Juxtapoz Journal – Ai☆Madonna: “I’m not saying: -Give me cash in case you really feel sorry for me-“


GR gallery is happy to current the second solo exhibition by Tokyo-based artist Ai☆Madonna, titled “I Am Not Saying: -Give Me Cash As a result of You Really feel Sorry For Me.-“. Together with the reception the artist will carry out a reside portray session on the gallery and on October 08 one other public efficiency will happen in Washington Sq. Park. 

The present will function 25 new work, together with Ai☆Madonna’s signature sequence Cannot Recall Her Face, which presents a putting frontal portrait, Please Give Me Wings♡, an outline of ladies standing collectively in solidarity, and her most up-to-date Formed Canvas sequence. On this modern sequence, the figures of ladies break away from the constraints of the normal canvas body. By way of her signature anime-style depictions of younger women, Ai☆Madonna displays on human relationships, drawing from her private experiences as an artist.

The opening reception -complemented by the artist reside portray performance- will happen on Thursday, October tenth, from 6:00 pm to eight:00 pm, with the exhibition operating from October 11 by way of November 9. On October 08 from 3:30 pm to five:00 pm Ai☆Madonna will carry out a primary reside portray session ‘en plain air’ at Washinghton Sq. Park. Press members are invited to contact GR gallery to schedule personal viewings or interviews with the artist previous to the official opening.

With a peaceful, smiling face and curious but empty eyes, the recurring determine of the younger lady in The Artist work illustrates her advanced and traumatic teenage experiences. “The theme that runs by way of all of my works is capturing the lovable and exquisite moments within the women I depict, embedding them into every portray”. Ai☆Madonna completely paints women, as she continues her seek for the girlhood she feels she misplaced—by no means fairly in a position to seize the picture of the lady she longed to be as a baby.

On the similar time, this vividly coloured and energetically brush-stroked determine, embodies the artist’s perspective as an grownup. The exhibition title is impressed by a well-known line from the Japanese drama ‘Homeless Youngster’ (家なき子 ) and pays tribute to the liberty of loving what you’re keen on, a theme mirrored in Ai☆Madonna’s work. It’s devoted to all artists, affirming that creativity ought to by no means be restricted, that artists ought to by no means observe orders or change into cogs within the economic system. As a substitute, they need to pursue their expression with out boundaries. The artist additionally receives messages from the women in her work and captures these moments on canvas. There’s something past financial worth current in her work. If you interact along with her artwork, let your eyes and coronary heart seek for that “one thing.” What’s the worth of artwork to you? In recent times, up to date artwork has usually been handled like a inventory certificates—a commodity with coloration. Nevertheless, for Ai☆Madonna, the women in her work are past monetary measure. At instances, a real artist should confront the abuse surrounding the artwork world, as solely the artist can actually struggle for their very own work. Ai☆Madonna’s goddess-like younger women fantasies unveil the absurdity of conditions that appear to happen endlessly in our lives.

 



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