[Fukuoka] Ben Oga Exhibition - June 15th (Sat) – June 30th (Sun), 2024
2024/06/15
2024/06/30
FUKUOKA
Ben Oga Exhibition “A Letter to the Universe”
June 15th (Sat) – June 30th (Sun), 2024
Open everyday during the exhibition period 10am–6pm
Venue: Mizoe Art Gallery Fukuoka
〈Days the artist will be present at the gallery〉
June 21st (Fri) 2pm-6pm
June 22nd (Sat), 23rd (Sun) 11am-6pm
Event
“Poetry and Sound and Picture and”
Date: June 22nd (Sat)
Time: 4pm - ※Reservation required
Special live event with a performance by accordion player Yocci × poetry recitation by Ben Oga
An original song created by Yocci based on the poetry and picture book “Universe of the heart”, will be performed for the first time ever.
※The poetry and picture book is available for purchase at Mizoe Art Gallery.
A sky full of stars, and within those stars live humans and animals. Existing there are skies, grounds, and nature, just like on earth. This is a story woven by Ben Oga, of a star in a distant universe. In the postscript to his newly published poem and picture book, “The Universe of the Heart,” Ben Oga says, “People's hearts are an endless universe, a universe which is interconnected with everything else”. Although a world of imagination, that of Ben Oga’s work evokes a sense of nostalgia. Humans, the world, may be connected to an endless universe, by a thread that is invisible to us. It gives me such a feeling, something akin to hope. Please come and see the exhibition.
Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery
Ben Oga
Born in Matsuyama city, Ehime Prefecture in 1971.
Graduated from Osaka Sogo College of Design, picture book illustration course.
Held a number of solo and group exhibitions inside and outside of Japan.
Won the grand prize at the Message from the Young Artists Show, and the Hakone Open-air Museum prize at the Japanese Nature Painting Exhibition.
Illustrated the cover page of "the Disease of Soseki Natsume and 'Ten Nights’ Dream" by Norihiko Miyoshi, "Thoughts on Modern Folk Tales" by Miyoko Matsutani, and more.
Appeared on the TV programme “Breakzenya ~ Next Generation Artists ~” by BS Fuji Television on January 12th, 2018.
Designed the cover art and illustration for “Unknown Friend” by Marcelo Birmajer, published by Fukuinkan Shoten, 2021.
Published the poetry and art book “Universe of the Heart”, 2024.
June 15th (Sat) – June 30th (Sun), 2024
Open everyday during the exhibition period 10am–6pm
Venue: Mizoe Art Gallery Fukuoka
〈Days the artist will be present at the gallery〉
June 21st (Fri) 2pm-6pm
June 22nd (Sat), 23rd (Sun) 11am-6pm
Event
“Poetry and Sound and Picture and”
Date: June 22nd (Sat)
Time: 4pm - ※Reservation required
Special live event with a performance by accordion player Yocci × poetry recitation by Ben Oga
An original song created by Yocci based on the poetry and picture book “Universe of the heart”, will be performed for the first time ever.
※The poetry and picture book is available for purchase at Mizoe Art Gallery.
A sky full of stars, and within those stars live humans and animals. Existing there are skies, grounds, and nature, just like on earth. This is a story woven by Ben Oga, of a star in a distant universe. In the postscript to his newly published poem and picture book, “The Universe of the Heart,” Ben Oga says, “People's hearts are an endless universe, a universe which is interconnected with everything else”. Although a world of imagination, that of Ben Oga’s work evokes a sense of nostalgia. Humans, the world, may be connected to an endless universe, by a thread that is invisible to us. It gives me such a feeling, something akin to hope. Please come and see the exhibition.
Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery
Ben Oga
Born in Matsuyama city, Ehime Prefecture in 1971.
Graduated from Osaka Sogo College of Design, picture book illustration course.
Held a number of solo and group exhibitions inside and outside of Japan.
Won the grand prize at the Message from the Young Artists Show, and the Hakone Open-air Museum prize at the Japanese Nature Painting Exhibition.
Illustrated the cover page of "the Disease of Soseki Natsume and 'Ten Nights’ Dream" by Norihiko Miyoshi, "Thoughts on Modern Folk Tales" by Miyoko Matsutani, and more.
Appeared on the TV programme “Breakzenya ~ Next Generation Artists ~” by BS Fuji Television on January 12th, 2018.
Designed the cover art and illustration for “Unknown Friend” by Marcelo Birmajer, published by Fukuinkan Shoten, 2021.
Published the poetry and art book “Universe of the Heart”, 2024.
- Location
- FUKUOKA
- 1-2-5 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0065
- Dates
- 2024/06/15-2024/06/30
- Opening hours
- 10:00am-6:00pm
- Closed days
- on Thursdays. Open every day during the exhibition period.
