筆で戦う現代のサムライ

Toshiki Hayasaka, Bushido No.1, 2022. Courtesy the artist

By PAUL LASTER, December 2022

“As a samurai, I must strengthen my character; as a human being I must perfect my spirit.” ― Yamaoka Tesshu

A modern-day samurai wielding a brush rather than a sword, Toshiki Hayasaka strengthens his character through painting. The self-taught Japanese artist’s samurai spirit was forged a decade ago through his work as a volunteer firefighter performing search and rescue in the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which led to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Like Yamaoka Tesshu, a 19th-century samurai who founded a school of swordsmanship based on the unity of the soul and the blade, Hayasaka created his own way of painting, inspired by the words of an elderly woman who thanked him for rescuing people in Tōhoku and based on the unity of his heart and the materials employed for the creation of his art.

Recently in New York for the solo show “Sword Strokes,” curated by Kyoko Sato, Hayasaka presented his Kotodama and Bushido series of similarly sized circular canvases, along with a collaborative live-painting performance with the Austrian-American artist Rainer Ganahl, at Time Gallery from November 23rd though the 28th.

Related information：https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/day-samurai-battling-with-brush/5626?fbclid=IwAR0n1fBZhi5WP3zVnsOWBjHt6_GpTfehWecfHOM6OJwos1Dcor8Y8tKBqD8/

「2024年ヴェネツィア国際美術展」がアルブリッツィ・カペッロ宮殿で開催

This exhibition emphasizes the concept of ‘crossover’

By UN Journal Kayla Lee

The ‘2024 Int’l Venice Art Exhibition’ will be held at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, a 17th-century Renaissance imperial palace and a famous historical landmark in central Venice, on July 27~Aug. 19.

The theme of this exhibition emphasizes the concept of ‘crossover’, that is, beyond the constraints of concepts, regions, eras and creative media, bringing new thoughts and perspectives to humanity.

The outstanding artists participating in the exhibition come from all over the world. Overcoming barriers of region, language, and age, we meet in Venice and share the spark of creativity through the creation of art.

This curation style will boldly attempt a variety of exhibitions and fuse various forms of art such as two-dimensional painting, three-dimensional device art, experimental costumes, digital art, and AI technology film to create a strange experience that will make the audience feel like they are in Venetian Godot.

Just as the ‘water’ element in Venice has the power of penetration and time travel, the romantic energy of art also flows throughout the city, providing infinite feelings and experiences to the audience.

Participating in this exhibition are Park Deuk-soon and Han Kyung-su, the only Korean artists who work across a variety of genres both at home and abroad.

2024 Int’l Venice Art Exhibition
Date：July 27 ~ Aug. 19 2024
Time：09.30 AM – 05.30 PM
Location：Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello
　　　　 Cannaregio 4118, 30121 Venezia, Italy
Location of the exhibition space: Fondamenta Sant’Andrea, near the Ca’ d’Oro and the Scuola della Misericordia. Private garden.
https://www.labiennale.org/en/noticeboard/510

Related information：https://unjournal.kr/mobile/article.html?no=23069

インタビュー

By Jake Price, December 5, 2023

Born in 1990 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Toshiki Hayasaka is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist based in Tokyo. Through his art and way of life, Hayasaka is dedicated to living life in the present. These moments of living in the present ultimately weave together to form the fabric of a lifetime. Appreciating the richness of life by fully engaging with every seemingly fleeting moment, Hayasaka recently exhibited his “Ephemeral Samurai” at New York’s Tenri Cultural Institute, curated by Japan Contemporaries Editor in Chief, Kyoko Sato. The opening performance was accompanied by the violinist Tom Chiu who hauntingly accompanied Hayasaka as he created a scroll of his Ensō (円 相) poetry at the exhibit. (Please see glossary at the end this article for terms used.) Chiu’s accompaniment was noted not only for his masterful playing but also his use of silence.


Yohei Fujimura for Japan Contemporaries

Related information：https://japancontemporaries.com/jc-presents/toshiki-hayasaka/

早坂寿輝・NY初個展 「武士の一太刀」

東京を拠点にするアーティスト早坂寿輝(はやさか・としき)のニューヨーク初個展「武士の一太刀」が、11月23日(水)から28日(月)まで、イーストビレッジのギャラリーで開催される。この個展のために制作した新作を発表する。

早坂の哲学は「今を生きる」。「私たちは一瞬を懸命に生き、その一瞬の積み重ねが人生なのだと気づかなくてはなりません」という早坂のメッセージが、新作シリーズ「武士道」に込められている。全作品は丸いキャンバスに描かれている。

個展開催中はギャラリー内で、ライブで作品制作を行う。


開催期間：11月23日（水）〜28日（月）
オープニングレセプション：23日（水）4:00〜7:00pm
会場：Time Gallery ( 178 Bleecker St. 2nd Fl. )
　　　newyork@timeartsus.com
　　　www.timeartsus.com

関連情報：https://www.yomitime.com/event_111122/0803.html