Takeru Amano
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2023
Gouache on paper
29.7 × 21 cm
Unique
Location: Paris, France
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120092316
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About the artwork
The figure of Venus, so dear to his work, is sketched out here with hurried brushstrokes. Here, Takeru Amano seems to be researching in the manner of the old masters, studying every detail of their subject, here a close-up look at this young woman's face.
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An icon in Takeru Amano's work, this young woman, whom he calls Venus, reuses the codes of portraiture, adapting them to his contemporary world.
About the artist
Born in Tokyo in 1977, Takeru Amano is a painter and sculptor living and working in Japan. Son of the famous illustrator Yoshitaka Amano, Takeru Amano was immersed in the art world from an early age. In a quest for distinction, he travelled to New York in 1997 to study printmaking. This journey had a profound influence on his style, giving it a modernity based on a fusion of art-historical clichés and Japanese pop culture. Working with an explosive palette, he defends simplicity both in his execution and in the message he conveys, which he believes is specific to the viewer. His work has been shown worldwide, including in galleries in Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong, as well as on several occasions in Paris, where he was recently exhibited at the Asia Now 2023 fair.
“If I had to describe my style, I'd say that I take the icons of classical art and give them a more modern tone. [...] For me, simplicity is essential, as it allows you to understand the work at a glance.”
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