Winter exhibition “HOPE” at Building 27 show window
Thu, Dec 3, 2015-
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The show window at Building 27 is featuring works from alumnus Masashi Mikuma (Art and Architecture School) in an art show titled “HOPE.” We hope this show will provide light to Waseda’s night winter sky and fill students, faculty, and others with hope.
Masashi Mikuma’s “HOPE”
About the works on display
The themes I was entrusted with were “Christmas” and “hope.” The concept of “hope” traces its origins to the Greek origin myth, Pandora’s box. When Pandora’s box was opened and the terrible things inside it were let out into the world, there was only one thing left in the box. This was “hope.”
It took me two months of trial-and-error to figure out how to create works that incorporate these two themes. There were days when I would draw several images on a canvas only to later throw them away. I had not yet found a style for this project and realized that I would not be able to put my works out into the world without establishing my own style first. One week before the exhibition, I found my theme of using colors to provide depth to flat surfaces. In the work titled “spatial depth “G”,” I used green as a primary color to express the feeling of Christmas. Without much time left after that, I used a similar approach to create four other pieces.
When I thought about the two months of trial-and-error leading up to this exhibition, and the style I established at the end, I remembered the original theme of these works, “hope.” To me, the pieces that came from this project embody “hope.” With this in mind, I decided to name the art show “HOPE.”
About “Okuma Statue”
I enrolled in the Art and Architecture School in 2008 and am now a staff member. I created this work to express my thanks to Waseda over the years.
This exhibition would not have been possible without the Art and Architecture School. I would like to thank the students that made wooden frames for this exhibition as well as everyone at the Art and Architecture School for their support.
Works on display
≪spatial depth “B”≫ 2015, 1800×1300, Oil on canvas
≪spatial depth “Y”≫ 2015, 1300×1800, Oil on canvas
≪spatial depth “M”≫ 2015, 1800×1300, Oil on canvas
≪spatial depth “G”≫ 2015, 1800×1300, Oil on canvas
≪Okuma statue≫ 2015, 900×900, Oil on canvas
≪Self portrait≫ 2015, 227×158, Oil on canvas
Masashi Mikuma
Mikuma was born in Mitaka in 1985. After graduating from high school, Mikuma traveled to Germany where he studied German for two years. In 2008, Mikuma enrolled in Waseda’s Art and Architecture School where he studied photography and film. Since 2012, Mikuma has been studying painting and art at Musashino Art University. He is in charge of the group exhibition “HAKA” that features his own works alongside those of other promising artists.
