-Biography-
Yuko Uchida is New York based Japanese multi-discipline artist.
Uchida studied Fashion Design at Nagoya
College of Fashion in Japan. During this time, she assisted several fashion photographers, which inspired her to switch her creative focus towards fine arts. In 2007, Uchida moved to
New York City and began her studies in drawing, printmaking and installation art at National Academy School of Fine Arts.
Her experience in Fashion Design served her well and continues to inform her art as she repeatedly uses fabric, line
and form in her constructions.
In 2009, Uchida was awarded the prestigious David McFadden award from the ISE Cultural Foundation. Her work was
exhibited in ISE Selected Young Artists Show at Tamada Project Museum Tokyo, Japan in December.
In 2013, her work was selected in the 6th showcase competition in ArtSlant.
In 2017, Uchida performed with her collaborators in her works at Judson Memorial Church, National Academy Museum,
Ideal Glass Studio and Fort Tilden.
She has been participating in group exhibitions in New York City and Tokyo and has been published in publications and
newspapers stateside and abroad including Hyperallergic, Art Observed and Arti.NYC.
-Artist Statement-
As my interested in human emotions and psychology, I believe our emotional framework is constructed through our childhood experiences which in turn are deeply related to nature spirits and cycles. My work is inspired by childhood experiences of myself and ancient aesthetic Japanese philosophy which is the belief in the existence of spirits in objects, and minds that are deeply connected with nature.
There is often an element of playfulness, cartoon-like images from a unique culture and memories.
My style is fantasy narrative in semi abstraction, expressed in varied mediums including performance and stop-motion video.
I often incorporate a mixture of materials in my work such as wire, acrylic and oil pastel on irregular shaped hand-sewn fabric and recycled materials.
-Biography-
内田裕子(うちだゆうこ):ニューヨーク、ブルックリンで制作、在住。
名古屋ファッション専門学校卒業。名古屋と東京でフォトグラファーに師事後、ビジュアルアートへ移行し、2007年に渡米。マンハッタンにあるナショナルアカデミー美術学校を卒業。
2009年、イセ文化基金NYギャラリーで行われた、アート学生展覧会 in NY 2009でDavid McFadden賞を受賞。同年12月にタマダプロジェクトにより行われた、ISE Selected Young Artists Showに参加。
在学中から現在に至るまでに、ナショナルアカデミーミュージアムを始め、ニューヨークのギャラリーやストリートでの展示やパフォーマンスをし、数々の賞を受賞。
Hyperallergic, Art Observed, Arti.NYC 等のアート誌でも取り上げられている。
2018, 12月から2019, 1月にかけて、Chashama 14streetで初の個展開催。パフォーマンスアートで知られる、Judson Memorial Churchで毎年行われるパフォーマンスフェスティバルへの参加もしている。
-Artist Statement-
私は人間の心理と感情に興味があります。人間の感情の大半は、幼少期の経験から構成されており、また、人間の感情は自然のスピリット(精神)と、自然の循環に大きく関係していると私は思います。幼少期から感じていた、人間の心理と自然精神と、私との間に生まれた感情を表現しています。
私の表現方法に制限はなく、ペインティング、インスタレーション、パフォーマンス等で幅広い表現をしています。私の想像を超え、自由に動く布やワイヤーを用いることが多く、廃材なども取り入れ、素材や手法に捕らわれない作品を制作しています。