Exhibition "Oscar Oiwa in Paradise - Drawing the ephemeral" | JHSP - 2018 (2018-04-03/2018-06-03) by Japan House São PauloJAPAN HOUSE São Paulo
With a selection of works and a novel installation by the Nissei artist Oscar Oiwa, who consolidated his aesthetic style in Japan underpinning his career...
Exhibition "Oscar Oiwa in Paradise - Drawing the ephemeral" | JHSP - 2018 (2018-04-03/2018-06-03) by Japan House São PauloJAPAN HOUSE São Paulo
...in the contemporary Japanese art scene, Japan House São Paulo presents the exhibition ‘Oscar Oiwa in Paradise - Drawing the ephemeral’.
Balloon Inside
Exclusively for JHSP, Oiwa presents the installation “Paradise,” a 360-degree drawing of a landscape the artist designed inside an inflatable balloon made of vinyl.
Visitors will be invited to enter this work and, thus, be part of Oiwa’s imagination through a unique integration.
Exhibition "Oscar Oiwa in Paradise - Drawing the ephemeral" | JHSP - 2018 (2018-04-03/2018-06-03) by Japan House São PauloJAPAN HOUSE São Paulo
In addition to this piece, three of this São Paulo native’s canvases will also be on display: The Dream of the Sleeping World (2009), After Midnight (2010), and Invisible Sea (2010).
The fact that his works are featured in collections belonging to museums around the world, such as The National Museum of Modern Art, in Tokyo, and the Phoenix Museum of Art, prove Oiwa’s worldwide recognition.
Oiwa around the world
Having held individual and collective exhibits in cities such as London, New York, Paris, Seoul, and Tokyo, Oiwa constantly relies on drawings to build his works, something noticeable on his canvases.
“I’ve always loved drawing, which I consider the most basic way to express myself visually. A pencil and a blank sheet of paper, there is no simpler medium than that,” notes the artist.
During the 90s, Oiwa lived in Japan for 11 years, where he consolidated the influences of his ancestors’ country of origin. Today, Oscar Oiwa shows the influence of the dialogue between Japanese and Brazilian cultures in his work.
“The fact that the artist migrated to Japan, that is, taking the opposite route from his parents, perfectly illustrates the strong connection there is between the two cultures, highlighting the magnificent and centenary exchange between Brazil and Japan,” concludes Natasha.
Japan House São Paulo
Avenida Paulista, 52
Bela Vista – São Paulo/SP
Phone: +55 11 3090-8900
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