HOLIDAY SELECTIONS
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HOLIDAY SELECTIONS December 2021 Hello and holiday greetings from Bob Tobin and Hitoshi Ohashi of Tobin Ohashi Gallery in Okinawa, Japan.We are proud to present our Holiday Selections-a selection of works from gallery artists and recent discoveries. We are fine and enjoying life in our new location. We hope that you are also doing well.Please enjoy the art in this catalog and we hope that you may find something for someone on your gift list or —-for yourself. We can easily arrange shipping in Japan and worldwide and we’ll do our best to arrange arrival by Christmas. We will let you know re shipping charges and arrival dates. We are glad to specially gift wrap any of your selections. We can easily arrange payment by credit card to hto@gol.com on PayPal or Bank Transfer-whichever is more convenient for you. If you would like more information, please let us know at info@tobinohashi.com. We wish you all the best for a joyous holiday season. We hope to see you when we have our first in-person exhibition in April 2022.
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FLORENT STOSSKOPF We proudly present two recent acquisitions, unique works of FLORENT STOSSKOPF (1989, Rennes, France) who is currently based in Brittany, France. The young artist holds a BA and an AdvancedDiploma in Communication from L’école Multimedia. He has had solo exhibitions in France (2016 & 2015) and he has also, more recently, taken part in group exhibitions at 19 Karen Gallery in Australlia (2020), and Antigalerie in Paris (2019). Florent’s debut solo sold out exhibition, entitled, ‘Eternal Flowers’ opened In London earlier this year. His work deftly blends traditional themes and archetypes through a contemporary perspective, reminiscent of Jonas Wood, using colors that lay out his complex still lives and scenes plucked from the annals of Classical Antiquity, the Baroque movement, and Modernism. Constructed like collages, Stosskopf’s paintings use saturated and vibrant colors, remove shadows to heighten both their stylized and disconnect from reality, translating the three-dimensional world into block colors and flat lines, all while retaining the complexity of the image.
FLORENT STOSSKOPF
IKEA 1992 Felt Pen and Ink on White Paper 2019 Image Size 42cm x 32 cm Framed with white Frame 46 cm x 35 cm Signed rear ¥ 85,000 | $750 USD
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FLORENT STOSSKOPF
IKEA 1992 [2] Felt Pen and Ink on White Paper 2019 Image Size 42cm x 32 cm Framed with white Frame 46 cm x 35 cm Signed rear Natural wood frame
¥ 85,000 | $750 USD Inquire info@tobinohashi.com
I NENGAH SUJENA
We have worked with gallery artist Nengah Sujena for more than 12 years. He was born in Bangli, Bali, on 21 January 1976 and graduated from ISI Yogyarkarta. He has exhibited throughout Asia. His many awards include Finalist of Philip Morris Art Awards, Jakarta Big Five of Nokia Art Awards, Jakarta Merit Award of Asia Pacific Nokia Art Awards, Singapore Big Ten of Pratisara Affandi Adi Karya. His paintings are about the fundamental relationship between humans and nature. The artist studied in Jogjakarta and returned to Bali after the huge tsunami and has dedicated himself to a deep spiritual practice that is reflected in his works. According to Sujena, the paintings describe the true symbols such as leaves, animals and mountains where nature is a balance for life in the world. An elephant that stands upright and sturdy is a support for the universe. The triangle in the paintings represents the mountains. The leaves are a symbol of balancing nature.
NENGAH SUJENA
Elephant in Mountain Acrylic on Canvas 50.0 x 60.0 x 5.0 cm Unique Work Signed rear with title and date. Natural wood frame
Bird and Branches Acrylic on Canvas 30.0 x 30.0 x 5.0 cm Unique Work Natural wood frame Signed rear with title and date.
¥ 90,000 | $800 USD Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
¥ 50,000 | $450 USD Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
NENGAH SUJENA
BABY ELEPHANT Acrylic on Canvas 60.0 x 50.0 x 5.0 cm Unique Work Signed rear with title and date. Natural wood frame
¥ 90,000 | $800 USD Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
BIRDS IN THE RICE FIELD Acrylic on Canvas 50.0 x 60.0 x 5.0 cm Unique Work Signed rear with title and date. Natural wood frame
¥ 90,000 | $800 USD Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
ZANDILE TSHABALALA . We were fortunate to obtain this outstanding print from award winning artist Zandile Tshabalala who has recently held sold-out shows in German and the UK. Zandlile Tshabalala was Born in Soweto, South Africa, 1999 She lives and works in Soweto, South Africa Zandile Tshabalala’s arresting figurative works write new narratives around the roles that Black women play in art history. Inspired by artists like Kerry James Marshall, Henri Rousseau, and Njideka Akunyili-Crosby, as well as personal experiences, Tshabalala says her portraits are meant to “to re-represent the Black woman in a more confident, sensual, beautiful manner.” Tshabalala deliberately inserts Black women into the canon that had previously excluded, marginalized, and disrespected them. In her work she is interested in topics of representation particularly the representation of the black women in historical paintings. The artist noticed a pattern whereby the black woman in paintings was Portrait Print, Edition of 10 50.0 x 40.0 x 5.0 cm Signed rear with title and date.
¥ 100,000 | $880 USD Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
usually placed at the background and starts to disappear almost as if she is not present or is placed in compromising situations that reinforce the idea that the black woman is inferior and should be marginalized. The artist taps into topics of beauty, sensuality and the relationship between the black female body and the landscape.
BRUCE WEBER Bruce Weber is an internationally acclaimed photographer whose works appeared in 1970s for the first time in GQ. In 1980s, Weber came to public attention and in the 1990s he started taking commercial photos for Calvin Klein. We recently acquired these two 2 images. So many of his photos have become iconic images.
Rob and Little Bear at the Entrance to Bear Pond, Adirondack Park, 1989 Photogravure c. 1990 , Unsigned 9 3/8" x 7 1/4” ¥ 38,000 | $340 USD Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
Paul at Petes Rock Campground, Adirondack Park, 1988 Photogravure c. 1990 Unsigned 9 3/8" x 7 1/4” [Without white square] ¥ 38,000 | $340 USD Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
HOLIDAY CALENDARS If you have visited our gallery you may have seen the work of artist Ralph Kiggell who is an International recognized print maker. Ralph once lived in Japan and is now based in Thailand. Ralph has created a beautiful Zodiac calendar of his prints. You can purchase the calendar at etsy here: https://etsy.me/3oQ0rji
You most likely know of our support of organizations that help with the rescue and rehoming of cats and dogs in Japan and Thailand. That is why we are glad to recommend calendars from Soi Dog in Thailand and ARK in Japan. You can order the calendars and learn more about the organizations at these links:
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MARINA NIZOE
We are proud to present our first works from Okinawa artist Marina Nizoe [b. 1993]. Marina is the first artist from Okinawa whose works we have made available in our exhibitions. We first became aware of her work in an exhibition in Naha about a year ago. She currently is featured in an exhibition at the Okinawa Museum of Art. The consistent theme of her work is "Ryukyu Painting Flower and Bird Paradise”. She draws inspiration from the natural Violin Beetle
environment of Okinawa and the Kacho-ga of Ryukyu paintings.
There are no four seasons in the paradise that is Okinawa, and the temperature is comfortable all year round, with a variety of plants in full bloom. Inspired by the naming of ships after birds during the Ryukyu Kingdom, the artist began to depict birds as beings that cross between the real and the other worlds. This led to a strong awareness of the subject of Kacho- ga (flowers-and-birds painting), and also to an interest in the Kacho-ga of Ryukyu painting, which led her to create paintings that incorporated both paradise and flowers-and- birds painting and the insects that support the flowers and birds. The artist actively incorporates the painting techniques of Ryukyu painting in contemporary subjects. She has exhibited throughout Japan and holds a Ph.D. in Japanese painting from Okinawa Prefectural University of Art where she is a lecturer.
MARINA NIZOE
Snake Dragonfly
Butterfly Prayer
Each painting is 18 cm x 18cm Traditional Ryukyu Painting on Panel Signed on label on rear. ¥ 32,000 | $280 USD Each Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
Harlequin Beetle
AGUS “BAGUL” PURNOMO We have represented the award-winning Indonesian artist Agus Bagul Purnomo for more than twelve years. Agus ‘creates abstract works painting primarily with numbers. Agus does with numbers what a Michelin star chef can do with vegetables. His numbers sometimes look like people or like they’re literally running. In some cases, you can’t even tell that he’s using numbers until you closely examine the paintings—which tend to draw you in like a show window. Each painting is so different and Purnomo works with the broadest palate of any artist we work with. In photos I’ve seen of him, he’s standing or sitting in front of the canvas with more than 20 paint cans at his side. In ‘Jogja,’ as everyone calls Jogjakarta, I had a chance to see examples of his flower series, ‘Secret Garden,’ consisting of paintings that recreate flowers including pink roses, hydrangeas and dahlias. These aren’t paintings of flowers; rather they’re abstract paintings that give the feeling of flowers. You feel as if you’re in a field of blossoms when you see these works, since they have the same bursts of color you’d find in any garden. When I visited, I also learned from Agus how he works when he’s painting. He doesn’t paint a little every day and complete a painting over several weeks or months like some artists I’ve observed. Agus paints in creative bursts, sometimes working from morning to night. And the feeling he has at the end of the day? Exhilaration, not exhaustion. It was wonderful to hear this. How many people in other lines of work can make this kind of statement? The two works on the following page are paintings on paper and are framed with a white frame. Signed by the artist on the front with date. 55 cm x 45 cm each ¥ 85,000 | $750 USD. Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
AGUS “BAGUL” PURNOMO
Number Series [A]
Number Series [B]
MADSAKI
Madsaki has his roots in the U.S. as well as Japan. He filters famous images through his own graffiti-inspired style, resulting in simplified, uncanny new images. He is a favorite of Takashi Murakami with whom he often collaborates. This print is an irreverent version of the American flag reflecting the wounds, fabric, tears, changes, ups and downs of America’s recent history. This flag references the White Flag painting by Jasper Johns.
White Flag 2P, 2018 Edition of 300 19 7/10 × 30 2/5 in 50 × 77.1 cm
￥100,000 | $880 USD Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
He is a graduate of the Parsons School of Design. Madsaki’s accessible style and instantly recognizable subject matter critique conceptions of value in the art world.
JONAS WOOD
Lithograph
Large Shelf Still Life Pots Plant
23 in. x 23 in. Unsigned
￥100,000 | $880 USD Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com In his boldly colored, graphic works—including paintings, drawings, posters and prints—Jonas Wood combines art historical references with images of the objects, interiors, and people that comprise the fabric of his life. Translating the three-dimensional world around him into flat color and line, he confounds expectations of scale and vantage point. Born in Boston, Wood attended the University of Washington, Seattle, where he received an MFA in painting and drawing in 2002. Wood currently shares a studio with artist Shio Kusaka, his wife since 2002, and the pair often work in tandem, motifs migrating from Kusaka’s ceramic vessels to Wood’s paintings and back again.
KURU ART PROJECT
The San people -the native people of Southern Africa traditionally painted on caves and rocks.They are hunters and gatherers dependent on their surroundings for their sustenance. In this graphic work the San artist of Southern Africa tell their story. Notice the plants, the animal tracks, the prey and the powerful characterizations of the hunters. The Kuru Art project encourages and assists the San people by exposing them to contemporary art materials and techniques. The project brings back the role of art as an expressive outlet for their traditions and recent life experiences and helps sustain them. SAN HUNTERS Signed by Artist Katrina Color linocut, edition of 20 52 cm x 70 cm. Custom Framed Size ¥ 65,000 | $ 600 USD
KURU ART PROJECT
In this colorful print, the artist depicts what the San people do to protect their goats from predators. Although our eye is initially attracted to the goats, we soon notice the plants, the animal tracks, and the barrier that are all portrayed in this print The artists from the Kuru Art Project have produced contemporary art that is original and remarkable in character.
PROTECTING GOATS FROM PREDATORS Signed by Artist, NXHABWE Linocut color print 10/16 Size: 59 × 46 cm Unframed ¥ 50,000 | $ 450 USD
AGNESS BUYA YOMBWE
This print by Zambian artist Agness Buya Yombwe brings lightness and humor to your living space. She currently runs the Wayi Wayi Art Studio and Gallery with her artist husband Lawrence Yombwe in Livingstone where they organize art clubs and workshops for adults and children. Her aesthetic is informed by the symbolism and tenets of the Bemba people of Northern Zambia. She has undertaken prestigious studio residencies at the Edvard Munch Studio in Oslo (Norway) and at the McColl Center for Visual Arts in North Carolina (USA).
HAPPY HOME Linocut 14.96 x 9.84 in 38.0 x 25.0 cm Edition of 10 Signed by artist with title, year and edition number, 4/10 Framed size: 40.0 cm x 53.0 cm ¥ 50,000 | $450 USD Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
MASAKO KAMIYA
Gallery artist Masako Kamiya engages in a dialogue with paint. Her dialogue with the paint and the surface is composed of each dot she makes with the brush. Masako builds up dots of color into half-inch, stalactite-like columns with rich variations in color layers. From a distance the painting is a series of dots, which create larger patterns toward a uniformed center. When observed more closely the third dimension is revealed, a forest of multicolored columns.
Masako is a recipient of the Brother Thomas Fellowship in and the Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship. Her mid-career exhibition was held at the Danforth Museum. Masako is a professor in Painting & Foundation Department at Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts. Unique Work Signed by artist lower right ¥ 400,000 | $3500 Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
ORION Acrylic and Gouache on Paper in White Box Frame Framed Size: 23.62 x 19.29 x 1.18 in 60.0 x 49.0 x 3.0 cm
HENGKI KOENTJORO
Gallery favorite Hengki Koentjoro is an award-winning photographer, specializing in capturing the spectral domain that lies amidst the shades of black and white. This photo of cherry blossoms was created by Hengki when he visited our gallery in Tokyo. Born in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia on 24 March 1963, he proceeded to pursue further education at Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California — an expedition that plunged him into the professional arena of video production and fine art photography. A childhood introduction to a camera on his 11th birthday became an earnest love affair that involves an elaborate choreography of composition, texture, shapes and lines.
SAKURA Image Size:17 in. x 17 in. Framed Size 21 In x 21 in. Signed, Edition of 15
︎ ¥ 210,000 | $1900 Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
Upon his return to Indonesia, Hengki settled in Jakarta as a freelance videographer and video editor for nature documentaries and corporate profiles. Delving into what he believes to be his true purpose in his life's journey of expression, he indulges himself in the art of black and white photography on the side, exploring the borders of light and shadow, yin and yang – celebrating complexity in the minimalism.
JUN OGATA
Jun Ogata’s vision transport the viewers into the realm of minimalism and harmony. Creating invigorating works, Jun is one of our gallery favorites and brings us on a journey that is tactile and conceptual. His works displays ancient Japanese sensibility of divulging a convincing and refined relationship between the rigid sense of geometry and the freedom of association within the domains of memory and imagination. His astute process is a personal evolution in the realm of abstraction and minimalism, conveying both representational and abstract elements into an unfailing harmony. The works in this exhibition give focus to the beauty of nature and the artist’s belief that “All things are in a state of Flux”– all things and events are constantly changing – a view that he truly values. In the artist’s own words: “My primary emphasis is on the colors. You can see the varied colors that changes with time and season in the garden.” Using colors, the artist is able to tease out the delicate sensibility of the seasons and its association with nature. The dialogue established by texture and his use of colors is captivating in his works, and it is a crucial part of his creations. With vague images of nature, the imaginative use of colors and textures; and seemingly simplistic gestures, Ogata brings us along the entire life-cycle of flowers and the seasons in Japan. Jun Ogata’s works has been exhibited worldwide and his most recent shows have been in London, Sweden, Singapore, Hanoi, New York and Tokyo. . 〔 EDUCATION 〕 1991 Graduated from Musashino Art University. 1993 Graduated from department of art of Wako University. 1995 Completed the graduate school of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts
JUN OGATA
HANA NO TAKI II Tempura with oil on Canvas 48.0 x 67.0 x 5.0 cm Unique Work Signed rear with title
¥ 380,000 | $3400 USD Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
JUN OGATA
HANAIKAIDA-KURENAI Mixed Media on Canvas 41.0 x 68.0 Unique Work Signed rear with title
¥ 350,000 | $3100 USD Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
TAKASHI MURAKAMI
Takashi Murakami is one of Japan’s best known artists His colorful and joyous prints bring the feeling of Japan into your space. He studied at Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan, where he received his B.F.A. in 1986, M.F.A. in 1988, and P.h.D. in 1993. He founded the Hiropon factory in Tokyo in 1996, which later evolved into Kaikai Kiki, an art production and art management corporation. In addition to the production and marketing of Murakami's art and related work, Kaikai Kiki functions as a supportive environment for the fostering of emerging artists.
Enso The Heart 4 color offset lithograph with spot varnishing 680 x 680 mm sheet size Framed with white frame Edition 300 Signed and numbered lower right
￥350,000 | $3100 USD
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A lightning rod of cultural dichotomies, Takashi Murakami believes the artist to be one who perceives and bridges the borders between worlds. Combining refined classical painting techniques with a supercharged mix of Pop, animé, and otaku imagery in his distinctive “Superflat” style, Murakami moves freely within an ever-expanding field of aesthetic issues and cultural inspirations.
TAKASHI MURAKAMI KORIN SERIES
The Korin prints from Takashi Murakami include many examples of Murakami’s iconography. The works pay tribute to Ogata Kōrin who was a Japanese painter, lacquerer and designer of the Rinpa school. Kōrin is best known for his byōbu folding screens, such as Irises and Red and White Plum Blossoms, and his paintings on ceramics and lacquerware. Also a prolific designer, he worked with a variety of decorative and practical objects, such as round fans, makie writing boxes or inrō medicine cases. This work is a lithograph with gold foil stamp and high gloss varnishing on UV paper hand signed by Takashi Murakami Time of Celebration ￥380,000 | $3400 USD Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
Edition of 300 Print Size: 72 x 76. 5 cm
CHRISTMAS CAKES FROM MASAKO SWEETS
Christmas cakes are a tradition in Japan. The cakes of our good friend “Masako Sweets” are well known to our gallery visitors. Masako has provided cakes and catering for many of our events. Our Japanese clients can order a special Christmas Cake from Masako on-line at this link. https://en.masakosweets301.com/shop
ZHU WEI
Gallery artist Zhu Wei is best known as the artist who brought traditional Chinese ink painting to contemporary Chinese art. He was born in Beijing in 1966.
As a teenager, Zhu was admitted to the People's Liberation Army Art Academy, finishing in 1989. After a few years of painting propaganda art his unit was demobilized in 1992. In the following year he went to study at the Beijing Academy of Film. His works are widely collected in museums in Europe, the United States, and Asia. We have this beautiful print about a utopia we hope to realize in 2022.
Utopia 57 84 cm x 74 cm Custom Framed Limited Edition Inquire: info@tobinohashi.com
Signed by Artist with A/P ￥120,000 | $1050 USD
THONGCHAI YUKANTAPORNPONG
Gallery favorite Thongchai Yukantapornpong creates art with order and patterns as the bases for his search for pure form. In his work you can see overlapping patterns of line and color in a geometric arrangement with a luminous surface. What is revealed is beauty in the balance between opposing things - between light and dark, movement and stillness, and the creation and disintegration of forms.
Ultimately his art is an expression of the distinctly Asian belief in the truth of the cycle of life and death. His inspiration has roots in many areas including the textiles and clothing worn to the temples. His works reflect the beautiful patterns and colors of Chiang Mai textiles. Thongchai has adopted the same attractive geometric shapes and often includes metallooking colors such as silver.
“Emalgation” Custom Framed 62 x 62 cm Signed with Edition Number ￥80,000 | $700 USD
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“Magnetic Field III Custom Framed 66 x 66cm Signed with Edition Number ￥90,000 | $800 USD
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TRAN TRONG VU
PINK SADNESS, 2016
Acrylic Painting on Vietnamese Paper 700 x 60.0 x 2.5 cm framed Unique Work Signed by artist front
¥190,000 | $1800 USD Gallery artist Tran Trong Vu has had more than 17 solo exhibitions and more than 50 group exhibitions worldwide. He was a guest artist at the Reims School of Art and Design, a guest professor at the Vietnam School of Fine Arts, a curator and an artistic advisor at Heritage Space in Hanoi. He has also been a guest lecturer at Arizona State University and UCLA. We usually think of flowers attracting bees, but here the beauty of the flowers is not coupled with bees, but with flies.
His paintings shed light on oppression, acquiescence and the tension between both. His work are never open to simple interpretation.
TRAN TRONG VU
IN THE RED PLANET Mixed Colors on Canvas 40cm x 50cm 2020 Signed by the artist with date ¥250,000 | $2400 USD
Confinement and limitations take many shapes—physical and psychological. During the times of this pandemic we have all experienced different levels of confinement. Like many of us, the crouched figure really tries to escape. Although our situation may be different, there is a certain universality to this painting. The eye Tran Trong Vu casts is not of one of scorn but of understanding. His art pushes us think, make us consider our own lives and may inspire us to take bolder steps.
ALL THE BEST TO YOU FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND 2022
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