Into the Mysterious World
In Search of Truth
Entrance to Elysium
Anju Michele, January 2024
Circular Skies
Sat, 9 MarchSat, 6 April, 2024
ShugoArts Roppongi
About Exhibition
We recognize the beauty of the fluff that falls from the sky or the shadows created by the light reflected off trees. Anju’s works, too, are suddenly present before our eyes, with forms and colors that are difficult to describe. As soon as the canvas is prepared, the artist paints unceasingly until the end without leaving a trace of arbitrariness. However, the artist’s consciousness and his body certainly exist between the act of painting and the canvas. The talent to generate paintings in such a way is extraordinary. In this way, those enigmatic images allow us to liberate our minds from the world of language and show us what freedom feels like.
In this exhibition, Anju will present the world of Circular Skies, a series of works featuring golden supports and kumohada-mashi (hemp paper).
ShugoArts, January 2024
Anju MICHELE, portal, 2024, oil on gold-colored paper mounted on panel, 154x120cm
All images: Photo by Yasushi Ichikawa
Information
Anju MICHELE "Circular Skies"
Dates
Saturday, 9 March ‒ Saturday, 6 April, 2024
Venue
ShugoArts
Hours
11am ‒ 6pm, Closed on Sun, Mon and Public Holidays
Directed by Minako Ishii
On the afternoon of Saturday 9 March, the first day of the exhibition, the artist will be present at the gallery.
Anju MICHELE
Born in 1989 in Venice, Italy, Anju Michele currently lives in Kyoto, Japan. Using silver and gold evaporated aluminum paper, a material used in Nishijin textiles, as a support, he creates paintings that embody the changing light. Expressed in light and organic forms that are difficult to describe, his practice “begins with the gesture,” showing us that there is a world that is different from the reality we usually see. And Anju’s body, which makes it difficult for him to hear outside sounds, fosters a rich sensory experience and reveals free and fearless brushwork.
Selected exhibitions: Circular Skies, ShugoArts, Tokyo, 2024; Imaginarium, ShugoArts, Tokyo, 2020; VOCA The Vision of Contemporary Art 2020, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, 2020; Yokohama Triennale, Yokohama Museum of Art , Kanagawa, 2014; About Freedom, TRAUMARIS, Tokyo, 2011; Kagemi of love, HIGURE 17-15cas, Tokyo, 2009; Infanzia, Cube gallery, Venice, 2005