19 April - 11 May 2013 Website launch Thursday 18 April 6 - 8pm Auction Thursday 9 May 7pm
82 Kingsland Road London E2 8DP
Flowers Gallery will host an exhibition of Jiro Osuga’s work to celebrate the launch of his new website Planet Jiro. A large projection of his new interactive site will be on view throughout the show enabling the viewer to experience the website while surrounded by his work. The exhibition will culminate in a live auction of the work featured in the show on Thursday 9th May. Built by Jiro himself, Planet Jiro immerses the visitor into a new and unexpected exploratory method of using the web. Frustrated by constantly encountering insurmountable and all too familiar formats to view artwork online, Osuga saw a potential in the World Wide Web as a medium to innovate a purely visual and interactive way of navigation. Visitors to Planet Jiro enter Osuga’s perspective on life; piloting by way of buttons and scroll bars. Upon clicking the planet’s London button the viewer is faced with a pictorial view of the city in which Osuga has been a resident for over thirty years. A choice of landmarks including Opera, Observatory, Park, Tube, and the Stadium transport the viewer to each place. Here, they are free to unearth further interlinking levels revealing paintings along the way; carving a perpetual journey through Osuga’s world. Accompanying the projection of Planet Jiro a selection of paintings will be exhibited in the space. Arranged to mimic a journey through the website, artworks will be London based and feature a variety of themes, sizes and formats. Flowers Gallery will host a live auction on the evening of the 9th May. For those unable to attend absentee and telephone bids will be accepted.
Something Larger than Yourself (Detail)1999 Oil and acrylic on canvas 167 x 139 cm
Road Works 2006 Oil on board 180 x 122 cm AFG 40945 £2,000
Strangers in a Pub 1999 Oil and acrylic on canvas 119 x 97 cm AFG 29469 £8,000 not included in the auction
Drinker 2007 Oil on canvas 122 x 91 cm AFG 41340 £5,000
not included in the auction
Corner Shop 2005 Oil on canvas 180 x 160 cm AFG 39134 £5,000 not included in the auction
The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon I 2009 Acrylic and oil on canvas 15 x 11 cm AFG 47057 £250
Glass after Glass II 2012 Oil on board 22.5 x 17 cm AFG 51075 £250
My Life, the Opera - at the Check-out 1998 Oil on board 18 x 17 cm AFG 51066 £350
Indecision 2002 Oil on board 15 x 17 cm AFG 38963 £190
Large Pod 2001 Acrylic on board 6.5 x 23 cm AFG 33184 £190
Satsuma 2001 Acrylic on board 13 x 13 cm AFG 33187 Sold
Cake 2011 Oil on board 18 x 23 cm AFG 51063 £250
An Epiphany at a Supermarket 1998 Oil on board 65 x 91 cm AFG 51056 £2,500
Own Brand 2007 Oil on canvas 80 x 85 cm AFG 46363 £2,000
Walled Garden 2004 Oil on canvas 180 x 160 cm AFG 37563 £5,000 not included in the auction
The World Goes By 2008 Oil on canvas 130.5 x 104.5 cm AFG 44190 £7,500 not included in the auction
Kitchen 2 2009 Oil on canvas 51 x 76 cm AFG 48682 £2,000
not included in the auction
Café Jiro (Panels 1-2) 2009 Oil on canvas 255 x 191 cm AFG 46185 not included in the auction
Candle I 2006 Acrylic on wood 19 x 16.5 cm AFG 38958 £250
Boiling 2006 Acrylic on board 17 x 14.5 cm AFG 39133 Sold
The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon II 2009 Acrylic on board 15 x 18 cm AFG 47058 £250
Plug 2005 Acrylic on board 17 x 17 cm AFG 38978 £250
Stink 2006 Acrylic on wood 19 x 14.5 cm AFG 38984 £250
Music II (Songs) 1998 Oil on board 15.5 x 19.5 cm open AFG 36196 £250
Pulling Faces 2007 Oil on wood 23 x 38 cm AFG 46366 Sold
Snooze 2001 Acrylic on board 14 x 14 cm AFG 32804 £220
Letter 2012 Oil on board 17 x 14 cm AFG 51068 Sold
Paper Plane 2012 Oil on board 11.5 x 22 cm AFG 51067 Sold
Boxes 2010 Acrylic on board Sizes variable Sold
Plug & Socket 2005 Acrylic on board 8.8 x 9.6 cm AFG 48899 Sold
Self Portraits 1997 Oil on canvas 45 x 36 cm AFG 27623 ÂŁ2,000
TV 1996 Oil on canvas 83 x 95 cm AFG 51055 £2,000
Semi 1996 Oil on canvas 61 x 50 cm AFG 25520 £900
Cycling in the Countryside 2001 Oil on canvas 66 x 91.5 cm AFG 33932 £7,000 not included in the auction
Car Triptych 1995 Oil on panel 32 x 64 cm AFG 24851 £500
Rowing Boat 2006 Oil on board 19 x 28 cm AFG 46369 £250
Ye Olde House 1997 Oil on canvas 19 x 27 cm AFG 51064 £1,000
Something Larger than Yourself 1999 Oil and acrylic on canvas 167 x 139 cm AFG 29470 £8,000 not included in the auction
Clam II 2010 Acrylic on board 13 x 7.5cm AFG 48496 Sold
Beach 2011 Oil on canvas 186 x 70 x 74 cm AFG 51050 £5,500 not included in the auction
Sunbather 1998 Oil on board 20 x 10.5 cm AFG 51076 £200
Lunch Box 1995 Oil on board 7 x 15 x 20 cm AFG 51078 £450
Hamper II 2004 Acrylic on board 29 x 40 cm AFG 51147 £1,000
Things that Float on the Thames 2007 Oil on canvas 73 x 82 cm AFG 46381 Sold
Harbour 2012 Oil on canvas 90 x 131 cm AFG 50153 £5,000 not included in the auction
Cathedral Tombs 2007 Oil on canvas 183 x 152 cm AFG 44189 £11,000 not included in the auction
Weightlifter 2007 Acrylic on wood 23 x 18 cm AFG 46384 £250
Tennis V 2000 Oil on board 22 x 32 cm AFG 31820 Sold
London 2012 Oil on canvas 79 x 49 cm AFG 51059 £500
Martial Artist 2012 Acrylic on board 54.5 x 44 cm AFG 50155 £450
Puppet - Cheerleader 2011-2012 Mixed media 32.2 x 37.3cm AFG 51081 Sold
Swimmer 2011 Mixed media 34.1 x 34.7cm AFG 51054 Sold
Fencing 2012 Mixed media 22.4 x 41.8cm AFG 50150 Sold
Box 2010 Acrylic on board 9 x 8.2 x 5.6cm AFG 51086 Sold
Ouch! 2008 Acrylic on board 20 x 16 cm AFG 46362 £250
Tube of Yellow Paint 2012 Oil on board 6.5 x 21.5 cm AFG 50666 £250
Tube of Red Paint 2012 Oil on wood 5.5 x 20 cm AFG 50665 £250
Art Isn't Easy 2006 Acrylic on board 16 x 20.5 cm AFG 40973 Sold
Sawing II 2006 Acrylic on board 11 x 12 cm AFG 46371 Sold
Tube of Green Paint 2012 Oil on board 7.5 x 21.5 cm AFG 51070 £250
Tube of Brown Paint 2012 Oil on board 7 x 23 cm AFG 51069 £250
Planisphere II 2005 Acrylic on board 120 cm (diameter) AFG 51052 Sold
Ghost 2012 Acrylic on board 23 x 34.5 cm AFG 50152 £200
Werewolf II 2011 Acrylic on board 15.7 cm (diameter) AFG 51065 £250
Moonlight II 2011 Acrylic on paper 9.5 x 2.5 cm AFG 51077 £100
Orchestra 2003 Mixed media on board 72.5 x 82 x 22 cm AFG 37566 £5,000 not included in the auction
Theatre 2008 Oil on canvas 149 x 149 cm AFG 46170 £8,000 not included in the auction
Thames Screen 1996 Oil on canvas 150 x 900 cm AFG 38546 £18,000 not included in the auction
Drummer 2012 Mixed media 24 x 30 x 14 cm AFG 51079 Sold
Theatre 2002 Acrylic on canvas 28 x 33.5 cm AFG 33940 £300
3D Glasses 2005 Acrylic on board construction 15 x 22.5 cm AFG 48927 £190
Puppet - Dancer 2011-2012 Mixed media 29 x 18 cm AFG 51082 Sold
Ballet 1998 Oil on canvas 23 x 16 cm AFG 51061 £190
Puppet - Dancers 2011-2012 Mixed media 27 x 17 cm AFG 51083 Sold
Loud Music 1998 Acrylic on board 17 x 22.5 cm AFG 38969 £450
Ball 2010 Papier colle 14 cm (diameter) AFG 51080 Sold
The person who… at a Concert IV 2005 Oil on canvas 92 x 120 cm AFG 38449 £8,000 not included in the auction
Stalker 2007 Acrylic on board 20 x 15 cm AFG 46373 £200
Excavation 2012 Oil on board 53 x 39.5 cm AFG 51071 £450
On the Edge 2005 Acrylic on board 20 x 14.5 cm AFG 38972 £190
Cyclist 1995 Oil on wood 17.5 x 28 cm AFG 51062 £400
Music I (Walkman) 1998 Oil on board 18 x 21.5 cm open AFG 36195 £250
The Wrong Man 2008 Acrylic on wood 28 x 21.5 cm AFG 45712 Sold
A Long Story 2007 Oil on canvas 23 x 460 cm AFG 46342 £8,000 not included in the auction
Hotel Room 2006 71 x 76 cm AFG 51060 Oil on canvas £1,000
In Town at Night 1999 Oil on canvas 94 x 73.5 cm AFG 29210 £2,500
Railway Station 1998 Oil on canvas 82 x 151 cm AFG 51051 £2,000
Reflection 1999 Oil on canvas 97.5 x 78.5 cm AFG 29209 £4,000
not included in the auction
Squirrels 2000 Acrylic and oil on canvas 38 x 38 cm AFG 31827 £600
Puppet - Dog 2011-2012 Mixed media 11 x 30 cm AFG 51085 Sold
Pink Rose III 2006 Acrylic on board construction 30 x 9 cm AFG 48916 £350
Puppet - Dog and Owner 2011-2012 Mixed media 26.5 x 17 cm AFG 51084 Sold
Yellow Rose I 2006 Oil on board construction 30 x 15 cm AFG 48928 £375
Rose 2005 Oil on board 29 x 21 cm AFG 38999 £350
Shadow 2009 Acrylic on wood 28 x 23 cm AFG 51074 Sold
Snail I 2005 Acrylic on wood 5 x 9 cm AFG 48956 £150
Spring 2001 Oil on canvas 241 x 69.5 cm AFG 34007 £8,000 not included in the auction
Doggyland 2002 Oil on board 61 x 73 cm AFG 34012 £2,200
Autumn 2012 Oil on canvas 62 x 56 cm AFG 51057 £450
Natural History Museum 2003 Oil on canvas 180 x 150 cm AFG 37519 £15,000 not included in the auction
British Museum 2002 Acrylic and oil on canvas 200 x 157 cm AFG 34005 £12,000 not included in the auction
Geffrye Museum 2012 Oil on wood 40 x 200 cm AFG 50151 £2,500
At the V & A 2009 Oil on canvas 106 x 180 cm AFG 51053 £7,500 not included in the auction
Vitruvian Man 2011 Mixed media 26 x 26 cm AFG 51073 Sold
Guided Tour 2003 Oil on wood 48 x 45 cm AFG 38997 £450
At a Gallery 2005 Acrylic on board 13 x 25 cm AFG 48958 Sold
Art Lover 2007 Oil on canvas 43 x 51 cm AFG 41341 £2,000
The Intervention of the Sabine Women 2006 Acrylic on board 20 x 30 cm AFG 46376 £350
If 2008 Oil on board 28 x 53 cm AFG 47168 £900
Twin Towns 1997 Oil on canvas 59 x 59 cm AFG 27627 Sold
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