Erika Naka / 仲 衿香

仲は断片的なロゴや自然風景、身近な日常生活の事物などを視覚的な要素として絵画空間に落とし込み、抽象的な意味を可視化させた図形を再構築しています。
絵具を支持体に厚塗りにのせて描くと、絵具が自分の予想を超えた動きをする瞬間があり、 自分と支持体の間に“ズレ”が生まれ、思い通りにならないそのズレにこそ、 魅力を感じています。
若手アーティストとして、絵画の可能性を探求し続け、伝統的な絵画形式 を打ち破り、「瞬間性」と「偶然性」を直接的に表現し、主体性を排した画面の絵具の厚さや積み重ねられたグラデーション、柔らかくクリーミーな 質感は強い視覚的なインパクトを与えるだけでなく、無限なる好奇心と想像を掻き立てています。

Naka uses fragmented logos, natural landscapes, and familiar objects from daily life as visual elements in her paintings, and reconstructs shapes that make abstract meanings visible.

When I paint with a thick layer of paint on a support, there is a moment when the paint moves beyond my expectations, and a “gap” is created between myself and the support.
She believes that the attraction comes from the fact that things don’t turn out the way she expects.

As a young artist, she has continued to explore the possibilities of painting, breaking through traditional painting forms to directly express “instantaneity” and “coincidence”.
The thickness of the paint, the layered gradation, and the soft, creamy texture of her subject-less paintings not only have a strong impact on the viewer, but also inspire infinite curiosity and imagination.


ERIKA NAKA

Based in 1994, Nagano, Japan
Graduated from TOKYO ZOKEI University

Award

2018 CAF Masami Shiraishi Award 2017 Selected, Wonder Seed 2020 Between the Arts Award

Naka uses fragmented logos, natural landscapes, and familiar objects from daily life as visual elements in her paintings, and reconstructs shapes that make abstract meanings visible.

When I paint with a thick layer of paint on a support, there is a moment when the paint moves beyond my expectations, and a “gap” is created between myself and the support.
She believes that the attraction comes from the fact that things don’t turn out the way she expects.

As a young artist, she has continued to explore the possibilities of painting, breaking through traditional painting forms to directly express “instantaneity” and “coincidence”.
The thickness of the paint, the layered gradation, and the soft, creamy texture of her subject-less paintings not only have a strong impact on the viewer, but also inspire infinite curiosity and imagination.

CV

2023
「KIAF Seoul 2023」 (COEX 1F, Hall A&B, Grand Ballroom Seoul ,Korea)
「 1st GROUP EXHIBITION」(SH GALLERY SEOUL Seoul ,Korea)
「TBS drama” 18/40〜ふたりなら夢も恋も〜」Title creation」, Tokyo, Japan
「NEW ERA collaboration cap “THE PACKAGE by ZOZOVILLA Vol.6 -Erika Naka-“」
Ginza. TUTAYA,Tokyo, Japan
「What are we __ for?」SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
「 Group exhibition Neo Japan Pop Art Explored」(Artspace@Helutrans, Singapore)
「Hankyu Art Fair 2023」 (Hankyu Umeda Gallery Art Stage, 9th floor)
「ART FAIR TOKYO 2023」 SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
「Study:Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2023」Osaka,Japan

2022
「Piece of the times」Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore , Tokyo, Japan
「ART TAIPEI 2022」Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
「SLEEPING JIVA」solo exhibition, SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
「MITSUKOSHI CONTEMPORARY GALLERY」
MITSUKOSHI CONTEMPORARY. GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
「MULAL EXHIBITION」MATTER, Tokyo, Japan
「Blue Period」 Warehouse TERRADA G1 Bldg.
「MEET YOUR ART FESTIVAL2022」 Yebisu Garden Place, Tokyo, Japan
「ART BUSAN2022」BEXCO 1, BUSAN, KOREA
「OKETA COLLECTION: THE SIRIUS」oketacollection Tokyo, Japan
「ART FAIR TOKYO 2022」 SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan

2021
「Not Found」, solo exhibition, SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
「Group Exhibition」, group exhibition, SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
「ART FAIR TOKYO 2021」 SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
「SHIBUYA STYLE vol.15」 Seibu Department Store Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
「Intersection – Now, from here – Part2」 Bunkamura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
「nine colors」 Hankyu Umeda Department Store, Tokyo, Japan
「3 people 10」 Shinwa Art Museum,Tokyo, Japan
「nine colors XV」 Seibu Department Store Shibuya,Tokyo, Japan

2020
「100 people 10」 SHINWA AUCTION, Tokyo, Japan
「artTNZ Art Fair」SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
「Backside Works. & Naka Erika」 SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan 「AFT Art Hunting」 SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan

2019 
「Present Place」, solo exhibition, SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
「ART FAIR TOKYO 2019」 SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
「Nothing seek, nothing find」 group exhibition ARTDYNE, Tokyo, Japan 

2018 
「CHU CHU SHOW 2018」 Nakawa Gallery Group Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan

2017 
「CUBE」 TURNER GALLERY Group Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan


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