Japan; Takenaka Corporation, Entrance Lobby, Tokyo / Japan Takamatsu City Museum, Kagawa / Japan; Toyosu Front, Tokyo / Japan; Shin-Marunouchi Building, Tokyo / Japan; Tokyo Midtown, Tokyo / Japan Toyota Art Collection, Aichi / Japan; Toyota Art Collection, Aichi / Japan; Yaguchino-watashi station, Tokyo/Japan; Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland / Australia; Ritz Carlton Kyoto, Kyoto / Japan; Franks – Suss Collection, London / UK; Pigozzi Collection, New York / USA;Daimler Chrysler Contemporary, Berlin / Germany; Sovereign Art Foundation, Hong Kong; The Art Foundation, Kentucky / USA; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York / USA; National Gallery of Victoria, Melborne / Australia
For further information please contact: Francesca Cigola +1 212 581 1619 [email protected]
24 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 501-503 NEW YORK NY 10019 T 212 581-1619 | F 212 586-0576 | [email protected]
