teppei kaneuji's first solo exhibition 'melting city/ empty forest' at yokohama museum of art, japan

teenage fan club #5. 2007.
plastic figure,hot melt adhesive
25x12x37(h)cm
image © teppei kaneuji

japanese young artist teppei kaneuji's first solo exhibition 'melting city/ empty forest'
is currently on view at yokohama museum of art, japan.

teppei kaneuji's work poses a visual riddle that upsets the boundaries between movement
and invariability, between substance and illusion. using collage and bricollage techniques,
in other words, pasting and assembling a mishmash of objects together, kaneuji says,
'i want to create something you feel you’ve seen before, but don’t understand.' in the process,
kaneuji creates an as-yet-unknown form of plastic art that incorporates familiar objects like
magazine clippings, plastic manufactured goods, and wood. these works of art stimulate the
viewer with a cross between pleasant childhood memories of being engrossed with a particular
game and complex amalgamated images with evocative intellectual associations.

the exhibition runs till 27 may, 2009.


teenage fan club #6. 2007.
plastic figure,hot melt adhesive
13x8x28(h)cm
image © teppei kaneuji



muddy stream from a mug (hamberger). 2007.
coffee,paper,wood,plastic products,urethane resin.
14x16x36(h)cm
image © teppei kaneuji


splash and flake. 2007.
wood,mirror,magnifying glass,binoculars,furniture.
195x313x203cm
image © teppei kaneuji


white discharge (scissors ). 2007.
scissor, resin.
30 x 24 x 16(h) cm
image © teppei kaneuji

teppei kaneuji was born in 1978 in kyoto. lives and works in saitama.