Daisuke Ida “Photo Sculpture”
I visited Daisuke Ida’s solo exhibition “Photo Sculpture.” The venue is 3331 Gallery, located inside 3331 Arts Chiyoda.
“What a strange-colored floor…” was my first impression, but this design apparently plays a necessary role in a smartphone-app-based device.
It is Koun Takamura’s “Old Monkey.”
Separately from the venue’s iPad, viewers could install a dedicated app on their own smartphone to scan 2D data and see a 3D “Gates of Hell” appear.
I have introduced the virtual works at the start, but real, physical works are exhibited as well.
The motif of this show is Rodin’s “The Gates of Hell.” It is a continuation of the Photo Sculpture “The gates of hell” series, which I had already seen at “3331 Art Fair.”
2D and 3D coexist in a single work, building a pleasingly balanced form.
The prices were higher than I had expected, but the gallery staff’s comment — “the production process is quite complex…” — left a strong impression. The textures are handled with real skill.
Daisuke Ida is an artist who always seems to be tackling something new.
He appears to be steadily building a world of his own, and my expectations for his next show only grow.
On top of the appropriation of famous works, I hope to see more of Ida’s own color come through — that would make it even better.
