Chikara Matsumoto "CHIKARA"
Matsumoto Chikara
graf media gm is proud to host “CHIKARA", by painter and visual (animation) artist Chikara Matsumoto, from February 16 thru March 23, 2008. As Matsumoto, with his painting and animation skills, visualizes the imaginary world in our subconscious, he shows us the unknown we had a sense of as a child, the world we see in dreams and what we have yet to see. It is a way for him to confront other beings that exist in his heart and an act to reawaken the “CHIKARA (power) of the heart". Through the process of making what was unseen in the heart as something see-able, the paintings and visual work that emerges from it circulates back to the heart. His world, which repeats itself in this way, allows us to feel the CHIKARA (power) that enables us to realize the realm we have yet to see. This exhibition will consist of Matsumoto's new work as well as his previous work, and will be a great opportunity to encounter the creative world of Chikara Matsumoto.
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Chikara Matsumoto "CHIKARA"

[ Exhibition ] February 16 – March 23.

[ Venue ] graf media gm (graf bld. 5F 4-1-18 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan)

[ Opening Hours ] 12:00-20:00 Free of Admission

[ Closed ] Monday (closed after the holiday)

[ Enquiry ] graf media gm
tel: 06-6459-2082　mail: gm@graf-d3.com

[ Curated by ] Chikara Matsumoto, graf media gm

[ Chikara Matsumoto profile ]

Matsumoto is a painter/visual(animation) artist, born 1967 in Tokyo and remains a resident. He graduated as a Graphic Design Major from Tama Art University's Faculty of Art and Design in 1991 and has been producing low-tech animation which mixes each frame with hand-painted artwork and video while also pursuing his visual expression through painting. He has collaborated with different artists in different genres and has directed shows, theatre pieces and video shows involving dance. Especially in live performances with the group "Organ-o-rounge", he has participated as a VJ and presented his animations live. He now shows his original visual instrument series "Emakimono (scroll painting) Machine", in as well as out of Japan,in shopping arcades, schools and hospitals and has also done workshops with children using the same machine. He will also be a part of the group show "KITA!! - Japanese Artists Meet Indonesia" from April 19 thru May 18.