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Tsutomu Ikeda  ONTOLOGY

2016/12/2 - 12/24



Presence #11    Oil on Whitened Canvas 606 x 455 mm   2016


 Ontology is a branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being. This is Ikeda's attempt to analyze himself through painting.

 "I try to grasp my presence and core by gathering fragments as clues. The self is a very intimate motif, however, it is also a fascinating illusion. I want to express the essence of presence and beauty of the self without a mask. Others have different virtual images about me from the one I have. Both may be a real and fake at the same time."

- Tsutomu Ikeda


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1978 Born in Kanagawa
1999 Studies oil painting at Tama Art University
2016 “NAKED MAN” Gallery Naruyama, Tokyo







Presence #1    Oil on Whitened Panel 455 x 380 mm   2016





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