Past Exhibition

Yoichi Tanabe
MACHINES & MAGNOLIAS


06.05.2009 > 30.06.2009

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© YOICHI TANABE, Loquat, 2004, Mixed media on Japanese paper,73 x 60 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Loquat, 2004, Mixed media on Japanese paper,73 x 60 cm © YOICHI TANABE, After the deluge II, 2000, Oil on Japanese paper on canvas,146 x 114 cm © YOICHI TANABE, After the deluge I, 2007, Oil on Japanese paper on canvas, 146 x 162 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Camellia, 2008, Oil on Japanese paper on canvas, 35 x 24 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Lemon, 2008, Oil on canvas, 27 x 22 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Magnolia II, 2008, Oil on Japanese paper canvas, 38 x 46 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Pear, 2008, Oil on Japanese paper canvas, 35 x 24 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Set sail for... (Navigation in the rain VI), 2001, Oil on canvas, 195 x 146 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Factory interior, 2001, Oil on canvas, 162 x 146 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Old worker in a factory, 2009, Oil on canvas, 73 x 65 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Sunflower II, 2008, Oil on canvas, 60 x 81 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Magnolia I, 2008, Oil on canvas, 92 x 73 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Abandoned, 2001, Oil on canvas, 146 x 114 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Railway Museum (Vilanova i la Geltrú), 1999, Oil on canvas, 162 x 130 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Hothouse, 2009, Oil on canvas, 162 x 130 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Navigating in the rain VII, 2006-7, Oil on Japanese paper on canvas, 146 x 162 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Landscape, 2007, Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm © YOICHI TANABE, White lilies, 2004, Oil on canvas, 51 x 60 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Marsh, 2007, Oil on Japanese paper on canvas, 80 x 100 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Sunflower I, 2007, Oil on canvas, 65 x 92 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Persons, 2004, Mixed media on Japanese paper, 51 x 66 cm © YOICHI TANABE, Magnolia III, 2006, Oil on Japanese paper on board, 81 x 60 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Loquat, 2004, Mixed media on Japanese paper,73 x 60 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, After the deluge II, 2000, Oil on Japanese paper on canvas,146 x 114 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, After the deluge I, 2007, Oil on Japanese paper on canvas, 146 x 162 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Camellia, 2008, Oil on Japanese paper on canvas, 35 x 24 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Lemon, 2008, Oil on canvas, 27 x 22 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Magnolia II, 2008, Oil on Japanese paper canvas, 38 x 46 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Pear, 2008, Oil on Japanese paper canvas, 35 x 24 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Set sail for... (Navigation in the rain VI), 2001, Oil on canvas, 195 x 146 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Factory interior, 2001, Oil on canvas, 162 x 146 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Old worker in a factory, 2009, Oil on canvas, 73 x 65 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Sunflower II, 2008, Oil on canvas, 60 x 81 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Magnolia I, 2008, Oil on canvas, 92 x 73 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Abandoned, 2001, Oil on canvas, 146 x 114 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Railway Museum (Vilanova i la Geltrú), 1999, Oil on canvas, 162 x 130 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Hothouse, 2009, Oil on canvas, 162 x 130 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Navigating in the rain VII, 2006-7, Oil on Japanese paper on canvas, 146 x 162 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Landscape, 2007, Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, White lilies, 2004, Oil on canvas, 51 x 60 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Marsh, 2007, Oil on Japanese paper on canvas, 80 x 100 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Sunflower I, 2007, Oil on canvas, 65 x 92 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Persons, 2004, Mixed media on Japanese paper, 51 x 66 cm
© YOICHI TANABE, Magnolia III, 2006, Oil on Japanese paper on board, 81 x 60 cm

 

Machines & Magnolias is the second in a series of three exhibitions, at Tasneem Gallery, showcasing the work of artists, from outside of Spain, who have been inspired by Barcelona.

Yoichi Tanabe is an established and highly-respected international artist, from Tokyo, who has exhibited all over the world, and he comes to Tasneem Gallery fresh from the 2008 Florence Biennale.

This exhibition presents 21 of his most outstanding works to date in which he draws his energy and inspiration from industrial and natural landscapes. Although his paintings of disused and abandoned factories are bleak, ghostly and weather-beaten, his floral paintings are delicate and finely detailed, and he sees the same essence of beauty in them both. Yoichi’s works are a meditation on the harmonious relationships that exist between industry and nature, and the passing of time.

Machines & Magnolias runs from 06 May to 30 June 2009. A fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition and includes a foreword by Tasneem Salam and the poetry of Dylan Thomas and the Catalan poet Miquel Marti i Pol.

The artist

Yoichi Tanabe was born in Kumamoto, Japan in 1949. He graduated with a degree from Waseda University in political science, in 1972, and went on to obtain a masters degree in human anatomy from the Fine Art University, Tokyo, in 1974.

He is a well-known and highly respected international artist and has exhibited in Japan, Spain, Belgium and Denmark.

He currently lives and works in Sitges, near Barcelona, Spain.

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