Behind the Seen - Myriad Cascades -

November 9 (Sat) ~ December 1 (Sun)
13:00 – 19:00 (Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)

We will be exhibiting abstract paintings, mostly oil paintings.
This will be his second exhibition at Tirnanog, following his solo exhibition, “Visionary” in 2017. Please enjoy the "Behind the Seen" that emerges from the depths of the colors.

October 12 (Sat) ~ November 3 (Sun)
13:00 – 19:00 (Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)

We are pleased to present a solo exhibition by contemporary artist and Musashino Art University professor Yuji Akatsuka. This will be his second exhibition at Tirnanog, following his solo exhibition Cage and Canary - Elusive chirping entities in 2017. We hope you will enjoy Yuji Akatsuka's new works.

Unexpected Locus
As I proceed with the painting of a piece, there are times when a sense of expansiveness appears on the canvas, different from when I was hurrying to complete the piece, as if I had stumbled upon a vacant lot that I hadn't noticed before. I have heard that in Edo it was customary for people on the road to rest at any teahouse they came upon. In the same way, I take a break in that expanse. I try to go on, but instead of returning to the path I'd come on, I find myself walking down a different path. At such times, I feel excited, thinking that a new idea is in sight.
At the outset, a work is like a walk: I think I can go wherever I want, and I don't have a fixed destination in mind. However, the trick from that point on is to walk as if I don't know what lies ahead, and instead of colliding with the canvas and painting with momentum as I did at the beginning, I close the distance, like taking a breath each step of the way. That moment will reveal whether the work will become something or not. The process doesn't always go the way I want it to, but it is captivating.

A pin-hole view of the world
September 14 to October 5, 2024
13:00 – 19:00 (Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)

- Biography -
Josef Williamson studied printmaking at Hastings College of Art and Manchester Metropolitan University between 1988 and 1992. After graduating, he made paintings and printed works and exhibited regularly. In 1996, he moved to Japan, settling in Saitama Prefecture. In 2006, he began woodcut printmaking combining techniques of Japanese woodblock print with a European woodcut approach. His first prints were monochrome works depicting views of Tokyo from drawings made while visiting companies in his job as a corporate English trainer. His recent work focusses on colour prints with hard-edged patterns and contrasts drawn from sketches of life outside and inside the studio.


- Artist statement -
My view is narrow
things glimpsed
fragments
Towns, gardens, people
giraffes
geometric symbols
stripes and spots
squares and crosses
discordance with accordance
The power of pattern
found not looked for
but harnessed
for the eye

いろのかたち
- GIVING FORM TO COLOR -

November 18 (Sat) – December 10 (Sun), 2023
Tir Na Nog Gallery
13:00 – 19:00
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Talk Event
"Can color become form ― and how can colors remain as they are?”
Saturday, November 18, 16:00 – 17:00
Kentaro Baba x Kenichi Abe (editor)

Opening reception: Saturday, November 18, 17:00 – 19:00

Tir Na Nog Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Kentaro Baba's solo exhibition, GIVING FORM TO COLOR, on November 18, 2023.This will be Mr. Baba’s third exhibition at this gallery, following "Scenes Beyond" in 2016 and "Layered Vision" in 2018.

Kentaro Baba has been expanding his worldview as an artist in recent years, exhibiting at art fairs and international exchange exhibitions abroad. The recent restrictions on cultural activities due to the pandemic have also deepened his inner universe.
This exhibition will introduce the new world of Kentaro Baba, including ten new oil paintings and drawings, focusing on color expression, and past works selected by the artist.


＜Message from the artist＞
Memory… Time… Paint…
Memories are accompanied by some elements of physical experience, where what is felt by the body becomes input.
Smells, sounds, temperature, even humidity are important elements.
Not only visual records, but also memories perceived by the body are accumulated as layers of time.
I believe that this is akin to explorations of form that rise up unintentionally or accidentally in the act of applying layers of paint in the process of creation.

The title of this exhibition, GIVING FORM TO COLOR, does not refer to the question whether color has a form, but rather to the desire to reexamine color, form, space, and materiality as components of painting, and to deepen sensual and ambiguous issues.
I created these works in the hope of presenting some expressions that connect to personal memories, which are accompanied by physical sensations such as the skin sensation, in the midst of visual expression.

2023.8.12 (Sat) – 9.10（Sun）
13:00 – 19:00
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays

Tirnanog Gallery will present an exhibition of ceramic works by William Vogler, an American ceramic artist living in Takamatsu, Japan. Vogler's works, a fusion of Japanese tradition and the light of California, have met great acclaim and critical evaluation at numerous international ceramic art exhibitions. We invite you to view Vogler's beautiful works, sophisticated forms with splendid functionality.

Blue and Green

March 25 to April 16, 2023
13:00 – 19:00
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

As spring dances towards us, we are showing a collection of works themed on vivid blue and green.
Experience the magic of colors that are gentle on your eyes and your heart.

Artists: Yuji Akatsuka, Nakaba Kowzu, Nobuo Hashiba, Kentaro Baba, Tokiwa Wada, Yoko Akino, Tina Brooks, Paddy Lennon, Josef Williamson and more.

Tir Na Nog celebrated the seventh anniversary of its opening in November 2015.
We are pleased to present a group exhibition featuring artists who have exhibited at the gallery in the past.

Under the title "With the Silence of the Moon as a Friend," ten artists present new and old works related to the moon.
The moon has fascinated mankind since time immemorial. It has always stimulated our imagination and had a great influence on all aspects of human life, including art and literature. Here, the gentle moon shining pale and white on a winter night is expressed in various media.
Please come and view these pieces with us.

13:00 – 19:00 November 26 to December 18, 2022.
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays

Participating artists:
Tadashi Aono, Yuji Akatsuka, Makoto Ito, Nakaba Kouzu,
Kaori Kogashiwa, Hitoshi Tohara, Nobuo Hashiba,
Kentaro Baba, Hideyuki Nagasawa, Shin Morikita, Tokiwa Wada.

August 6–28, 2022
13:00 – 19:00
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

We will be showing a selection of our collected art works, ranging from 19th century engravings to contemporary art works.
Please come and enjoy the variety of impressions.

Tir na nog Press announces the publication of A Classroom Traveling through Art, a recount of Kimio Tsuchiya's 26 years of teaching as a professor at Musashino Art University, in the form of essays by his students. Mr. Tsuchiya is a renowned world-class sculptor.

Tir na nog Press announces the publication of Merlin the Cat, an art picture book by popular children’s book artist Kaori Kogawashiwa (text by Kyoko Hunter).