garden of desires by madoka takagi

GARDEN OF DESIRESMADOKA TAKAGI

慾望花園高木まどか

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Art Projects Gallery27 November - 14 December 2014

Unit S510, 5/F, Block A, PMQ35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong

Open daily 11am to 8pm

藝途畫廊

2014年11月27日至12月14日

香港中環鴨巴甸街35號元創方A座5樓S510 室每日開放上午11時至下午8時



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CONTENTS / 目録

Preface / 序Ray Vees Goh, Co-founder of Art Projects Gallery ............... | 6 - 7

Works / 作品

We are all XXX ....................................................................... | 8 - 9 Hanger Sisters ....................................................................... | 10 - 11Bark “Bowwow” .................................................................... | 12 - 13Yourself .................................................................................. | 14 - 15I Am Yours あなたのわたし ........................................................................ | 16 - 17Anti-Girly Face A アンチ乙女ちっくA面 ..........................................| 18Anti-Girly Face B アンチ乙女ちっくB面 .................................... | 19Portrait of Kazuko 一子の肖像 ................................................ | 20 - 21Portrait of Futami 二美の肖像 ..........................................................| 22 - 23Portrait of Mitsuyo 三代の肖像 .......................................................| 24 - 25Pup! ....................................................................................... | 26 - 27Fellow Passenger .................................................................. | 28 - 29Happiness Rain ..................................................................... | 30 - 31Taro ....................................................................................... | 32 - 33Little Red Riding Hood .......................................................... | 34Ornament ............................................................................... | 35Useless .................................................................................. | 36 - 37

Biography / 履歷

Madoka Takagi ...........................................................| 38 - 39



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Art Projects Gallery is delighted to present “Garden Of Desires”, a solo exhibition by Japanese artist, Madoka Takaji, who will

be showing her works for the first time in Hong Kong. Human relationship, with all its complexities and contradictions, is a

central theme in Takagi’s artistic explorations and creations.

In the portrayal of adult human relationship and emotions in her paintings, Takagi uses children and personified animal

characters, in the hope for people to return their hearts to their original childlike state - a state of the mind and heart that

Takagi believes is what society needs in today’s world. Set against vividly colored floral motifs, the works conjure innocent

fairy-tale imageries that belie the more complex human conditions and eroticism that are being portrayed.

Using the medium of acrylic on canvas and Japanese rice paper, Takagi deliberately creates a sense of flatness in the floral

backdrop in order to contrast with the more three-dimensionally rendered forms of the main subjects in the paintings to create

a visual hierarchy. The pictorial depth is further amplified by her innovative use of embroidery, and sometimes beads and

specially created clay resin objects, to bring out the more important elements within the pictorial composition.

Madoka Takagi is a contemporary Japanese artist, born in 1983 in Tokushima, Japan. In 2008, she graduated from the

Graduate School of Tama Art University majoring in Printing, which has been instrumental in shaping her current painting style.

She is also strongly influenced by Japanese textile, owing to the fact that her mother is a Japanese dressmaker. Prior to the

current Hong Kong solo exhibition at Art Projects Gallery, Takagi has held group and solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Taipei, New

Delhi and Italy.

Goh Ray Vees

Co-Founder of Art Projects Gallery

藝途畫廊榮幸呈現日本藝術家高木まどか的香港首度個展《慾望花園》。充滿著複雜和

矛盾的人際關係

，是高木的藝術探索和創作的中心主題

。

高木的作品

，利用兒童和擬人化的動物角色來描繪成人之間的關係和情感

，希望從中

人們的心靈可以回到原來童真的狀態

，一種高木認為是現今社會所需要的思想和心靈狀態

。在色彩鮮豔的花卉圖案下

，作品呈現無辜童話的意象

，來掩飾更為複雜的人性狀態和情

慾

。

應用丙烯在畫布和日本宣紙上

，高木刻意將花卉背景呈現二維視覺效果

，對比作品主

題的三維視覺創作手法

，使得作品更具層次感。高木大膽且創新的將刺繡

、珠子和特製的

樹脂粘土物體融合到她的作品裏

，使得在豐富的整體畫面組合中

，仍能夠凸顯作品裏重要

的元素

。

高木まどか

，

一九八三年生於日本德島

，是一名當代日本藝術家

。20

08

年

，她畢

業於日本多摩美術大學研究生院主修版畫

，自此塑造她現今的創作風格

。高木的母親是一

名日本的裁縫

，所以在她的作品中不難看出她深受日本紡織的影響

。在此次藝途畫廊的香

港首度個展之前

，高木曾於日本東京

、台湾台北、印度新德里和義大利，舉辦並參與過多

次個展和聯展

。

敖若威藝途畫廊聯合創辦人


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慾望花園·高木まどか

藝途畫廊榮幸呈現日本藝術家高木まどか的香港首度個展《慾望花園》。充滿著複雜和

矛盾的人際關係

，是高木的藝術探索和創作的中心主題

。

高木的作品

，利用兒童和擬人化的動物角色來描繪成人之間的關係和情感

，希望從中

人們的心靈可以回到原來童真的狀態

，一種高木認為是現今社會所需要的思想和心靈狀態

。在色彩鮮豔的花卉圖案下

，作品呈現無辜童話的意象

，來掩飾更為複雜的人性狀態和情

慾

。

應用丙烯在畫布和日本宣紙上

，高木刻意將花卉背景呈現二維視覺效果

，對比作品主

題的三維視覺創作手法

，使得作品更具層次感。高木大膽且創新的將刺繡

、珠子和特製的

樹脂粘土物體融合到她的作品裏

，使得在豐富的整體畫面組合中

，仍能夠凸顯作品裏重要

的元素

。

高木まどか

，

一九八三年生於日本德島

，是一名當代日本藝術家

。20

08

年

，她畢

業於日本多摩美術大學研究生院主修版畫

，自此塑造她現今的創作風格

。高木的母親是一

名日本的裁縫

，所以在她的作品中不難看出她深受日本紡織的影響。在此次藝途畫廊的香

港首度個展之前

，高木曾於日本東京

、台湾台北、印度新德里和義大利，舉辦並參與過多

次個展和聯展

。

敖若威藝途畫廊聯合創辦人

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We are all XXX2014, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas

80 x 117 cm

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Hanger Sisters2014, Acrylic on Japanese Paper73 x 103 cm

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Bark “Bowwow”2014, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas

53 x 53 cm

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Yourself2014, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas79 x 45 cm

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I am Yoursあなたのわたし

2014, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas32 x 41 cm

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Anti-Girly Face Aアンチ乙女ちっくA面


Anti-Girly Face Bアンチ乙女ちっくB面


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New Jersey, U.S.A., 19852014, Posca Pen, Ink, Graphite and Colour Pencil on Paper

102 x 330 cm

Anti-Girly Face Aアンチ乙女ちっくA面


Anti-Girly Face Bアンチ乙女ちっくB面


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Portrait of Kazuko 一子の肖像


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Portrait of Futami二美の肖像


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5-10%, 20062014, Ink on Rice Paper119 x 66 cm

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5-10%, 20062014, Ink on Rice Paper119 x 66 cm

Portrait of Mitsuyo三代の肖像


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38%, 19962014, Ink and Graphite on Rice Paper119 x 66 cm

Pup!2013, Acrylic on Japanese Paper60 x 91 cm

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5 tonnes/year, Midway Atoll2014, Ink on Rice Paper

119 x 66 cm

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Fellow Passenger2013, Acrylic on Japanese Paper

50 x 61 cm

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Happiness Rain2013, Acrylic & Embroidery on Canvas53 x 46 cm

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Taro2013, Resin Clay, Embroidery, Acrylic on Hemp Cloth

65 x 65 cm

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Little Red Riding Hood2013, Acrylic on Japanese Paper23 x 16 cm

Ornament2012, Resin Clay, Beads,

Embroidery & Acrylic on Canvas34 x 25 cm

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Little Red Riding Hood2013, Acrylic on Japanese Paper23 x 16 cm

Ornament2012, Resin Clay, Beads,

Embroidery & Acrylic on Canvas34 x 25 cm

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Useless2012, Acrylic on Japanese Paper

30 x 42 cm

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MADOKA TAKAGI

1983 Born in Tokushima, Japan

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND2008 Tama Art University Graduate School2006 Tama Art University wood printing

SOLO EXHIBITIONS2014 Garden of Desires, Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong2007 Gallery Tsubaki GT2, Tokyo2009 Gallery Tsubaki GT2, Tokyo2010 Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo2011 Gallery Tsubaki GT2, Tokyo2013 Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo

GROUP EXHIBITIONS2014 Art Apart Fair, Singapore MY Way 2014, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo2012 MY Way 2012, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo Hong Kong Contemporary 12, Hong Kong2011 MY duo, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo2010 kunStart, Bolzano, Italy Art Taipei, Taipei2009 The 12th Tama Art University Print Exhibition, Saito Gallery, Sapporo2009 MY Twinkle, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo India Art Summit, New Delhi Art Taipei 09, Taipei Art Singapore 09, Singapore2008 Marginality, Gallery J.Chen, Taipei

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高木まどか

1983年出生於日本德島

學術背景 2008 多摩美術大學研究院2006 多摩美術大學，主修版畫

個展 2014 《慾望花園》，藝途畫廊，香港 2007 Gallery Tsubaki GT2，東京 2009 Gallery Tsubaki GT2，東京2010 湘南台畫廊，東京2011 Gallery Tsubaki GT2，東京2013 湘南台畫廊，東京

聯展 2014 Art Apart Fair，新加坡我的道路2014，湘南台畫廊，東京 2012 我的道路2012，湘南台畫廊，東京當代香港12，香港 2011 MY duo，湘南台畫廊，東京 2010 kunStart，意大利，波爾查諾藝術台北，台北 2009 年第12屆多摩美術大學版畫展，齋藤畫廊，札幌 2009 MY Twinkle，湘南台畫廊，東京印度藝術峰會，新德里台北藝術09，台北新加坡藝術09，新加坡 2008 邊際，Gallery J.Chen，台北

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“Garden of Desires” by Madoka Takagi《慾望花園》 • 高木まどか

First published in 2014by Art Projects Gallery

This book was published for the occasion of the exhibition “Garden of Desires” by Madoka Takagi at Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong, 27 November - 14 December 2014

Curated by Ray Vees Goh, Anng TanDesigned by Art Projects Gallery

© 2014 Art Projects Gallery and Madoka TakagiAll rights reserved.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the

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