Ayako Rokkaku has developed her own unique painting technique. She applies acrylic paint directly to the canvas or cardboard with her bare hands. She begins to paint without a predefined idea, painting what comes naturally until a composition slowly begins to emerge. A dreamy and colorful landscape, with tiny floating flowers, animals and skulls. A recurring element in her work is the predominant presence of young girls, whom she paints in the manga style, with large eyes and long limbs. Rokkaku sees these girls as a way to express his personality in his paintings.
The artist demonstrates his painting technique during live painting performances, working on canvases up to 7 meters wide: “I like to paint on something that is much bigger than me. Moving between the corners of such a large canvas makes I feel like the colors are flowing through my body.” Over the past few years, Rokkaku has experimented with various new techniques and materials, creating installations in wool and cardboard, ceramics and sculptures in layers of acrylate.
Ayako Rokkaku
Citizen of the World Ayako Rokkaku (b. Chiba1982) lives in Portugal and work alternatively in Port, Tokyo, Berlin and amsterdam. She created her first canvases in 2002 by applying acrylic paint to cardboard with her bare hands and her work quickly attracted the attention of critics. In 2003 and 2006, she won awards at Geisai, an art fair for emerging artists in Tokyocurated by world famous artist Takashi Murakami (b. Tokyo1962).
Galerie Delaive has represented Ayako Rokkaku since 2006, organizing her first solo exhibition “Walking in the Clouds” at the gallery in 2007. Rokkaku has since exhibited his work at Asia, Europe and United Statesincluding personal exhibitions in from Rotterdam Kunsthal Museum in The Netherlandsthe Danubiana Meulensteen art museum in Slovakia and the Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art in Japan.
Burrow & Pop Up
Ayako Rokkaku returns to Galerie Delaive with a body of original works on canvas, wood and ceramic. Painted in his signature colorful style, in bright scenes, girls hide behind layers of colorful clouds and emerge from burrows. Also presented are two new limited editions, celebrating 15 years of collaboration between Ayako Rokkaku and Galerie Delaive. Very special is the limited edition sculpture designed by Ayako Rokkaku and produced by the famous and traditionally Dutch Royal Delft. Combining contemporary Japanese art with traditional Dutch ceramics, it represents the connection between Japanese artist Ayako Rokkaku and The Netherlands.
Ayako Rokkaku’s exhibition will be presented at Galerie Delaive in amsterdam until February 27.
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