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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.
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Works

Paramodel - tommy sushi
tommy sushi
by Paramodel
$270
Paramodel - tommy sushi
tommy sushi
by Paramodel
$270
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Paramodel - tommy sushi
tommy sushi
by Paramodel
$270
Paramodel - tommy sushi
tommy sushi
by Paramodel
$270
Paramodel - tommy ca
tommy ca
by Paramodel
$270
Paramodel - tommy ca
tommy ca
by Paramodel
$270
Paramodel - tommy ca
tommy ca
by Paramodel
$270
Paramodel - tommy ca
tommy ca
by Paramodel
$270

Exhibition

selected Solo Exhibition

2009 "Paramodelic motor-pool," Mori yu gallery, Tokyo
2007 "paramodel exhibition," the Museum of Art, Kochi, Japan
   
Paramodel
Exibition view of "Between Site & Space," 2009
Paramodel
Exibition view of "Between Site & Space," 2009

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
   
Paramodel
Installation view of "KITA!!: Japanese Artists Meet Indonesia," 2008
Paramodel
Installation view of ”KITA!!: Japanese Artists Meet Indonesia,” 2008
© paramodel / photo : paramodel

Related Topics

Tommy Sushi was introduced on Nerdcore
May. 09, 2010
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Paramodel on SHIFT
Feb. 07, 2010
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Paramodel's artworks were introduced on SHIFT web magazine as AZITO NEWS Februa...
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Feb. 23, 2010
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