Jiro Takamatsu
Space in Two Dimensions—A drama of nothingness and totality

Tuesday, September 10 ‒ Saturday, October 19, 2024
Gallery Hours: 12:00 - 19:00 (Closed on Sundays, Mondays, and national holidays)

Admission fee : Free
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Yumiko Chiba Associates is delighted to present an exhibition of work by Takamatsu Jiro, focusing on the artist’s “Space in Two Dimensions”series.

Unfolding from the second half of the 1970s, “Space in Two Dimensions” marked Takamatsu’s first return to painting since his “Shadow”
series. Prior to “Space in Two Dimensions” he had been working on the “Compound” series of objects combining materials such as iron and square rods.

In “Space in Two Dimensions” Takamatsu draws lines on the picture plane inspired for example by the form of an object made from pieces of iron joined together, or the
arc described by rope hanging off such an object. Thus “Space in Two Dimensions” was not so much a turning from sculpture to painting, or return to painting, as a contemplation of the relationship between the three- and two-dimensional: literally a verifying of the relationship between three-dimensional space in works of sculpture, and “space in two dimensions.”

With its straight and curved lines intersecting on the canvas, generating color and form, “Space in Two Dimensions” also offered a premonition of the artist’s painting to come, including the more dramatic “Form” series.

Don’t miss this opportunity to view a group of important works that demonstrate the relationship between Takamatsu Jiro and painting.