Garden of Desires by Madoka Takagi

慾 望 花 園 高木まどか

GARDEN OF DESIRES MADOKA TAKAGI

慾 望 花 園 高木まどか

GARDEN OF DESIRES MADOKA TAKAGI

Art Projects Gallery 27 November - 14 December 2014 Unit S510, 5/F, Block A, PMQ

35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong Open daily 11am to 8pm

藝途畫廊 2014年11月27日至12月14日 香港中環鴨巴甸街35號 元創方A座5樓S510 室 每日開放 上午11時至下午8時 3

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CONTENTS / 目録 Preface / 序 Ray Vees Goh, Co-founder of Art Projects Gallery................ | 6 - 7

Works / 作品 We are all XXX........................................................................ | 8 - 9 Hanger Sisters........................................................................ | 10 - 11 Bark “Bowwow” ..................................................................... | 12 - 13 Yourself................................................................................... | 14 - 15 I Am Yours あなたのわたし......................................................................... | 16 - 17 Anti-Girly Face A アンチ乙女ちっくA面........................................... | 18 Anti-Girly Face B アンチ乙女ちっくB面..................................... | 19 Portrait of Kazuko 一子の肖像................................................. | 20 - 21 Portrait of Futami 二美の肖像........................................................... | 22 - 23 Portrait of Mitsuyo 三代の肖像........................................................ | 24 - 25 Pup!........................................................................................ | 26 - 27 Fellow Passenger................................................................... | 28 - 29 Happiness Rain...................................................................... | 30 - 31 Taro........................................................................................ | 32 - 33 Little Red Riding Hood........................................................... | 34 Ornament................................................................................ | 35 Useless................................................................................... | 36 - 37

Biography / 履歷

Madoka Takagi ............................................................| 38 - 39

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GARDEN OF DESIRES MADOKA TAKAGI

Art Projects Gallery is delighted to present “Garden Of Desires”, a solo exhibition by Japanese artist, Madoka Takaji, who will be showing her works for the first time in Hong Kong. Human relationship, with all its complexities and contradictions, is a central theme in Takagi’s artistic explorations and creations.

In the portrayal of adult human relationship and emotions in her paintings, Takagi uses children and personified animal characters, in the hope for people to return their hearts to their original childlike state - a state of the mind and heart that Takagi believes is what society needs in today’s world. Set against vividly colored floral motifs, the works conjure innocent fairy-tale imageries that belie the more complex human conditions and eroticism that are being portrayed.

Using the medium of acrylic on canvas and Japanese rice paper, Takagi deliberately creates a sense of flatness in the floral backdrop in order to contrast with the more three-dimensionally rendered forms of the main subjects in the paintings to create a visual hierarchy. The pictorial depth is further amplified by her innovative use of embroidery, and sometimes beads and specially created clay resin objects, to bring out the more important elements within the pictorial composition.

Madoka Takagi is a contemporary Japanese artist, born in 1983 in Tokushima, Japan. In 2008, she graduated from the Graduate School of Tama Art University majoring in Printing, which has been instrumental in shaping her current painting style.

She is also strongly influenced by Japanese textile, owing to the fact that her mother is a Japanese dressmaker. Prior to the current Hong Kong solo exhibition at Art Projects Gallery, Takagi has held group and solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Taipei, New Delhi and Italy.

Goh Ray Vees Co-Founder of Art Projects Gallery 6

望

花

園 · 高 木 ま ど か

的元素 。

高木まどか ， 一九八三年生於日本德島 ，是一名當代日本藝術家 。

敖若威藝途畫廊聯合創辦人

次個展和聯展 。

港 首 度 個 展 之 前 ， 高 木 曾 於 日 本 東 京 、 台 湾 台 北、 印 度 新 德 里 和 義 大 利， 舉 辦 並 參 與 過 多

名日本的裁縫 ，所以在她的作品中不難看出她深受日本紡織的影響 。在此次藝途畫廊的香

業於日本多摩美術大學研究生院主修版畫 ，自此塑造她現今的創作風格 。高木的母親是一

年 ，她畢 2008

樹脂粘土物體融合到她的作品裏 ，使得在豐富的整體畫面組合中 ，仍能夠凸顯作品裏重要

題的三維視覺創作手法 ，使得作品更具層次感。高木大膽且創新的將刺繡 、珠子和特製的

應用丙烯在畫布和日本宣紙上 ，高木刻意將花卉背景呈現二維視覺效果 ，對比作品主

慾。

。在色彩鮮豔的花卉圖案下 ，作品呈現無辜童話的意象 ，來掩飾更為複雜的人性狀態和情

人們的心靈可以回到原來童真的狀態 ，一種高木認為是現今社會所需要的思想和心靈狀態

高木的作品 ，利用兒童和擬人化的動物角色來描繪成人之間的關係和情感 ，希望從中

矛盾的人際關係 ，是高木的藝術探索和創作的中心主題 。

藝 途 畫 廊 榮 幸 呈 現 日 本 藝 術 家 高 木 ま ど か 的 香 港 首 度 個 展《 慾 望 花 園 》。 充 滿 著 複 雜 和

慾

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We are all XXX 2014, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas 80 x 117 cm

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Hanger Sisters 2014, Acrylic on Japanese Paper 73 x 103 cm

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Bark “Bowwow” 2014, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas 53 x 53 cm

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Yourself 2014, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas 79 x 45 cm

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I am Yours

あなたのわたし

2014, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas 32 x 41 cm

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Anti-Girly Face A

アンチ乙女ちっくA面 2014, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas 41 x 27 cm

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Anti-Girly Face B

アンチ乙女ちっくB面

2014, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas 41 x 27 cm

New Jersey, U.S.A., 1985 2014, Posca Pen, Ink, Graphite and Colour Pencil on Paper 102 x 330 cm

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Portrait of Kazuko 一子の肖像

2014, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas 14 x 18 cm

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Portrait of Futami 二美の肖像

2014, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas 14 x 18 cm

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5-10%, 2006 2014, Ink on Rice Paper 119 x 66 cm

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Portrait of Mitsuyo 三代の肖像

2014, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas 14 x 18 cm

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Pup!

38%, 1996

2013, Acrylic on Japanese Paper 60 x 91 cm

2014, Ink and Graphite on Rice Paper 119 x 66 cm

5 tonnes/year, Midway Atoll 2014, Ink on Rice Paper 119 x 66 cm

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Fellow Passenger 2013, Acrylic on Japanese Paper 50 x 61 cm

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Happiness Rain 2013, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas 53 x 46 cm

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Taro 2013, Resin Clay, Embroidery, Acrylic on Hemp Cloth 65 x 65 cm

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Little Red Riding Hood 2013, Acrylic on Japanese Paper 23 x 16 cm

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Ornament 2012, Resin Clay, Beads, Embroidery & Acrylic on Canvas 34 x 25 cm

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Useless 2012, Acrylic on Japanese Paper 30 x 42 cm

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MADOKA TAKAGI 1983

Born in Tokushima, Japan

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 2008

Tama Art University Graduate School

2006

Tama Art University wood printing

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014

Garden of Desires, Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong

2007

Gallery Tsubaki GT2, Tokyo

2009

Gallery Tsubaki GT2, Tokyo

2010

Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo

2011

Gallery Tsubaki GT2, Tokyo

2013

Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

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2014

Art Apart Fair, Singapore

MY Way 2014, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo

2012

MY Way 2012, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo

Hong Kong Contemporary 12, Hong Kong

2011

MY duo, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo

2010

kunStart, Bolzano, Italy

Art Taipei, Taipei

2009

The 12th Tama Art University Print Exhibition, Saito Gallery, Sapporo

2009

MY Twinkle, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo

India Art Summit, New Delhi

Art Taipei 09, Taipei

Art Singapore 09, Singapore

2008

Marginality, Gallery J.Chen, Taipei

高木まどか 1983年出生於日本德島 學術背景 2008 2006

多摩美術大學研究院 多摩美術大學，主修版畫

個展 2014 2007 2009 2010 2011 2013

《慾望花園》，藝途畫廊，香港 Gallery Tsubaki GT2，東京 Gallery Tsubaki GT2，東京 湘南台畫廊，東京 Gallery Tsubaki GT2，東京 湘南台畫廊，東京

聯展 2014

2012

2011 2010

2009 2009

2008

Art Apart Fair，新加坡 我的道路2014，湘南台畫廊，東京 我的道路2012，湘南台畫廊，東京 當代香港12，香港 MY duo，湘南台畫廊，東京 kunStart，意大利，波爾查諾 藝術台北，台北 年第12屆多摩美術大學版畫展，齋藤畫廊，札幌 MY Twinkle，湘南台畫廊，東京 印度藝術峰會，新德里 台北藝術09，台北 新加坡藝術09，新加坡 邊際，Gallery J.Chen，台北

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“Garden of Desires” by Madoka Takagi 《慾望花園》 • 高木まどか First published in 2014

by Art Projects Gallery This book was published for the occasion of the exhibition “Garden of Desires” by Madoka Takagi at Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong, 27 November ﹣ 14 December 2014 Curated by Ray Vees Goh, Anng Tan Designed by Art Projects Gallery © 2014 Art Projects Gallery and Madoka Takagi All rights reserved.

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