We introduce the work of Shinji Ogawa (1959- ), an artist who combines elaborate images of the "world" using a multitude of layers.
Ogawa consistently modifies familiar scenes in a search to discover new possibilities in a world which is different from the one that is normally visible to us.
Among his works are the "Without You" series, in which Ogawa removed the human figures that acted as the central image in classical Western paintings by da Vinci, Vermeer and others, and repainted them; the "Perfect World" series, in which the artist added people or buildings to a pair of pictures, including photographs by Eugéne Atget and old postcards; and "Interference," in which Ogawa layered images in a variety of ways to create a new landscape. In each of these, we see the development of Ogawa's work in three basic media - oil painting, pencil drawing and video.
In this exhibition, featuring some 50 works, from the "Without You" series to the new work "Moiré," we introduce a moiré of "many worlds" in which multiple worlds interfere with each other.