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Kashiki Tomoko Picking White Flowers
Estimate
120,000 - 220,000 HKD
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Description
- Kashiki Tomoko
- Picking White Flowers
- acrylic on wooden panel
signed and titled in Japanese and dated 2008 on the reverse
Provenance
Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Literature
Tomoko Kashiki, Ota Fine Arts, 2014, p. 76
Condition
This work is generally in good condition. Please note that it was not examined under ultraviolet light.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Tomoko Kashiki
Oftentimes, contemporary Japanese art is equated with the hugely influential Superflat movement as coined by Murakami Takashi, or perhaps seen through the lens of kawaii, as evidenced by Nara Yoshitomo’s adorable oeuvre, or perhaps yet, the splendid Pop images created by Kusama Yayoi. The present sale presents a group of young, emerging, and talented Japanese artists who together represent a departure from such larger movements. Collectively, they represent the artistic forms of minimalism, the figurative, surrealism, and even abstraction. These young artists’ works breathe new life into the discourse of contemporary Japanese art, offering their audiences entirely new perspectives on such an established art form.
Born in 1982 in Kyoto, Tomoko Kashiki has completed her BFA, MFA and PhD courses in painting in the Kyoto City University of Arts, and has been awarded with the “Takeshi Umehara Prize” upon her graduation in 2011. In the following year, she also received The Best Young Artist Award by City of Kyoto nominated by the Kyoto City Culture and Citizens Affairs Bureau. The artist’s portrayals of beautiful women evoke a sense of the Japanese traditional Bijin-ga paintings that were immensely popular during the Heian period, named after the capital city Kyoto, where Kashiki herself grew up. To capture the intimate world of beauty, her characters are portrayed with flowing lines and soft palettes that altogether overlap with each other to create sheerness on their surfaces. Her rhythmic and sophisticated paintings received huge acclaim for them to be featured in several international group exhibitions such as the 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at the Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane (2012), the Art HK 12 Hong Kong International Art Fair in Hong Kong (2012), and “Bye Bye Kitty!! Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art” at the Japan Society in New York (2011). She is a represented artist by Ota Fine Arts, where she held several solo exhibitions since 2008. Her works are also collected by private and public collections, including the Toyota Art collection and the Museum of Old and New Art (Australia).
Oftentimes, contemporary Japanese art is equated with the hugely influential Superflat movement as coined by Murakami Takashi, or perhaps seen through the lens of kawaii, as evidenced by Nara Yoshitomo’s adorable oeuvre, or perhaps yet, the splendid Pop images created by Kusama Yayoi. The present sale presents a group of young, emerging, and talented Japanese artists who together represent a departure from such larger movements. Collectively, they represent the artistic forms of minimalism, the figurative, surrealism, and even abstraction. These young artists’ works breathe new life into the discourse of contemporary Japanese art, offering their audiences entirely new perspectives on such an established art form.
Born in 1982 in Kyoto, Tomoko Kashiki has completed her BFA, MFA and PhD courses in painting in the Kyoto City University of Arts, and has been awarded with the “Takeshi Umehara Prize” upon her graduation in 2011. In the following year, she also received The Best Young Artist Award by City of Kyoto nominated by the Kyoto City Culture and Citizens Affairs Bureau. The artist’s portrayals of beautiful women evoke a sense of the Japanese traditional Bijin-ga paintings that were immensely popular during the Heian period, named after the capital city Kyoto, where Kashiki herself grew up. To capture the intimate world of beauty, her characters are portrayed with flowing lines and soft palettes that altogether overlap with each other to create sheerness on their surfaces. Her rhythmic and sophisticated paintings received huge acclaim for them to be featured in several international group exhibitions such as the 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at the Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane (2012), the Art HK 12 Hong Kong International Art Fair in Hong Kong (2012), and “Bye Bye Kitty!! Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art” at the Japan Society in New York (2011). She is a represented artist by Ota Fine Arts, where she held several solo exhibitions since 2008. Her works are also collected by private and public collections, including the Toyota Art collection and the Museum of Old and New Art (Australia).