Step into our store at Mandarin Gallery and you will see an array of glistening, framed artworks, contrasted against a selection of dark-coloured garments on the racks.
Such is the first of many collaborations to come with H.arts Collective, previously known as kato art duo, which has been running since 2012.
Together with H.arts Collective, we have specially curated a collective of 3 Japanese artists and 1 Singaporean artist whose work is influenced by the Japanese culture up with us, with the idea of highlighting the 3 main Japanese labels we carry in-store, namely JULIUS, Taichi Murakami and DEVOA.
Introducing the 4 artists, namely Zestro Leow, Tamura Kukoku, Ito Perry and Takada Hisaji:
Ito Perry was born in 1965. His artworks were defined as “Artworks that Express the Subconscious Mind”. At this stage, he was getting a clearer view of his subconscious mind, which he eventually merged with the spiritual realm. He would then bring them out onto the canvas with colours and shapes.
These artworks were a window to what was within the human psyche and presented to viewers what was fundamentally beyond what the human eye could physically see.
Leow Zestro is an emerging young ceramic artist from Singapore. Zestro graduated with a Diploma in Fine Art, specialising in Ceramics from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) in 2015.
Zestro started his first year in NAFA doing Western Painting, with little passion for painting, he decided to try out ceramic and since he has set his mind to pursue this new found interest. As he ventures further into ceramic, the artist found himself fascinated by the nature of clay and working with this material allows him to keep a peaceful and focused mind.
Tamura Kukoku was born in 1935 is a Japanese artist specialising in Sumi (Japanese ink wash) paintings. Tamura was born into a family business of dying traditional kimonos where he was acquainted with colours and pigments. He went on to pursue his artistic inclinations and started off his artistic career as an abstract calligrapher.
Come by the store to take a closer look at the artworks or simply drop us a message for more information on these artists and their artworks.