Kosuke Ajiro “attic”
I visited Kosuke Ajiro’s solo exhibition “attic.”
The venue was ondo STAY & EXHIBITION, a gallery in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa.
The exhibition title “attic” means “loft.”
It was, I was told, the title that came to Ajiro’s mind when he saw the interior of ondo STAY & EXHIBITION.
He also seems to be overlaying it with a memory of the attic in his former family home, where paintings were displayed.
Kosuke Ajiro told me he sets a theme for each exhibition and pushes his production forward toward it.
This show contained many large-scale works, and it was clear he had spent considerable time preparing.
The solo show I attended previously centered on soft-toned works drawn on paper.
The atmosphere of these acrylic-on-canvas pieces, painted firmly on the canvas, feels even more intense, which is wonderful.
The characters depicted in the works and the motifs woven into them are gentle, as if you have wandered into a picture book.
I love the worldview of Kosuke Ajiro, which always invites me into another dimension.
I was also fortunate enough to have Kosuke Ajiro himself paint my portrait.
