Acrylic paint， grease pencil， acrylic board， wooden frame， mirror

63 x 53.2 x 12.9 cm x 2 24 3/4 x 21 x 5 in. x 2

Exhibited：
AISHONANAZUKA Gallery， Hong Kong， You by Makoto Taniguchi， October 10 - November 7， 2015.

After the international success of the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami， many young artists in Japan made their debuts with their colourful anime-like art creations. Makoto Taniguchi， born in 1982， is a new rising artist whose works are full of personal characters. His art encompasses anime characters and images of idol-like girls which were very popular in the 80s in Japan. Though these girl images have become a stereotype through repeated use in the consumption cycles， they still trigger reveries as if they are real girls. Taniguchi studies these girl images and explores the relationship between painting and the triggered feelings of ‘indulgence’ and ‘emotional involvement’. In his creations， however， Taniguchi discards this ‘stereotype’. Without making reference to any anime characters， he presents the perfect girl image from his fantasy by different media. His unique works reflect the diversity of the contemporary Japanese art in the exploration of different possibilities while still holding on to its traditions.
The lot Twins comes in two pieces， created in 2014 and 2016 respectively， perfectly and coherently expressing the creative language of the artist. The images were painted on acrylic board with the images reflected by mirror， which shows the aesthetics of the typical manga and the beauty of fragility and subtlety. The reflected image of the girl cannot be seen from the front which looks like a melted deformation. The girl in the reflection seems unreachable to its audience， but the interaction between them will continue endlessly like an infinite but fleeting journey with the perpetual murmuring of the artist about the propositions of eternity.

Price estimate:
HKD： 60,000 - 80,000
USD： 7,700 - 10,300

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