Now based in Arita, the home of Japanese blue and white ceramics, Koyama continues to explore manga-style motifs with the comically grotesque.
Pika-chan is a creature born out of the nuclear disaster of Fukushima. Half angel of death and half kewpie doll, Pika-chan represents the artist’s anxiety about Japan’s heavy reliance on nuclear technology despite is unstable land mass.
Indonesian born Jumaadi came to Australia in 2008 to study at the National Art School, Sydney, where he completed a Bachelor of Fine Art and a Master of Fine Art. Living and working in Sydney, Jumaadi has regular exhibitions in Australia and participats in international exhibitions, residencies and workshops. He is currently performing at the Moscow Biennial.
Cry baby Cry is the first solo exhibition of Jumaadi in Brisbane and follows a successful launch of his work in a group exhibition, Platform 2013, in August 2013. Cry baby Cry will feature works on paper, wall mounted aluminium works and wood sculptures. ‘Loneliness was part of it‘ is a series of small works featuring TS Eliot poetry – “let us go then you and I, when the evening is spread out against the sky like a patient otherwise upon a table : let us to through deserted street, the maturing retreats of restless night in one-night cheap hotels, and sawdust restaurants with oysters shells”.
34 gouache on canvas paper, 21 x 15 cm.
9 September - 4 October 2020
Platform 2013 is a partnership between Jan Manton Art and Metro Arts as part of Metro Arts annual Galleries Program. This city-based space allows for JMA to showcase large wall based and installation pieces from leading and emerging artists.
Platform 2013 Artists: Judith Wright, Carl Warner, Shayle Flesser, Jumaadi and Miao Xiaochun.
Exhibition Dates: Thursday 15 – Saturday 31 August
Opening Times: Mon to Fri 10am – 4.30 pm, Saturday 2 – 5 pm
Opening Event: Thursday 15th August 6 – 8 pm
Opening Guest Speaker: Paul Spiro, Gadens Lawyers. Paul is the firm’s Brisbane Chairman and member of the firm’s national board. Paul is passionate about the arts and spearheads Gadens Brisbane’s sponsorship of galleries and local artists.
Artist Talk: Wednesday 21st August, 6 – 7 pm, Metro Arts Level 2
