Egami Etsu - This Is Not A Mishearing Game

Egami Etsu

This Is Not A Mishearing Game 北 京 德 薩 畫 廊 De sarthe gallery - Beijing

Egami Etsu

This Is Not A Mishearing Game

北 京 德 薩 畫 廊 De sarthe gallery - Beijing

Egami Etsu was born in Japan, not only grew up in Japan, but also she has a growing experience in the United States, Europe, and now she is in China. Because of different languages and the experience of encountered many barriers to communication, like Chinese "only to be sensed, not to be explained," so it gradually deepened her interest in the language and communication. She graduated from Central Academy of Fine Arts oil painting department in 2016, her graduation works won the award, collected by the CAFA Art Museum. She continues her study for master degree in CAFA tutor by artist Liu Xiao Dong. In addition, her works has been shown in US, China, South Korea, and Japan. As Japanese art critic Chiba Shigeo said “Egami Etsu uses different media and method to inquire the communication in modern society and human essence” ; Chinese curator Feng Bo Yi also said “Etsu's creation is about concept and significance of “Communication”, through the painting and video and the way of mis-hearing game, contrast to changes of the times, the clash of civilizations, which verified the language communication barriers, and even phenomenon of crisis, showing the multi media expression way and the narrative discourse". Through the create investigation of the participation, Etsu Egami’s work including different media like voice, video, and drawing, as she raise the question to the human instinct and the authenticity of communication.”

ARTWORKS

It Is Not A Mishearing Game 2016 Video Dimension variable

BIOGRAPHY

EGAMI ETSU 1994

Born in Japan Currently lives and works in Beijing and Japan

EDUCATION 2016

Graduated from Central Academy of Fine Arts, BFA in the 3rd oil painting class, Bachelor

2016

Central Academy of Fine Arts Master Degree Student of Liu Xiao Dong

GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016

Neither Here Nor there, Yuan Dian Art Museum, Beijing, China Yu China Blue, collaboration, Yuan Dian Art Museum, Beijing, China Fan Xin Ji Hua, Tree Art Museum, Beijing, China; Tian Jing Wen Hua Gu, Tian Jing, China; Japan-China friendship center art museum, Tokyo, Japan; Milal Art Museum, Soul, Korea Graduated Exhibition, CAFAM, Beijing, China God’s Voice, human’s words? Vacumm Space, Beijing, China

2015

Yunnan Sketch Exhibition, CAFA, Beijing, China Workshop with Henk Visch Exhibition, CAFA, Beijing, China The 16th East International Art Exhibition, Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan The 3th China International Forum for Art Installation, Beijing, China

2014

Youth Exhibition, CAFA, Beijing, China Qinghai Sketch Exhibition, CAFA, Beijing, China The 12th National Art Exhibition, Liang He Art Museum, Panjing, Liaoning, China The 15th East International Art Exhibition, Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan

2013

Youth Exhibition, CAFA, Beijing, China Winter Creation Exhibition, CAFA, Beijing, China Beijing Sketch Exhibition, CAFA, Beijing, China The 14th East International Art Exhibition, Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan

2012

The 13th East International Art Exhibition, Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan

AWARDS 2016

Yi Lian Great Graduation Works Award

2015

CAFA 6th Competition "Collaboration With Space And Art" - Excellent Award and Most Popular Award The 16th East International Art Exhibition, Special Jury Award, Japan

2014

The Second Prize of Outstanding Awards Sketch Outstanding Awards Social Activities Awards Selected by Mitsubishi Shoji Art Gate Program

AWARDS 2013

The Outstanding Creation Awards The Second Prize of Outstanding Awards The Fourteenth East International Art Exhibition, Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art Director Awards

2012

The Thirteenth East International Art Exhibition, Asahi Newspaper Awards

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Central Academy of Fine Art (CAFA) Art Museum, Tree Art Museum, Yuan Art Museum

Published on the occasion of de Sarthe Gallery - Beijing exhibition:

Egami Etsu This Is Not A Mishearing Game September 25 - October 23, 2016

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