Yoichi UMETSU
Yoichi UMETSU
(Born in Yamagata, 1982. Lives and works in Kanagawa, Japan.)
The early career of Umetsu after he graduated from Department of Oil Painting, Fine Art, Tokyo Zokei Art University could be characterized by one of his paintings, Floréal (Me) (2012-2014), for which the artist appropriated a French painter Louis-Joseph-Raphaël Collin's painting, Floréal (1886) by replacing a naked female figure with himself. Umetsu presented a four-panel painting Wisdom, Impression, Sentiment - A (2014), inspired by Seiki Kuroda's signature painting Wisdom, Impression, Sentiment (1897‒1900). And he also announced the painting that are underlain Ferdinand Hodler's The Day (1900), that is masterpiece which is over 3 meter in width; The Day (Myself in the East) (2015). He has been searching for his own relation that is locating at development and end of Japanese modern art. From 2014, he established "Parplume" to live in between the history of Art education and Art movement. Parplume is a cram school where students criticize and consider about the existence of community with action through Art and education from the school, which established by Seiki Kuroda to Art universities in general. His recent exhibitions are, "Setouchi Triennale 2016", Megijima, Seto Island Sea, Japan (2016); "APMoA Project, ARCH vol.20 Umetsu Yoichi", Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Aichi, Japan (2017), he is participating in so many exhibitions not only as Umetsu but also as Parplume.
Collection
- Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Aichi, Japan
- JAPIGOZZI Collection
- Takahashi Collection
News
Takahashi Collection
"Face and Abstraction- The concept of a ‘New Village’ in painting language"
April 8 - May 6, 2018
Ryuzaburo Umehara Atelier, Kiyoharu Art Colony, Yamanashi, Japan
"Art Basel Hong Kong 2018"
March 29 - 31, 2018
Booth: 1C30 (Discoveries)
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
"Now, What is Going on in Japanese Contemporary Art? #2.5
- Thinking Contemporary Art from Individual and Group (tbd)"
January 26(Fri), 2018 19:00 - 21:30 (Entrance 18:00)
Yohei Kurose × Yoichi Umetsu × Koki Tanaka
Genron Cafe, Tokyo, Japan
Related project of Taikan Yokoyama and Hoan Kosugi Exhibition
＜Artist Talk＞
"Artists Analysis The World of Taikan and Hoan"
Yoichi Umetsu (Artist) × Tomoko Hisamatsu (Artist)
January 13 (Sat), 2018 15:00 -
6F Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo, Japan
"Parplume University –Fantasia from top to end"
December 2 - 10, 2017
Birds' Gallery Tottori, Tottori, Japan
“The Riddle of Art: Takahashi Collection”
December 23, 2017 - February 28, 2018
Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan
＜Event＞
Practice workshop by "The Riddle of Art: Takahashi Collection" exhibitors.
"It's X'mas! Trial session of Parplume University"
Lecturer: Yoichi Umetsu
December 23 (Sat) - 24 (Sun) 10:00 - 16:00
Practice room, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan
THE TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR 2017
"Permanent mongolian blue spot"
October 5 - 8, 2017
URANO, Tokyo
"Parplume Camping School"
September 19 - 24, 2017
KYOTO ART HOTEL Kumagusuku 1F, Kyoto, Japan
＜Artist Talk＞
September 16 (Sat), 2017 18:00 - 20:30
＜Artist Talk＞
"Fierce miracle!! 'Imaizumi Senpu' Re-Invasion"
September 10, 2017 (Sun) 16:00 - 19:00
"Reborn-Art Festival"
July 22 - September 10, 2017
Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan
"Parplume Summer Break"
July14 - August 13, 2017
※Parplume book fair will be held at the same time.
NADiff Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
"Paintings got sick, home nursing and love story"
June 27 - July 15, 2017
Galleria Finarte, Aichi, Japan
"TAKAHASHI COLLECTION"
April 8 - June 11, 2017
Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
＜Artist Talk＞
Natsuko SAKAMOTO "Painting talk"
14:00 - 15:30 April 8 (Sat), 2017
個展企画ARCH関連企画として、シンポジウムを開催いたします。
前衛、近代、コミュニティーの再設定
2017年3月4日 13:00 - 17:00
愛知芸術文化センター12階 アートスペースE・F、愛知
He will be participating in group show at 3331 from the recommendation of KURAYA Mika from The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
"3331 Art Fair 2016 -Various Collectors' Prizes-"
March 17 - 20, 2017
3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Something of Painting Part2 "Talk Series Evening of Painting" Talking about Painting
"Crisis / Indeterminate form"
ARIMA Kaoru × Yoichi UMETSU × SATO Katsuhisa
19:00 - 21:00 February 24 (Fri), 2017
Minatomachi POTLUCK BUILDING 3F, Aichi, Japan
"TARO prize 20 years / 20 devilish children"
March 12 - June 18, 2017
Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum, Tokyo, Japan
"Optical Facade of Parplume"
February 4 - 26, 2017
gallery N, Aichi, Japan
"Gel of Parplume Cram School Students"
February 11 - March 20, 2017
YEBISU ART LABO, Aichi, Japan
HATOBA vol.9 Yoichi UMETSU x SATO Katsuhisa
"Agony of Japanese Contemporary Artists in Neo-college exam painting and Modern Fragile Paintings"
February 3 - 26, 2017
HATOBA, Aichi, Japan
His solo exhibition ARCH will be held at Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art.
"APMoA Project, ARCH vol.20 Umetsu Yoichi"
January 3 - March 20, 2017
Exhibition room 6, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Aichi, Japan
"Welcome to The Parpltown"
July 10 - 19, 2016
Parplume Preparatory School, Jellified Parplume Container, Parplume Hut Observatory,
Kanagawa, Japan
He is participating in Setouchi Triennale.
"Setouchi Triennale 2016"
Summer: July 18 - September 4, 2016
Autumn: October 8 - November 6, 2016
Inujima, Megijima and the other islands in Seto Island Sea, Japan
His solo exhibition ARCH will be held at Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art.
"APMoA Project, ARCH vol.20 Yoichi UMETSU"
January 3 - March 20, 2017
Exhibition room 6, Aichi, Japan