Minako Nishiyama “Wall Works”

Yoshimi Arts

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For this exhibition, Minako Nishiyama recreates mural pieces made in various locations.
Nishiyama began creating her sugar sculptures in the late 90’s, and around the time she completed Sugar Crown (1999), she also began creating murals. The roses or rococo patterns that often appeared in her backdrop-style works were abstracted and incorporated into her murals, which, starting out seemingly like samplings of decorations, was gradually simplified into a drawing like that which is drawn with a single, continuous line. On the other hand, the process of erasing what has been drawn on gallery or studio walls (in other words, applying white paint over it) created an effect that the more faint the pink that is seen through the layers of white paint is, the more it draws the viewer’s attention with its enchanting power. These experiences led to the creation of murals that are exceedingly close to “nothingness.”
When she first created the two vague, pink mountains on the wall, the fact that she had to squint to make out the image made her wonder for a moment whether this was substantial as a work. These colors, which barely register in our perceptions, trigger optical illusions of the other side that even bewitches the position of the viewer.
The “wall works”, mural works shown in the exhibition, are ephemeral, and their life is limited to the three-week duration of the show. A fleeting life that will disappear thereafter.