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Masayoshi NojoUnder the Moonlight
Masayoshi NojoUnder the Moonlight
16th January 2020 - 15th February 2020
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Masayoshi NojoUnder the Moonlight
JD Malat Gallery is proud to present ‘Under the Moonlight’, the first solo exhibition by Japanese artist Masayoshi Nojo, on display from 16 January 2020 until 15 February 2020.
‘Under the Moonlight’ presents a new series of work entitled “Mirage”. Inspired by natural phenomena and Japanese landscapes, Nojo fuses contemporary visual languages with Japanese aesthetics to explore the themes of memory and the passage of time. His use of silver foils on top of a marbled acrylic base creates an array of dark and reflective passages, deeply resonating with the atmospheric mirage one may feel when under moonlight.
Nojo’s new series is highly motivated by the relationship between light and dark in natural scenery. The multi-layered images with both dark and light shimmering passages present an array of grayscale tones in constant flux, allowing the viewer to traverse the complexity of the surfaces and be transported to a landscape in the distant memory of the viewer.
Born in 1989 in Kanagawa, Japan, Masayoshi Nojo completed his MA in Japanese Paintings in 2015 from the Kyoto University of Art and Design. Rooted in Japanese art history, Nojo’s use of silver is reminiscent of Ogata Kōrin’s celebrated work during the Edo Period in seventeenth-century Japan. Drawing upon contemporary methods of creation and traditions in Japanese art and culture, ‘Under the Moonlight’ explores themes of memory and time.
‘Under the Moonlight’ is Nojo’s first solo show outside of Japan. Nojo has shown in many galleries in Japan, such as Tokyo Arts Gallery, Tokyo and the Gallery Art Composition, Tokyo. The widespread acknowledgement and admiration of his work has been marked by his awards, most notably the Grand Prize, Tadasu no Mori Dessin Contest (2009) and the Grand Prize Turner Award (2013).
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Masayoshi NojoMirage #45, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil150 x 250 cm
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Masayoshi NojoMirage #48, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil250 x 600 cm
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Masayoshi NojoMirage #44, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil150 x 220 cm
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Masayoshi NojoMirage #40, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil150 x 220 cm
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Masayoshi NojoMirage #46, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil170 x 150 cm
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Masayoshi NojoMirage #47, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil200 x 160 cm
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Masayoshi NojoMirage #43, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil150 x 120 cm
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Masayoshi NojoMirage #35, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil170 x 150 cm
Masayoshi NojoMirage #36, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil170 x 150 cm
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Masayoshi NojoMirage #41, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil120 x 150 cm
Masayoshi NojoMirage #42, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil120 x 150 cm
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Masayoshi NojoUntitled, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil80 x 60.5 cm
Masayoshi NojoUntitled, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil80 x 60.5 cm
Masayoshi NojoUntitled, 2019Cotton on panel, acrylic, silver foil, aluminium foil80 x 60.5 cm
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Nojo Masayoshi CVb. 1989 - in Kanagawa, Japan. Lives and works in Japan
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019 Summer Exhibition JD Malat Gallery, London, UK
2017 Mirage, Tokyo Arts Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2016 Mirage, Gallery Art Composition, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Stars popped out of Chaos - Next generation of artists Kyoto University of Art and Design, SPIRAL, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Brilliant Corners, Tokyo Arts Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Kuriwada Eichi special award Ceremony, Sagawa Art Museum, Shiga, Japan
2015 Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Postgraduate Exhibition, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto, Japan
2014 When the attitude becomes a Form, ARTZONE, Kyoto, Japan
2014 Stories reconsidered by materials, T- Art Complex, Tokyo, Japan
2014 Gashinten, The Sato Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
2014 This is where I learnt Nihonga, Galerie Aube, Kyoto, Japan
2013 TOKYO WONDER SEED, Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, Japan
2013 Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduation Exhibition, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto, Japan
2013 Graduation Exhibition pre-event, connect, Dohjidai Gallery of Art, Kyoto, Japan
2012 Gen the 3rd, ex Rissei Elementary School, Kyoto, Japan
2012 Art Festival, Iwami the Blue, Shimane, Japan
2012 The 8th World Painting Grand Prize Exhibition, Sekaido Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
2012 Mebae, Galerie Aube, Kyoto, Japan
2012 INNOV A TE, 3 Japanese Painters, Gallery Kato, Kyoto, Japan
2012 Gashinten, Muromachi Art Court, Kyoto, Japan
2011 Art Auction – STORY vol. 3, Doshisha University , Kyoto, Japan
2011 Gashinten, Muromachi Art Court, Kyoto, Japan
Art Fairs
2019 ZONA MACO, JD Malat Gallery, CDMX, Mexico
2019 Comtemporary Istanbul, JD Malat Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2018 Art Fair Tokyo, Gallery Art Composition, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan
2018 VOLTA NY, Gallery Art Composition Tokyo, PIER 90 NY, USA
2017 Art Fair Tokyo, Gallery Art Composition, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan
2017 Art Jakarta, Gallery Art Composition Tokyo, The Ritz – Carlton Pacific Place, Jakarta, Indonesia
2016 Art Fair Tokyo, Gallery Art Composition, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan
2016 Art Osaka, Gallery Art Composition, Tokyo, Hotel Granvia, Osaka, Japan
Awards
2014 Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduate Diploma Exhibition
2014 Sagawa Art Museum Eiichi Kuriwada Special A ward
2013 Academic Prize, Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduation Exhibition
2013 Grand Prize, Art Bar
2013 Creation of Kyoto Albion Award
2013 Grand Prize Turner Award
2013 Tokyo Wonder Seed
2012 The 6th Seison Maeda Prize
2012 The 8th World Painting Grand Prize
2009 Grand Prize, Tadasu no Mori Dessin Contest
Public Collections
HOTEL MYSTAYS PREMIER Group, Tokyo, Japan PIGMENT by Warehouse TERRADA, Tokyo, Japan
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Special Thanks: Jean-David MalatMasayoshi NojoRafael BarrosRichard MorrisseyVictoria Aboucaya
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