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17 KAJIOKA TOSHIYUKI (B. 1978)

Hyohaku / Spiritual Darkness
Signed Toshiyuki Kajioka and titled
Indian ink, pencil on Japanese paper
63.9 x 63.9 x 1.4 in. (162.2 x 162.2 x 3.5 cm.)
Painted in 2017
With original certificate issued by the artist

$8,000-12,000

To comprehend Kajioka Toshiyuki's dark palette, one mingled, and finally disappeared into darkness. The
must learn about his creation process. The artist starts perpetual changing of form links to the thinking of
with applying a layer of ink onto a stretched wet hemp existence of any substantial.
paper surface, following with fine pencil etching. He
Kajioka Toshiyuki works with ink and Japanese paper,
repeatS the process of ink layer application and pencil
but he does not emphasize on the medium. The
etching details until satisfaction. The result is a plain
employment is more of a result from spontaneous choice
monochrome picture from afar, but in close distance
as he received nihonga (traditional Japanese painting)
the surface reveals its identity with countless nodes of
training. Such result is a harmonious presentation of
waves and dynamic texture. The presentation reflects a
unconventional usage of traditional materials, which
personal experience Kajioka had in high school, when
developed from art by modern pioneers like Shinoda
he was captivated by the flowing river at a night. The
Toko and Inoue Yuichi, who surveyed the limitation and
surface of the river appeared to be calm, even solid
possibility of traditional medium.
under the darkness. Yet he failed to capture any constant
shape, as every moment the liquid flowed, transformed,

梶岡俊幸 (B. 1978) 漂泊 (SPIRITUAL DARKNESS)