This vibrant pop art painting features a whimsical, cartoonish figure against a bold blue and yellow backdrop. The central character is a smiling, anthropomorphized Esso fuel can with exaggerated features, including a large grinning mouth and round eyes. The composition is dynamic, with the figure's limbs and the Esso logo creating a sense of movement. The artist employs a distinct, energetic brushwork and a vivid color palette, evoking the playful and humorous nature of consumer culture. This piece reflects the artist's commentary on the pervasive presence of corporate branding and advertising in everyday life. ...
With family roots in Okinawa, the artist explores Japanese-American cultural intersections through paintings, sculptures, and performances. Symbols such as eyes glowing in darkness, cereal packages, and snakes undergo a process of repeated creation and erasure, blurring their outlines into a charmingly ambiguous semblance akin to the artist’s own portrait, transforming into a “personal presence.” This act serves as a quasi-self-portrait for KINJO, delving into the depths of his own roots. ...
PARCEL opened its doors in June 2019 in the corner of the DDD HOTEL in the East side of Tokyo Japan. In its distinctive space, a former parking lot, PARCEL aims to create a program that transcends various cultures with its focus centered on contemporary art, introducing a wide range of artists from both Japan and abroad.
Taku Sato, who has been engaged in the gallery business for many years, is the current gallery director, along with Sakie Takasu, a member of the art collective SIDE CORE, as the program advisor. In February 2022, “parcel” opens as an annex on the second floor of the Maruka Building, a gallery complex located behind PARCEL.
Through both spaces, PARCEL/parcel aims to send out multifaceted messages which rise in such an era, while creating a list of exhibitions and events which portray the characteristics of the gallery. A combination of a commercial gallery and a project space. ...
