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Installation movie

 

 

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Into the Mysterious World

In Search of Truth

Entrance to Elysium

 

Anju Michele, January 2024

 

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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

 

 

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.

 

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Top image: Anju Michele, circular skies, 2021, acrylic on Japanese paper mounted on panel, 220x110cm

All images: Photo by Yasushi Ichikawa