Language : Hiroyuki Komatsu
Today I went to an exhibition called Souzou : Outsider Art from Japan at the Welcome Collection.
Souzou means creation and imagination.The museum featured 46 self-taught artists who works and live within the social welfare facilities in Japan.
Possibility: Kenichi Yamazaki
They all have different disabilities but they are all extremely passionate for creation.They just do it. Without thinking about being famous or making money ,they just create what they like.The exhibition is divided into 6 parts : Language-using words symbols or stories to communicate and using the language / Making- reuse and repurpose unconventional materials and craft / Representation-represents the daily life of the artists , recording what they saw / Relationships -relationships with other people / Culture -Influenced by Japanese Culture & Possibilities -their ideas of control and future and imaginations.
Language:Takanori Herai
Relationships :Masao Obata
The exhibition is very much like Museum of Everything that I saw last year. Which when I went to the private view people argued about are they art ? because there are no reasons to it as they just do it. Personally I really like this idea of just create.People all wanted to create something I believe.Something like theories,discussions, card,music,art,buildings...etc , they are all creations by people.And these are something that is just pure nature , I wish I can still draw like this and having the same passion as they did.I love videos filmed by Haruhiko Daishima(videos) ,recording the process , I'm always very emotional when I watch the videos. It shows the other side of the art and the artist , how they felt when they are creating , what sound do they make when they are creating ,how their family thought about their creations , why they want to do it , what they see ,where they live and so on. It all got very direct effects on them and their works.
Culture:Keisuke Ishino
I really do recommend to go see this exhibition because it is a different part in the art world.
The Welcome Collection / Sozou : Outsider Art from Japan / 28 March-30 June 2013
all images via The Welcome Collection
