11/10/2025
GALLERY ZERO is pleased to announce Takeshi Hosaka's solo exhibition “ Art in the Mundane : Being in Everyday 2 ” from Oct. 18 to Nov. 8.
Takeshi Hosaka “ Art in the Mundane : Being in Everyday 2 ”
Dates : Oct. 18 ( Sat. ) ー Nov. 8 ( Sat. )
Opening hours : 13 : 00 ー 18 : 00
Closed : Sunday and Monday
Takeshi Hosaka has presented works featuring three-dimensional supports resembling objects, on which he has painted stripes, checks, or solid color surfaces. These object-like paintings, which can appear as three-dimensional or two-dimensional depending on the viewer’s perspective, can be considered experiments related to space and the viewer’s point of view. In his solo exhibition “ Art in the Mundane : Being in Everyday " held last year, Hosaka attempted to reduce and unify his previous three-dimensional imagery into a single two-dimensional "painting." This approach was heavily influenced by the Matisse and Hockney exhibitions he had seen. At the same time, Hosaka actively incorporates elements from his everyday life—such as his family, current news, and work—into his creations. The previous exhibition, “ Art in the Mundane : Being in Everyday, " marked the beginning of this approach. The works shown in that exhibition expanded upon the experiments with painting by drawing on the traditions of masters like Matisse, while also integrating personal and contemporary themes, such as the nuclear accident in Fukushima and collages made by his children.
This current solo exhibition is a continuation of that exploration, hence titled “ Art in the Mundane : Being in Everyday 2. " As before, the exhibition features simple yet complex spatial arrangements and color surfaces on canvases, which are uniformly colored to eliminate painterly emotion, maintaining balance and rhythm in their composition. Being from Fukushima Prefecture, Hosaka has named the works “ Debris, " emphasizing the importance of radioactivity and its history in Japan as a central concept of his work. A notable feature of this exhibition is the diversity in canvas sizes. Although it may seem minor, for Hosaka — who has long worked with three-dimensional object-like forms — there was a sense of discomfort with the shape of the canvas, especially the large, flat front surface. Therefore, he initially began by painting on large canvases that did not evoke a strong visual materiality for him. Now, in this second phase, Hosaka’s sense and recognition of the canvas’s form and characteristics have finally become familiar. This time, we can expect to see works of various sizes. Each piece, whether large or small, will showcase Hosaka’s unique rhythm woven through his distinctive use of color.
We look forward to your visit and hope you enjoy this exhibition.
melt-through 2025
acrylic paint with luminescent pigment ( 蛍光顔料 ) on canvas
116.7 x 72.7 cm
