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Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA | Antelope | Painted woodcarving, crystal | 68 x 74 x 21 cm | 2021
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Myth in the Forest
森 之 神 話 － 土屋仁應的動物烏托邦
我們經常於古今東西的神話與傳說中，看見動物作 為抽象概念的具體形象登場。例如神話中的麒麟、 稻荷神社的狐狸、還有被視為神之使者的鹿。又好
比 兔 子 耳 力 好、 老 虎 身 形 強 壯、 狐 狸 狡 猾 聰 敏， 這 些 動 物 皆 擁 有「 人 類 沒 有 的 力 量 」。 土 屋 仁 應 (b.1977) 所刻劃的動物貌似生活於自然界，卻又
擁有別於傳統動物形象的描繪。它們集結從古至今 人們所投射的意念和情感，穿梭並貫穿歷史文化的 傳承，作為既抽象又具體的形象，幻化成靈動的姿 態。
土屋熱衷研究關於寄託在動物身上的形象，並透過 動物們的容貌感受人類的內心，以此作為靈感持續 創作，而這些動物就會從最初給人的印象開始產生
變化。在土屋的藍圖中，動物隨著自我的膨脹，牠 們逐漸超越人類的意念，逃離被賦予的框架，進化
成擁有共感的生命型態。可以想像動物們是舞臺上
的表演者，創造自己的故事。這個故事即是『森之 神話』。
本次展覽從虛幻的純白棲息地展開，帶領觀眾們進 入土屋仁應所刻劃的動物世界。伴隨腳步踏入集結 著自然、非自然的迷幻空間，彷彿遊走在不同的烏
托邦。那看似熟悉的森林中蘊含著幻想與未知的維 度，欲超越人類框架下的發展，帶領彼此探索對於 精神層面的無限想像。
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Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA | Fox | Painted woodcarving, crystal | 31.5 x 59 x 16 cm | 2021
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Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA | Rabbit | Painted woodcarving, crystal | 32 x 32 x 13 cm | 2021
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The zootopia of Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA Animals are often anthropomorphized in mythology and folklore. Like qilin in Chinese mythology, fox in Inari shrines, and deer as the messenger of the god in Nara. Or that rabbit has excellent hearing, the tiger is a symbol of strength, the fox is smart but cunning, these animals are often given powers that don't exist in humans. The animals created by Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA (b.1977) seem no different from those in wild nature, yet are often distinctive from the traditional depiction of animals. Throughout history, they carry the consciousness and emotions that human project on, weaving in and out of both historical and cultural legacies. Combining abstract and figurative images, and transforming into spiritual form and shape. Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA explores the belief and representation that each animal carries, and the humanity found within has become an inspiration to his creation. The exhibition Myth of the Forest tells a story that TSUCHIYA imagined where the animals have expanded in their ego and became to outgrow from the shape that human has given them. They transcend beyond the human consciousness and evolved into a new species of complexity that is far beyond the limitations of the human mind. It leads to an undeniable disparities between humans and animals, where the animals owns themselves and created a story of their own. The exhibition starts with a snow-white, almost imaginary habitat to gradually lead the viewers into the fascinating world of Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA. As we step into the psychedelic space mixed with natural and unnatural elements, it gives the viewers an illusion of stepping into different utopias. The forest contains both fantasy and the unknown, which enables the viewers to experience an adventure that goes beyond human development. Myth of the Forest leads us to an exploration of the endless imagination in our minds.
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Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA | Fox | Painted woodcarving, crystal | 44.5 x 34 x 17 cm | 2021
Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA | Puppy | Painted woodcarving, crystal | 19.5 x 13 x 10 cm | 2021 Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA | Puppy | Painted woodcarving, crystal | 8.5 x 29 x 15 cm | 2021
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Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA | WhiteTiger | Painted woodcarving, borosilicate glass eyes by Fukuo Tanaka | 39 x 69 x 24 cm | 2021 10 Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA | Rhinoceros | Painted woodcarving, labradorite | 23.5 x 42 x 13 cm | 2021
土屋仁応 (b.1977) 生於日本神奈川，畢業於東京藝術大學美 術研究科保存修復雕刻專業。
土屋仁応的作品多以現實和神話中的動物、神獸、麒麟、獨角 獸、食夢貘、美人魚等作為木雕創作題材。其神情帶有怡然與 自 得， 眼 神 輕 輕 地 張 而 不 閉 的 狀 態， 猶 如 日 本 慢 活 的 文 化 語 彙。
帶有平靜且沉澱的內在精神，再加上奇異的想像，讓作品神韻 靈趣，而有著「精靈系木雕」之稱。在學習傳統佛像的製作跟 修復技術過程中，為了傳達傳統佛像那種神秘的神態，他以檜 木及樟木為主，眼珠則以水晶做搭配。並透過水晶如萬花筒般 多變化的性質，讓觀賞者在凝視它的眼睛時感受到作品的生命 力。製造一種動態凝視的觀感夢幻奇異的風格，令觀賞者不小 心踏入了自己的奇幻世界。
他 曾 在 不 同 的 國 際 舞 台 中 展 覽 過， 其 中 包 括：JASKI ART
Gallery, Amsterdam (2018)、The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu (2018)、Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art, Hokkaido (2017)、and Karuizawa New Art Museum, Takashimaya (2013).
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得 Salon de
Printemps Prize, Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music (2001 & 2003).
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土 屋 仁 応
Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA (b.1977) was born in Kanagawa, Japan. He received
a doctorate degree from Tokyo Art University Conservation Course.
TSUCHIYA creates lives out of woods through the traditional technique of restoration for Buddha statues. He
believes wood is a spiritual material
that breathes through the air, and it
is one of the best material to recreate and express the concept of life.
He used old tale, myth, legend and dream as the source of inspiration to create innocent, vulnerable, pure
and elegant creatures that invites the
viewers to examine their own private
myths. As he believes mythologies is the key to maintain our connections with one another because it is passed down from generation to generation.
His works have been displayed in
several international museums, including
JASKI
ART
Gallery,
Amsterdam (2018), The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu (2018), Hokkaido Asahikawa
Museum of Art, Hokkaido (2017), and Karuizawa New Art Museum,
Takashimaya (2013). He has recieved
Salon de Printemps Prize, Salon de Printemps Prize (2001 & 2003).
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Kitten | Painted woodcarving, borosilicate glass eyes by Fukuo Tanaka | 25 x 13 x 19 cm, 26.5 x 13 x 19 cm | 2021
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Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA | Lamb | Painted woodcarving, crystal | 42 x 46 x 20 cm | 2021
Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA | Qulin | Painted woodcarving, crystal | 62.5 x 42 x 18 cm | 2021
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Kiinseido: Hirakushi Denchu and Works Connecting Tradition with the Future YOSHIMASA TSUCHIYA
Meiji Jingu Shrine Homotsuden
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FANTASY GALAXY
MOTOI YAMAMOTO & YOSHIMASA TSUCHIYA THE GINZA SPACE, TOKYO, JAPAN APRIL 3-MAY 24, 2020
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FANTASY GALAXY
MOTOI YAMAMOTO & YOSHIMASA TSUCHIYA THE GINZA SPACE, TOKYO, JAPAN APRIL 3-MAY 24, 2020
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Myth in the Forest
YOSHIMASA TSUCHIYA
THE GINZA SPACE, TOKYO, JAPAN NOV 13 - NOV 28, 2020
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展覽 EXHIBITION
精靈系木雕藝術家 土屋仁應個展【森之神話】 2021年末之際，也趣藝廊將於12.11（六）帶來精靈系木雕家 土屋仁應難得一見的台灣個展【森之神話】，精彩呈現未曾 公開的全新力作！ Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA Antelope Painted woodcarving, crystal 68 x 74 x 21 cm 2021
森林－「神」的居住之地 「動物」的棲身之所 日本神道教信仰中，從魚蟲鳥獸，乃至山海草木皆有神靈存在。而神靈所依 附之物，便是充滿生命力的「樹木」，成群樹木構成的「森林」所展現的精神力 量使人充滿崇敬之心，亦是「神」的居住之地。 土屋仁應（Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA，b.1977）出生於坐擁翠綠群山與清澈溪 流的日本神奈川縣，東京藝術大學雕刻科畢業後便潛心修習佛像文化修復，於
2007年取得東京藝術大學大學院文化財保存學雕刻博士學位。藝術家以持鑿刀的 神性之手，與佛像雕刻所使用的「玉眼鑲嵌」之術，選用象徵靈性與神秘的水晶 琉璃珠，作為動物的點睛之物。 土屋仁應一系列最為人矚目，眼神充滿神性的木雕動物創作，取材自遠古的神話傳說 與迷離夢境。在他心中，動物總是作為抽象概念的具體形象登場。比起動物，他更關心人類 寄託在動物身上的形象，並透過動物的姿態，感受到人類的內心。以「背負著某些形象的動物 們」為靈感，這些充滿神性，似乎只應天上有的幻獸麒麟，荒野中自由跳動的羊與鹿，與剛降生 於人世間身軀透著紅粉色澤的幼犬，便在藝術家的腦海中誕生了。牠們逐漸成長 擁有自我，渴望從那些形象框架中脫離。動物召集同伴，孕 育後代後獨自進化，離開人類所寄予的形象框架並創 作自己的故事，而這個故事便是「森之神話」。
12 月的日本充滿雪國色彩，此時的台北 也趣則變身為棲息異世界生物的神祕空間。
2021.12.11（六） - 2022.01.09 （日），歡迎
Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA Qulin Painted woodcarving, crystal 62.5 x 42 x 18 cm 2021
來也趣體驗土屋仁應特別為台灣觀眾帶來， 如受自然山林洗滌身心的【森之神話】。
展覽︱森之神話 - 土屋仁應個展 展期︱2021.12.11 (六) - 2022.01.09 (日) 地點︱也趣藝廊 | 臺北市大同區民族西路141號 聯絡︱info@galleryaki.com | 02-2599-1171
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日本受到禪文化的思想薰陶，將深刻哲理隱藏在平靜世俗生活當中，可從一些文學、 音樂、電影中窺探出禪意。在平淡風味裡深耕日本文化精神，使人細細咀嚼當時社會 背景下的人物生活，用隱喻、意象型式表現情感，毫無過度斧鑿痕跡。
恬靜淡然，靈巧的意象悄然蔓延，是這位藝術家的作品給人的印象， 1977 年出生的日
本雕塑家 Yoshimasa Tsuchiya 擅長以檜木和樟木創作活靈活現的雕塑，靈感多源於
日本的民間傳說與神話故事，獨角獸、人馬或美人魚如同從迷幻森林中走出，悠然彷
若充滿靈性的精靈，亦真亦幻體現一種寂靜之美。這些雕塑在 20 到 70 公分高度之間 的大小，Yoshimasa Tsuchiya 會將原木塊上固定草圖，再使用電動工具進行切割， 最後再以手工雕刻細修，雕刻時會加入石膏塑型並塗上顏料。
當 神 話 顯 現 眼 前 ，時 間 凝 結 在 雲 淡 風 輕 間 ，靜 謐 中 帶 有 些 微 憂 傷 ，沒 有 高 分 貝 的 喧 嚷 ， 讓沉默徜徉在安靜夢境中。
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Born in Kanagawa, Japan
Awards 2007
Completed Doctorate degree, Conservation Course, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music, Japan
2003
Completed Master's degree, Conservation Course, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music, Salon de Printemps Prize, Japan
2001
Completed Bachelor degree, Sculpture course, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music, Salon de Printemps Prize, Japan
Education 2007
Completed Doctorate degree, Conservation Course, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music
2003
Completed Masters degree, Conservation Course, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music, Salon de Printemps Prize
2001
Completed Bachelor degree, Sculpture course, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music, Salon de Printemps Priz
Solo Exhibitions 2021
Myth in the Forest, AKI Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Myth in the Forest, Kumanokodo Nakahechi Museum of Art , Wakayama YOSHIMASA TSUCHIYA SOLO EXHIBTION "NUE" Takashimaya, Nihonbashi / Osaka / Kyoto / Nagoya / Yokohama / Shinjuku, Japan
Chimera, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY , Tokyo, Japan
2019
Festival , MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
Sacred Eyes, YOKOSUKA MESEUM OF ART , Yokosuka, Japan
Paradise, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo, Japan
2018
PRIVATE MYTH, JASKI ART Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2017
Yoshimasa Tsuchiya New Sculpture, Takashimaya Nihonbashi ／ Osaka ／ Kyoto ／ Yokohama ／ Shinjuku ／ Nagoya, Japan
2016
Tree of Life, MEGUMI OGITA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2015
New Works, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store 6F gallery,Tokyo, Japan
Yoshimasa Tsuchiya New Sculpture, MEGUMI OGITA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2013
Yoshimasa Tsuchiya New Sculpture, Karuizawa New Art Museum, Nagano, Takashimaya, Japan
Yoshimasa Tsuchiya New Sculpture, Nihonbashi / Osaka / Shinjuku, Japan
2012
Sylvan Whispers, MEGUMI OGITA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2011
「私的な神話」"Private Myth", MEGUMI OGITA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2009
「夢をたべる獏が夢みる夢」Dreams a tapir eating dreams dreams of
｢ 彫刻新時代 vol.3 土屋仁応展 ｣, Nihombashi Takashimaya Art Gallery X, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoshimasa Tsuchiya, Gallery Eve, Tokyo, Japan
MEGUMI OGITA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibitions 2021
Kiinseido – A Genealogy of Sculpture, from Hirakushi Denchu to Kohei Nawa, Meiji Jingu Homotsuden ,
ONE ART TAIPEI, Taipei, Taiwan
2020
FANTASY GALAXY, Motoi Yamamoto x Yoshimasa Tsuchiya, THE GINZA SPACE, Tokyo, Japan
ART OSAKA WALL by APCA, Osaka, Japan
TAKASHIMAYA Nihonbashi Store , Tokyo, Japan
ONE ART TAIPEI, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
The Form of Life-Japanese Contemporary Sculpture, Aki Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
ONE ART TAIPEI, Taipei, Taiwan
2018
ART TAIPEI , Taipei, Taiwan
KIAF 2018 , Seoul, Korea
Gothic White, Takashimaya, Nihombashi Store Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Enku Grand Award Exhibition, The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu, Japan
With Cats, MEGUMI OGITA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2017
ART TAIPEI 2017, Taipei World Trade Center I, Taipei, Taiwan
Takashimaya Shinjuku Store 10F Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Forest of Images : Wood Works, Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art, Hokkaido, Japan
Young Art Taipei 2017, AKI Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Microcosmic Spirits, Japan
Asian Art Exhibition of Youth Contemporary Wood, Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum,Miaoli, Taiwan
2016
「形態與本質」FORM & ESSENCE, AKI Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
ART TAIPEI 2016, Taipei World Trade Center I, Taipei, Taiwan
2015
ART TAIPEI 2015, Taipei World Trade Center I, Taipei, Taiwan
2012
The Power Of Japanese Contemporary Sculpture, AKI Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
横須賀・三浦半島の作家たち , YOKOSUKA Museum of Art, Kanagawa, Japan
2011
集まれ！おもしろどうぶつ展 , YOKOSUKA Museum of Art, Kanagawa, Japan
2010
Currents in Japanese Contemporary Wood Sculpture, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Japan
2008
ANIMAL FANTASY & Inuit Art, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Japan
September Show ’08, Nishimura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
ワッと！どうぶつ What? アート展 , Towada Arts Center, Aomori, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
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Hisaya TAIRA | OLD TOWN | Acrylic on canvas | 41 x 27.3 cm | 2020
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