PR94494

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

This winter Gallery Delaive presents BURROW & POP-UP, a new solo-show by

world-famous Japanese artist Ayako Rokkaku, celebrating 15 years of

collaboration.

Painting technique

Ayako Rokkaku developed her own unique painting technique. She applies acrylic

paint directly to the canvas or cardboard with her bare hands. She starts

painting without a predefined idea, painting what comes naturally until a

composition slowly starts to emerge. A dreamy, colourful landscape, with tiny

floating flowers, animals and skulls. A recurring element in her work is the

prominent presence of young girls, which she paints in the manga style, with

large eyes and long limbs. Rokkaku considers these girls a way of expressing

her personality in her paintings.

The artist demonstrates her painting technique during live painting

performances, working on canvases that can be up to 7 meters wide. "I love

painting on something that is much bigger than I am. Moving to and fro between

the corners of such a huge canvas makes me feel as if the colours are flowing

through my body." In recent years, Rokkaku has experimented with various new

techniques and materials, creating wool and cardboard installations, ceramics

and sculptures made from layered acrylate.

Ayako Rokkaku

Global citizen Ayako Rokkaku (b. Chiba, 1982) lives in Portugal and works

alternatingly in Porto, Tokyo, Berlin and Amsterdam. She created her first

paintings in 2002, applying acrylic paint to cardboard with her bare hands and

her work soon caught the critics' eye. In 2003 and 2006, she won prizes at

Geisai, an art fair for emerging artists in Tokyo, organised by the

world-famous artist Takashi Murakami (b. Tokyo, 1962).

Gallery Delaive represents Ayako Rokkaku since 2006, organising her first solo

show 'Walkin' Around Clouds' at the gallery in 2007. Rokkaku has since

exhibited her work in Asia, Europe and the United States, including solo shows

in Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum in The Netherlands, the Danubiana Meulensteen

Art Museum in Slovakia and the Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art in Japan.

Burrow & Pop Up

Ayako Rokkaku returns to Gallery Delaive with a body of original works on

canvas, wood and ceramics. Painted in her signature colorful style, in bright

scenes, girls hide behind layers of colorful clouds and pop up out of burrows.

Also on view are two new limited editions, celebrating 15 years of

collaboration between Ayako Rokkaku and Gallery Delaive. Very special is the

limited edition sculpture designed by Ayako Rokkaku and produced by the

world-famous and traditionally Dutch Royal Delft. Combining Japanese

contemporary art with traditional Dutch ceramics, it represents the connection

between Japanese artist Ayako Rokkaku and The Netherlands.  

Ayako Rokkaku's show will be on view at Gallery Delaive in Amsterdam until

February 27.

Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1742240/Gallery_Delaive_Rokkaku_1.jpg

Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1742239/Gallery_Delaive_Rokkaku_2.jpg

Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1742484/Gallery_Delaive_Rokkaku_3.jpg

Source: Gallery Delaive