"Ambiguous Us" A Solo Exhibition by Suzuki Takako
Event Category
Category: Public Event
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Sat, Jul 11, 2020 - Sat, Aug 1, 2020
Location
Lorin Gallery LA
807 S Los Angeles St
Avenue des Arts Gallery is pleased to present Suzuki’s first exhibition and her solo show debut. The show will consist of 33 paintings that depict Takako’s own scenery where humans and animals don’t have gender or a specific language. Her pieces are ethereal and atmospheric to show that there are many uncertainties about the past, the present, and the future.
The childlike characters in Suzuki Takako’s paintings are all under 7 years old. In Japan there is a traditional rite of passage called “Shichigosan” literally translating to “seven-five-three”. In the past, families have lost children due to poverty and health issues, so once a child reached three, five, and seven years old there was a celebration. It was also believed that the children belonged to God until the age of 7, and customary to shave the children’s hair until the age of 3. Once Takako learned of this mythology and tradition, the characters in her head stopped aging past 7 and she was able to understand them better.
The animals in her pieces were actually once human children. Once the children reached 7 years old, they were given a choice to remain a human and grow up or become an animal. If they chose to remain a human, they would be deprived of memory, emotion, and intelligence and merely drift through space in their human form. However, if they chose to morph into an animal, they are only deprived of language and cannot communicate. All of these events and characters are fluid and gender nonconforming.
Takako uses delicate brush strokes to create vibrating and shimmering backgrounds that could only exist in a dream sequence. “Ambiguous Us” is an introduction and invitation into the effervescent world that exists solely in Suzuki Takako’s mind and heart.
Appointments are now open starting Saturday July 11th, 2020 from 3 PM - 6 PM in 30 minute intervals, and will continue Tuesday-Saturday 11 AM - 7 PM.
*Due to continued COVID-19 concerns, current viewing is by appointment only and masks are required by all visitors.
