C(IT)Y#12: Rinpa Eshidan’s [en] in C(IT)Y
ArtGorillas ArtGallery is pleased to present the screening nights of Rinpa Eshidan’s [en].
[en] represents both the individual and collaborative efforts of Rinpa Eshidan’s unique collective and approach in making intriguing urban art where process of creation is way fascinating than the finished project.
The following VDO will be shown every Friday, 7 p.m., starting from June 6 through June 27 at the gallery:
- Cube (2007)
- Room (2006)
- Terra Trance (2006)
- Puzzle (2006)
- One Week of Artwork (2005)
The special bonus live-art VDO will be shown prior an artist talk on Thursday, July 3rd. This is your only chance to meet one of the fantastic art crew behind all these sensational VDO art.
We know you might have seen some of their works before through itsy-bitsy YouTube, but this is the first time in Thailand that audiences can see their high resolution selected works in a big screen. This event also celebrates the release of their long-awaited DVD which is available at the gallery as pre-order at THB650. Don’t bother ask us for a free copy of it, if you like their work, support them by order it. The last day of pre-order will be June 30, 2008. All the pre-ordered DVD will arrive with the artist on July 3.
Screening schedule: Friday June 6, 13, 20, 27, 7 p.m.
Bonus live-art screening & Artist Talk by Tokyo-based artist D.H. Rosen of Rinpa Eshidan: Thursday July 3, 8 p.m.
Please contact the gallery for further inquiry.
ArtGorillas ArtGallery
Tel: +66 2 658 3975
E-Mail: artgorillas@gmail.com
Web: http://www.myspace.com/artgorillas
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About Rinpa Eshidan
“Rinpa” is a word created by the founders of the group meaning “to bring people together, while “Eshidan” essentially means “art crew.” The Rinpa Eshidan is a team of artists brought together by a common creative expression.
In October of 2006, Rinpa Eshidan’s crew’s core members Noiz-Davi, Daisuke Yamamoto, D.H. Rosen, Akari Sasai and Xola gathered to create “Room,” the first Rinpa Eshidan video to include 3-dimensional work created in the group’s trademark art-in-process style. The group’s main activities are performing in live-art events and creating videos of art in action. Instead of focusing on the finished project, they believe the process of creation itself is where art comes to life and their videos aim to engage their audience in that process.
At around the same time the group posted their first videos on YouTube and the response was phenomenal. Within a few weeks the now-famous “One Week of Artwork” earned over a million hits and became one of the most heavily blogged art videos of all time.
In 2007 Rinpa Eshidan’s newfound internet fame led to several invitations to perform both domestically and internationally. Over the past year and a half the crew could be seen creating live art in clubs and art spaces all over Tokyo, and they also took on several commercial projects including the creation of commercial films for Tsutaya, KDDI America, and the opening film for the extremely popular NHK program “Salary Man Neo.”
In September of last year they were invited to do a 3-day residency in China at the world-renowned Dangdai International Arts Festival in Beijing’s famous 798 art district. Rinpa Eshidan closed this monumental year with a performance at Kanazawa’s newly developed Geijutsu Mura art center.
For more information about the Rinpa Eshidan, please visit http://www.rinpaeshidan.jp/ or info@rinpaeshidan.jp
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About D.H. Rosen
Long-time Japan inhabitant Daniel Harris Rosen is a ceramicist and writer whose aim is to capture the “process of creation” in his work.
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