CLOSE YET FAR | KABEKUI | Artemin Gallery & 雲清藝術

KABEKUI

東京塗鴉藝術家KABEKUI台灣首檔個展“CLOSE YET FAR”由 Artemin gallery與 雲清藝術合作策劃，預計於 9/3起至9/17登場，帶來38幅作品，包含平面繪畫以及獨有的木製2.5D創作，KABEKUI標誌性的角色以生動且繽紛的色彩出沒在畫面之中。‘KABEKUI’ 之名源自於藝術家自創神秘 2.5D 生物，KABEKUI 在日文中為「喰牆之蟲」之意，牠們有著日式卡通臉孔和可以無限延展又總是相互錯綜的身軀，雖然非常弱小，但在集結之後還是可以產生很大的力量，如藝術家在日本潮流文化藝術雜誌《HIDDEN CHAMPION》專訪中提到:「KABEKUI就像是存在於人心之中蠢蠢欲動的某種意識。」KABEKUI透過展覽名稱“CLOSE YET FAR”道出刺蝟困境心理狀態，拉近的距離可能是傷害的原因，矛盾在秩序與混亂的縫隙中滋長，陷入的是充滿選擇，卻又進退兩難的困局。

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CLOSE YET FAR | KABEKUI  

3 Sep -17 Sep 2022 

Tue.- Sat. 

12:00-19:00

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雲清藝術

CLOSE YET FAR | KABEKUI | ARTEMIN GALLERY & ELSA GALLERY 

Tokyo graffiti artist KABEKUI’s first solo exhibition in Taiwan, “Close Yet Far”, is on view between 3rd – 17th September 2022, presented by Elsa Gallery and ARTEMIN Gallery. The exhibition will showcase 38 pieces of KABEKUI’s art, including paintings and his unique 2.5-dimension wooden works that come with vibrant colours and his iconic, vivid characters.

In the exhibition title “Close Yet Far”, KABEKUI conveys to viewers the dilemma of hedgehogs as getting closer with others may be the cause of harm for these tiny creatures. Paradoxes grow in between order and mess since hedgehogs seem to have many options but it, in fact, is a choice too hard to make. This concept is manifested in the work featured in the key visual, <Dilemma>, where KABEKUI’s characters run past layers of dark and light shade boards and get entangled in a complex way never seen before. As these characters keep expanding and going beyond the limits, a more complicated structure that is harder to break down is formed. As for the <Door/Penetrate> series, it may make us recall Doraemon’s prop Dokodemo-doa (Anywhere Door) while it is actually Dokodaka-doa (Somewhere Door), a prop that appears in the cartoon for a short while and takes people to an unexpected place. Behind these doors, there is always a parallel world that exclusively belongs to viewers and allows them to freely explore.

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CLOSE YET FAR | KABEKUI 

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3 Sep -17 Sep 2022 

Tue.- Sat. 12:00-19:00

雲清藝術