NYAB Event - “Between Horse and Man” Exhibition

“Between Horse and Man” Exhibition

NY Coo Gallery

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NY Coo Gallery presents an exhibition titled “Between Horse and Man,” a unique collaboration of two contrastive mediums － cloth and iron － featuring horse-themed works by Aiko Kurebayashi, a dye artist, and iron human figures by Ichiro Sato, a form artist.

Ms. Kurebayashi was first fascinated by horses when she was 7. She has since been working with horses as her creative motif to be close to them (Owning a real horse is not a realistic option). As time went by, her artistic objective became clearer － to express the real beauty of horses. When she was a student, her life revolved around going to school(Tama Art University) and a horse riding academy. The Yuzen Dye, the technique Ms. Kurebayashi employs, is a hand-painted dye technique known for its mysterious luster, which is created when silk is dyed. Her keen visual insights and horses’ vitality combine to give her works uniqueness unlike any other horse-themed artworks.

Mr. Sato who uses iron, the base of modern human civilization, is aware of the relationship between man and “things” in today’s world. Using scraps and discarded machine parts, etc., his works directs viewers’ attention to re-recognize the meaning of “things” around us. “My works reflect the structural characteristics of living things and nature-designed shapes and forms,” says Mr. Sato. In order to prompt viewers to take another look at their materialistic way of life, he exclusively uses recycled parts, making him a legitimate ‘green artist.’

While Ms. Kurebayashi, through her dyed silk images of horses, reflects feminine charms and vigor of life, Mr. Sato and his iron figures offers the criticism towards today’s wasteful society.