Paramodel
Paramodel is an “art unit” formed in 2001 by Yasuhiko Hayashi (2001 Fine Art graduate from the Kyoto City University of Arts) and Yusuke Nakano (a Nihonga [Japanese-style painting] graduate from the same university). Their title comes from the combination of the words, “Paradise” and “model”, and the fusion of these two concepts is essentially the launching point of their creations. Although the unique talents and interests of these two individuals hardly ever intersect, they manage to work in parallel towards the same vision of constructing intricate models of Paradise using toy parts, like plastic train tracks and mini-cars. Engaging in this poetic, yet paradoxical practice of remodeling paradise, this art unit presents their visions in a variety of media, including installation, objets, animations, painting, sculpture, and photography.
Works
Exhibition
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- Exibition view of "Between Site & Space," 2009
- Exibition view of "Between Site & Space," 2009
- Installation view of "KITA!!: Japanese Artists Meet Indonesia,"
2008
- Installation view of ”KITA!!: Japanese Artists Meet Indonesia,” 2008
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selected Solo Exhibition
2009
"Paramodelic motor-pool," Mori yu gallery, Tokyo
2007
"paramodel exhibition," the Museum of Art, Kochi, Japan
Group Exhibition
2009
"Viewp
oints & Viewing Points ‒ The 2009 Asian Art Biennial",
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA)
"Between Site & Space", Artspace, Sydney, Australia
"Big in JAPAN, CAC, VIlnius, Lithuania
2008
"KITA!!: Japanese Artists Meet Indonesia,"
Bandung Center for New Media Art, Indonesia
2007
"Beautiful New World: Contemporary Visual
Culture from Japan," Long March (Beijing) & Guandong Museum of
Art, Guandong, China
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Paramodel is an “art unit” formed in 2001 by Yasuhiko Hayashi (2001 Fine Art graduate from the Kyoto City University of Arts) and Yusuke Nakano (a Nihonga [Japanese-style painting] graduate from the same university). Their title comes from the combination of the words, “Paradise” and “model”, and the fusion of these two concepts is essentially the launching point of their creations. Although the unique talents and interests of these two individuals hardly ever intersect, they manage to work in parallel towards the same vision of constructing intricate models of Paradise using toy parts, like plastic train tracks and mini-cars. Engaging in this poetic, yet paradoxical practice of remodeling paradise, this art unit presents their visions in a variety of media, including installation, objets, animations, painting, sculpture, and photography. |
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Works
Exhibition
- click images to enlarge
- Exibition view of "Between Site & Space," 2009
- Exibition view of "Between Site & Space," 2009
- Installation view of "KITA!!: Japanese Artists Meet Indonesia," 2008
- Installation view of ”KITA!!: Japanese Artists Meet Indonesia,” 2008
- © paramodel / photo : paramodel
selected Solo Exhibition
| 2009 | "Paramodelic motor-pool," Mori yu gallery, Tokyo |
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| 2007 | "paramodel exhibition," the Museum of Art, Kochi, Japan |
Group Exhibition
| 2009 | "Viewp
oints & Viewing Points ‒ The 2009 Asian Art Biennial",
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA) "Between Site & Space", Artspace, Sydney, Australia "Big in JAPAN, CAC, VIlnius, Lithuania |
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| 2008 | "KITA!!: Japanese Artists Meet Indonesia," Bandung Center for New Media Art, Indonesia |
| 2007 | "Beautiful New World: Contemporary Visual Culture from Japan," Long March (Beijing) & Guandong Museum of Art, Guandong, China |
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- Hiro Kurata
- Tomokazu Matsuyama
- Yasumasa Morimura
- Daido Moriyama
- Kyoko Nagashima
- Yoko Ono
- Paramodel
- Katsuhiro Saiki
- Toshio Shibata
- Tetsuya Tamanoi
- Keiichi Tanaami
- Kazuhito Tanaka
- Kosuke Tsumura
- Yutaka Watanabe
- Ai Yamaguchi
- Soji Yamakawa
- Kenji Yanobe
- Yuichi Yokoyama
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- May. 20, 2013
- [Interview]
- Watanabe is a young painter plays with that human being's perception. Many colorful shapes are floating in his painting. One shape looks like a bird when another looks like an umbrella. He told us that what you will find depends on your own experience.
- Kohei Nawa talked about his studio managent
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- [Interview]
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- Ultimate paper expression :Interview with Yuko Someya
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