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Suburban Scenes of Japan Depicted in Paintings
by Naoki Tomita
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| Tokyo, Shibuya (2019) |
of 20The painter Naoki Tomita
uses thick layers of oil paint to depict suburban scenes of Japan: the
facades of stores, high-rise buildings or a parking lot, devoid of
anything but vending machines. For an upcoming solo exhibition, Tomita
has focused on Tokyo as his prime subject, ahead 20.
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Tomita was born in Ibaraki, a prefecture neighboring Tokyo.
The gravitational pull of Tokyo had always been strong.
After finishing
art school in Kyoto, Tomita headed to Tokyo to complete his MFA.His paintings are notably devoid of people,
but oddly enough there is no negativity or despair associated.
Rather, the paintings feel
like they’re brimming with excitement and hope as the vibrant city
moves closer and closer to 2020:
what the refers to as a landmark year
for Tokyo.
Tomita will be showing new works at Maho Kubota Gallery in Tokyo from Oct 18 – Nov 22, 2019. This exhibition, simply titled Tokyo,
will also include several landscape paintings similarly rendered with
meticulous care using thick slabs of oil paint. Other scenes depicted
will include iconic images that all people living in Tokyo share and
remember as a collective memory of a rapidly changing city—Ikebukuro,
Roppongi, Meijijingu Gaien, Akihabara, Shibuya, Kabukicho in Shinjuku,
and Nakameguro.
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| Tokyo (National Stadium), 2019 |
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| Night Road (2018) |
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| Parking Lot (2017) |
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| Rainy Day (2017) |
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| Tokyo, Yaesu (2016) |
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| No job”, h27.3 x w27.3 cm, oil on canvas, 2018 |
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