“I Don’t Want to Grow Up / Just Like Heaven”
by Wataru Komachi | 小町 渉

6 April - 21 April / 11 May - 26 May 2018

solo exhibition
Part 01 " I Don’t Want To Grow UP "
会期|2018.4.6 fri ‒ 4.21 sat

Part 02 " Just Like Heaven "
会期|2018.5.11 fri ‒ 5.26 sat

Supported by jouetie / A STORE ROBOT

この度、CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY では、アーティスト小町渉の個展を二ヶ月に渡り、異なる展示構成で二部に分け開催いたします。

小町の作品は音楽やファッション要素が多分に含まれ、鑑賞者にタッチポイントを感じさせながらも、現代社会と呼応しながら発信される独自の視点や、 時にシニカルなメッセージが含まれるウィットに富んだ表現で、重層的に構築されています。 表現の根底には、通俗に惑わされる事なく一貫したピュアな創造性が感じられ、多くのファンが魅了され続けています。二部で構成される今展示では、 アート/ファッション/写真/インテリア/デザインといった分野を自由に行き来し、その多岐に渡る手法や表現を続ける小町の様々な面をコンパイルし、 連続して展示が続く特別な機会となります。

Part 01“I Don’t Want To Grow UP”と題された第一部では、初期衝動を具現化したファッションとペインティング作品を中心にしたインスタレーション で構成されます。
Part 02“Just Like Heaven”と題された第二部では、現在の混迷世界においての作家自身の思い描く楽園 / ヘヴンを具現化します。家具やシルクスクリ ーン作品中心で構成され、展示期間に合わせ製作されたエキシビショングッズの販売を予定しています。それぞれの会期に掲げられたテーマと、今展示のステートメントによせられる作家のコントラストのある感情や情景が総体としてどのような繋がりを みせるのでしょうか。

またとないこの希少な機会を是非会場にてご高覧ください。

CLEAR EDITION & GALLERY proudly presents, a solo show by Wataru Komachi ,divided into two parts during the two months exhibition period.
Komachi 's works consist of a variety of symbols and elements from music and fashion design industry,  so that audience can easily find their mind connections with the artwork, and the artist can convey his distinct perspective in responding to the modern society. There is also a sense of humor addressed by quipping cynicism that builds up an ample expression in his work. Fundamentally, the performance of his work did not fall under the influence of popular art. Supporters of Wataru Komachi especially stand by the naive creativity and sensibility consistently seen in his artwork.
 In the two-part exhibitions, the artworks are separated by the dialogs and transformation between art, fashion, photography, interior design and many different genres of design that Wataru has ever experienced. Furthermore, artworks are re-compiled by various aspects into a series of curation, which makes this exhibition even more special and hard to come by.
 
Part 01, entitled “I Don’t Want To Grow UP”, are installations from his early fashion design and painting works that transform his early-stage impulse into real action. 
 Part 02, entitled “Just Like Heaven”, mainly focus on his furniture design and screen print works, where artist turns his imagining "Paradise/Heaven" created by the chaos of modern world into substance. There will be selling merchandises especially produced for the exhibition.According to two different parts of topics and statements brought by the artist, how will he perform the comparison between two emotion and sceneries, and make the overall connection?
 
Please do no doubt to take this rare opportunity, and come to see this exhibition with your own eyes.