小倉　ゆい
YUI OGURA

1985 Born in Japan
2009 Graduated from BFA Musashino Art University
2011 Graduated from Musashino Art University master's degree


■CONTACT■

Mail : mog.yui152@gmail.com



■ARTIST STATEMET■

The main theme is "a riot of emotion". I express it through a kind of animal that resembles a human face, thick texture of oil color, collective lines of tempera, and pattern. 　　　　　
　　　　　
When I look at a people's facial expressions and movements, sometimes I got shocked just like I receive a blow on the back of the head. I can feel the moment in everywhere like story, music, and everyday life. I don't know how to call it. However, It might cause by the grief for the deaths of my friends which has been suppressed and ignored, or the repressed brutal nature in myself, while living daily life. I am trying to paint about it. A portrait without intensive movement and a pattern means suppression while facial expression means emotion.
　　　　　
Also, unreal motif is sometimes better to express feelings. The process of realizing this is as follows. At first, I was just painting a picture of animals, for I was interested in the visual touch of a texture of oil color and collective lines of tempera. The emotion appeared on the face, then animals shaped into human forms.That makes me feel their thoughts rather than what they are. The hint to take a new turn is always in my paintings and drawings themselves. 　　　　　
　　　　　
My paintings are still wavering between animal forms and human forms.

September,2017 　　　　　
　　　　　

■BIOGRAPHY■

Yui Ogura was born in Kanagawa Japan in 1985. She grew up in a community close to urban areas, with her friends, family and dogs. In contrast to her peaceful everyday life, Yui was interested in things that generate primitive fighting instincts in herself, such as drumbeats, war cries and ancient Greece.

Yui spent a lot of time at the Kabuki-za Theater during high school, appreciating the Japanese traditional art, Kabuki. She was fascinated by the traditional beauty of style found not only in Kabuki, but also in Japanese paintings by Kiyokata Kaburaki, Shoen Uemura etc., and was greatly inspired by them.

Yui studied oil painting at Musashino Art University. While she was in graduate school, sophisticated elements and fighting instincts emerged in her paintings. In addition to those, she currently expresses "emotions neglected in daily life" in her works. It is because Yui recognized their existence in the process of seeking primitiveness in herself.

After graduating from Musashino Art University master's degree, she participated in group exhibition "Kioku (memory)" in 2013. 2013 "Villain's portraits" galerie H, Tokyo, Japan. 2017 "Attack of Rage" galerie H, Tokyo, Japan. She holds solo exhibitions and group exhibitions every year.


Solo exhibition

2013 "YUI OGURA" SAN-AI Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2013 "Villain's portraits" galerie H, Tokyo, Japan
2014 "Tell me who you think you are?" galerie H, Tokyo, Japan
2015 "Wacky!" galerie H, Tokyo, Japan
2016 "DIVE TO CIRCLE PIT!!" galerie H, Tokyo, Japan
2017 "Attack of Rage" galerie H, Tokyo, Japan

Group exhibition

2009 "LUMINE TACHIKAWA Art Festival" LUMINE TACHIKAWA, Tokyo, Japan
2011 "AHAF SOEUL2011 -Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair -Young Artist-" Keumsan Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2011 "Memorys vol.9" SAN-AI Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2011 "Sekai painting grand Prize 2011" SEKAIDO, Tokyo, Japan
2012 "coppice art program" coppice KICHIJOJI, Tokyo, Japan
2012 "Uenonomori Museum grand prize 30th" Uenonomori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2012 "AHAF HONG KONG 2012 -Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair" Keumsan Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2012 "AHAF SOEUL 2012 -Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair" Keumsan Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2012 "Memorys vol.13" SAN-AI Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2013 "Uenonomori Museum grand prize 31th" Uenonomori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2013 "Memorys vol.17" SAN-AI GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2014 "Memorys vol.21" SAN-AI GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2014 "Animal Quartet" Gallery Face to Face, Tokyo, Japan
2015 "Whole Art Catalog" Gallery FACE TO FACE, Tokyo, Japan
2016 "Ironical" Gallery Sou, Tokyo, Japan
2016 "My Art on your palm" Galleria AONEKO, Tokyo, Japan
2016 "Face to Face" Galleria AONEKO, Tokyo, Japan
2017 "Art is FUKUWARAI"　Galleria AONEKO, Tokyo, Japan
2017 "1000 Drawings" GALLERY KINGYO, Tokyo, Japan