CASHI

Eijiro SAITO “Untitled” 2014, acrylic on canvas, H910 x W910 mm

“Body”
Sat. 5 December 2015 – Sun. 31 January 2016
Artists: Yugo KOHROGI, Eijiro SAITO
Reception party :Sat. 26 December 2015 18:00-20:00

CASHI is pleased to present a joint exhibition called ‘Body,’ by Yugo Kohrogi and Eijiro Saito, from the 5th of December (Saturday) to the 31st of January (Sunday). This has been planned together with Fukagawa Bansho Gallery.

Both Kohrogi and Saito are young painters whose main motif is the human body. Kohrogi has a painting style which is almost like it is vividly melting, yet which embodies the images of women and animals. These images that, although unstable, capture just a single moment of the body and seem to overlap each other while being centred in the painting. Saito on the other hand characteristically uses bold, yet unexpected strokes. The painter himself says of his work that ‘it is like the remains of what one could say is an insect,’ and it does makes you imagine an sensitive area where feelings can’t intervene, and in the art work you can almost see a unique relationship that is fighting over the conscious and the unconscious.

Yugo KOHROGI “l 77” 2015, oil on canvas, H1303 x W894 mm

It is not the same human body being used as a motif, and Kohrogi seems to be able to interpret the physical shape from the art work itself, while Saito’s work is also like an abstract painting. From both artists, you can see various developments within the motif of the ‘Body.’ From Kohrogi’s manner of expression it is possible to glimpse his design and intent; however the gap between Saito’s burly stroke style and his emerging back and forth motif is impressive.

Kohrogi has created entirely new work, and Saito has brought together both old and new art pieces. Please enjoy the crossover between these artists’ work, we look forward to welcoming you to our gallery and introducing you to this new exhibition.

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