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Iori Nagashima“Tone”- A little message from the artist The theme of this exhibition is Tone, which is also in the title.
Tone is mainly used in music and art to refer to its quality, and I foundthis word is very relevant to my daily life and my work.
I have the impression the word 'tone' is vague and abstract, and it isdiﬃcult to convey the subtle nuance in words, but I realize that I use
this word a lot through visual, auditory and experiential means, such as
art and music.
Portraying emotional and physical sensations, especially from everyday
images, I think this expression get to the point in my work.
I often depict people and their shadows as the motif, and it brings me
solitude with consolation. I feel sadness that time is passing by and I
start to paint to replicate its ﬁgure on canvas and then I ﬁgure out what
I want to do is to paint. I start to paint and erase over and over, and thepainting get a bit movement.
I move many times. Between the desire to capture and to paint, the realworld and the world in the picture.
This exhibition is on the theme of that going and returning as "tone."
Iori Nagashima

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Iori Nagashima“Tone”- A little message from the curator A solo exhibition of Iori Nagashima, titled "Tone" will be showcased from 8th March2024.
A person who depict any common, ordinary scenery as if it is like in the silver
screen―for me, that is what Iori Nagashima, the artist is.
Even though every time I identify the work painted by him from it carrying "scent of anarrative," whatever and how the motif is depicted, I am always amazed that theimpression I get from it changing like back and forth each time.
Sometimes it looks like esteemed strangely (I don't know if this is the right word, but
anyway, it doesn't look like painted by a young artist - a bit like classical painting, ifanything), sometimes it looks natural and fresh, and the next time I see them, it look
like esteemed again, and the next time...
Unlike the blurring that tends to occur in artists in the process of developing their own
style, I have always looked at his balance with a sense of wonder, as it seems to be astrong-willed exploration, perhaps even intentional, including technique.
He began his work as a student surrounded by many professionals, and spent his timeof change attracting peopleʼs attention, the fact that he has remained a sincere andpowerful artist should had been like walking along a narrow precipice or following a
ray of light. I thought this was made possible by his tough spirit and conviction but
shown his free and pure mind in the words Nagashima wrote for this exhibition, and I
look forward more and more to the path he will walk in the future.
"I feel sadness that time is passing by, and I start to paint to replicate its ﬁgure on
canvas and then I ﬁgure out what I want to do is to paint. I start to paint and erase
over and over, and the painting get a bit movement.""I move many times. Between the desire to capture and to paint, the real world and theworld in the picture.
"Tone", this exhibition is on the theme of that going and returning.""to capture" and "to paint."
If what lies between these two words is the intentional (or secondary) insertion of his
perspective, then what he wants to depict is probably not just what he saw, but thefeelings, emotion and experiences of the moment putting into a pure form.
If it is, there must be many more ways to give form to his work as a landing point for'painting'―going back and forth, exploring freely.
Nanako Yamamoto