PRESS RELEASE(English follows Japanese)
2023 年 10 ⽉ 3 ⽇
報道関係者各位

浮⽥要三「⾃画像」展が 10 ⽉ 7 ⽇（⼟）より
⻄船橋の Kanda & Oliveira で開催されます

このたび、Kanda & Oliveira（⻄船橋）では浮⽥要三「⾃画像」展を、10 ⽉ 7 ⽇（⼟）から11 ⽉ 18 ⽇（⼟）まで開催いたします。
浮⽥要三は戦後、⼤阪で⼦どもの詩や絵が投稿された雑誌『きりん』の編集に携わっていました。当時、⼦どもの造形に強い関⼼を寄せていた前衛美術家の吉原治良は、『きりん』の表紙絵を選んでいた浮⽥に作家活動を薦め、彼は吉原が主宰する具体美術協会に⼊ることになります。吉原を師と仰いだ浮⽥は制作を続けるも、10 年ほど後に『きりん』を辞め、そして⾃ら『具体』からも離れ、その後は袋⼯場を切り盛りして過ごしました。
作家活動から離れて 20 年ほど経った 60 歳を間近にして、浮⽥はドイツへ滞在制作の旅に出たことをきっかけに再び作家として本格的に制作を始めました。本展では、浮⽥が制作を再開した以降の作品を中⼼に展覧いたします。
ドイツ滞在中、合宿を共にした地元の画学⽣が、⽇常⽣活のどんなに⼩さなことにも気持ちを籠めている⽣活態度から作品をつくっている姿に触れ、「作品をつくるために、それ以外の実⽣活をどう考えて⾏為するか」の⼤切さを学んだと⾔います。制作から離れている期間にも、早朝から仕事にでかけ、いつの⽇か制作を再開するために⾃⾝を律し続けていた浮⽥をしても、⽣涯のなかで最⼤の改⾰だったと⾔わしめたほどでした。
これはかつて浮⽥が『きりん』第 7 巻第 1 号の中で以下のように記していたこととも通底しています。
「絵をかく時にだけ、すきな気もちをとりだして、仕事をするということは、できません。
常⽇頃の⽣活の中で、こまごまとした事によく注意していて、物ごとをハンダンする⼒をやしなっておかなくては、思うままの絵はできません」。

制作と⽣活を切り離さずに同⼀線上に置き、浮⽥は⼀貫して感覚を研ぎ澄ませて⽇常⽣活に向き合うことを突き詰め、⾃⾝の存在の不安を乗り越えようとしました。作品は鮮やかな⾊彩の対⽐や⿇袋の質感、⾓張った構成といった様式に変化し、晩年にかけてはより絵画的要素を突き抜けた物質を⽣み出すことを意識するようになりました。
ブランクを経て晩年にかけて制作意欲を増していって浮⽥が、⽣涯をかけて追い求めた⾃⾝の存在の証である「物」を、情報が消費されるスピードが速い今こそ多くの⽅にご覧いただきたく願っております。
本展開催を記念して、10 ⽉ 7 ⽇（⼟）の 14 時より 16 時まで、⼀般社団法⼈ぷれジョブ「浮⽥要三と『きりん』の資料室」より宮尾彰⽒をお迎えしてギャラリー1 階にてトークイベントを⾏います。2022 年に⻑野県の⼩海町⾼原美術館で⾏われた「浮⽥要三と『きりん』の世界」展に関わった宮尾⽒が、若き⽇の浮⽥要三の『きりん』とのかかわりから、70 代でフィンランドのフォルッサに 1 年間滞在して制作・個展を⾏ってきたこと、そしてアトリ
エ UKITA での隠れた営為にも触れ、浮⽥要三の「⾃画像」に迫ります。是⾮ご参加ください（予約不要、無料）。

協⼒（敬称略）：LADS GALLERY、⼀般社団法⼈ぷれジョブ「浮⽥要三と『きりん』の資料室」、⼩﨑唯、猿澤恵⼦、中島久美⼦、森川敏⼦

浮⽥要三「⾃画像」 展覧会概要●展覧会名：「⾃画像」●会期：10 ⽉ 7 ⽇（⼟）から 11 ⽉ 18 ⽇（⼟）●開廊時間：13 時から 19 時 ＊展覧会会期中の⽔曜⽇から⼟曜⽇●会場住所：千葉県船橋市⻄船 1 丁⽬ 1 番 16-2 号●展覧会ウェブサイト：https://www.kandaoliveira.com/ja/exhibitions/15-yozo-ukita-selfportrait/
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yusuke@kandaoliveira.com /090-2229-8558

October 3rd, 2023
Yozo Ukita's "Self-Portrait" exhibition will be held from Saturday, October 7
at Kanda & Oliveira in Nishifunabashi.

Kanda & Oliveira is pleased to announce the exhibition "Self-Portrait" by Yozo Ukita which
will be held from October 7 to November 18.
After World War II, Yozo Ukita was involved in editing "Kirin," a magazine created in Osaka
in which children's poems and drawings were published. The avant-garde artist Jiro Yoshihara,
who was strongly interested in children's art at the time, recommended Ukita, who wasselecting most cover pictures for "Kirin," to become an artist. When Yoshihara founded theGutai Art Association, Ukita joined the group, Yoshihara became his mentor, and he started
to create his first artworks. Nearly 10 years later, he resigned from "Kirin" and left "Gutai" torun his own plastic packaging factory. For the artist, it marked the beginning of 20-year hiatusfrom the art world.
Two decades later, near the age of 60, when he went on a residency in Germany, Ukita
resumed his artistic activity more intensely than before. This exhibition focuses on his works
since the resumption of his production.
During his stay in Germany, Ukita was exposed to local art students with whom he shared a
training camp, who were creating works of art based on an attitude of putting their feelings
into even the smallest details of their daily lives. Even Ukita, who had to discipline himself togo to work from early in the morning and resume his artwork someday, said that this was thebiggest reform in his life.
This is consistent with what Ukita once wrote in "Kirin" Vol. 7, No. 1 as follows:“It is not possible to work by taking out one's favorite feelings only when painting. You haveto pay attention to the little things in your daily life and develop your ability to put things inperspective.”
Placing production and life on the same line without separating them, Ukita consistently
sharpened his senses and pushed himself to confront everyday life, trying to overcome theanxiety of his own existence. His work evolved into a style that included vivid color contrasts,
the texture of jute sacks and angular compositions, and towards the end of his life, he becameeven more conscious about materials (“things”) and breaking through painterly elements.
Ukita's desire to create art increased in his later years after a long hiatus, and we hope thatmany people will see the "things" that are proof of his existence, which he spent his life
pursuing. When experiencing Ukitaʼs works, it should be beyond a simple information, at atime when information is being consumed at such a rapid pace; it should also take in thebackground of the work and the artistʼs way of life.
To commemorate the opening of this exhibition, we will hold a Talk Event on the 1st floor of
the gallery on Saturday, October 7 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Mr. Akira Miyao from the Purejob association, will talk about his involvement in the exhibition"The World of Yozo Ukita and 'Kirin'" held in 2022 at the Koumimachi Kogen Museum inNagano Prefecture.
Mr. Miyao will discuss Yoko Ukita's "Self-Portrait" by touching on the artistʼs involvementwith "Kirin" in his youth, his one-year stay in Forssa, Finland, where he produced and held asolo exhibition in his 70s, and his activities at Atelier UKITA.
Please join us (no reservation required, free of charge).
In collaboration with (titles omitted): LADS GALLERY, Purejob Association "Yozo Ukita andthe 'Kirin' Reference Room", Yui Ozaki, Keiko Sarusawa, Kumiko Nakashima, ToshikoMorikawa
Yozo Ukita “Self-portrait” Exhibition Overview● Exhibition name: “Self-portrait”● Period: October 7th (Saturday) to November 18th (Saturday)● Opening hours: 13:00 to 19:00 *Wednesday to Saturday during the exhibition period● Venue address: 1-1-16-2 Nishifuna, Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture● Exhibition website: https://www.kandaoliveira.com/ja/exhibitions/15-yozo-ukita-selfportrait/
We would be delighted to be introduced in your company or magazine.
If you have any questions regarding the loan of photos for publication, please contact us at
the address below.
We also welcome your visit to our gallery for interviews, so please do not hesitate to contactus.
Press Contact: Yusuke Kanda / yusuke@kandaoliveira.com / 090-2229-8558