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Overview
2016
Ink on 100% cotton paper
Unique Work
Dimensions: 29cm (H) x 37cm (W) x 0.1cm (D) / 11.4" (H) x 14.6" (W) x 0.04" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings.
Artist Statement
Relief Printmaking technique. Printed with special relief ink on 100% cotton paper. Satoshi was Inspired by his own work KoRo(filter) series. He believes that there is the truth between abstract and non-abstract field which is our world and other side of the world. He creates the gate between onto this printmaking series. He hopes that viewers can feel the other side, where we are coming from and the truth, then they can use that energy into our daily life.
The reason why he chose this relief printmaking technique to experiment different colour and texture. Folded fabrics and textured surface creates unique and mysterious world. He believes these can be various gates for the "other side" of each one of us. actual art work print is 17x22cm
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Artist Profile
Hometown: Tokyo
Based in: London
Tou Toa is a young emerging artist, who currently works between Japan and UK. His art is centered on the creative interest for inner beauty and love in their forms and characterized by the combination of medium with social and environmental themes.
A timeless and ageless reality
Inspired by people, emotions, dreams, spirit and creativity, Tou Toa is looking for all things soulful to guide his artistic creation. After graduating from the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, his career started gravitating around the creation of works with a strong realistic expression. Finding the truth and representing the world, the real and unreal, the physical and non-physical is, therefore, at the base of his artistic research. A timeless reality that the viewer is able to empathize with, through the involvement of our body, mind and spirit.
Going beyond the surface
Tou Toa does not believe in categories, which is why his works are always going beyond the mere dimensional space, exploring and creating a world people normally do not witness. Through different media, such as film, performance, music and fabric he interprets the philosophical concept he creates, by bringing the viewer outside of the traditional framework.
Multi-media success
In his career, Tou Toa has exhibited in several galleries and art fairs in UK and Japan. One of the most important experiences for the artist is the Asia Design Prize, for which he created a video art conveying the idea of human body, a code representing the human’s inner beauty.
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