Planet Jiro - Exhibtion, Auction Catalogue

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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