Nao Osada, Candy wrapper(Damla), 2023, Inkjet print, mirror coated paper, 8 x 5 cm
2024.8.6 Tue – 8.24 Sun
Venue: CADAN YURAKUCHO Space S
Address: 1F Kokusai Building, 3-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Opening hours: Tue-Fri 11-19pm, Sat, Sun, national holidays 11-17pm
Closed: Mon (or the following weekday if the Monday is a public holiday)
Opening reception: 6 August (Tue) 18:00-20:00
Closing party: 25 August (Sun) 15:00-17:00 *Exhibiting artists will attend.
Maki Fine Arts is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by Nao Osada titled Surface/ at CADAN Yurakucho from August 6, through 25, 2024.
Nao Osada
Osada creates using silk screen and other print techniques. In these works, surface elements of everyday items such as Amazon shipping boxes and Ziploc freezer bags are printed onto materials, like plywood and acrylic boards, that differ from the original items. With close inspection, subtle differences in texture become apparent, leading viewers into a state of perceptual amazement. Osada’s creative process begins by carefully selecting familiar images from our daily lives and printing them onto various materials, transforming them into delicate objects. Through painstaking experimentation using manual silk screen techniques, the artist has succeeded in harmoniously joining image and material. In contrast to the restrained exterior of her works, the lighthearted and whimsical point of view–demonstrated by what is selected as subject matter–not only adds delight to the viewing experience but also illustrates the distinctive characteristic of Osada’s works.
Born 1988, Nao Osada received her MFA from Tokyo University of the Arts.
Notable shows include, VOCA 2024 (group, The Ueno Royal Museum, 2024), Looking around what’s close at hand (solo, Maki Fine Arts, 2023), Hand holding paperis a hand (solo, Gallery Soumei-do, 2023), The Constitution ofJapan (group, MUJIN-TO Production,2023), Medium and Dimension Liminal (group, Kakinokisou, 2022), At Least One (solo, Maki Fine Arts, 2022), Playground for the Senses (group, ANB Tokyo, 2022), I see (solo, NADiff Window Gallery, 2022).