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Polaris, 2015, oil on canvas © Keiji Ishida
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Koban, 2015, oil on linen © Keiji Ishida
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Autumn notes, 2015, oil on canvas 2015 © Keiji Ishida
Exhibition
Wings, Paws and Claws by Keiji Ishida
30 Oct 2015 – 17 Dec 2015
Event times
Monday–Friday, 9:30am–5pm
Cost of entry
Free. Private View: please book your attendance at www.dajf.org.uk/events/booking-form
Address
- 13/14 Cornwall Terrace
- London
- NW1 4QP
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Buses: 2, 13, 18, 27, 30, 74, 82, 113, 139, 189 and 274
- Tube: Baker St.
Drawing away from the conventions of story books, Keiji Ishida’s works explore the significance of images when they are set free from the written word.
About
Originally trained in figurative painting, Ishida has abandoned the traditional elements of the Western style, such as perspective, composition and tone, in favour of incongruous objects and text sharing the same dimensional space. No single object within each work is particularly the focal point; instead, they maintain their own autonomous presence.
Ishida’s narrative is influenced by TV programmes that he enjoyed as a child, which were based on traditional Japanese folktales. Fascinated by the variety of mythological creatures and the human characteristics that they take on, Ishida has incorporated these anthropomorphic elements in the figures that inhabit his works.
The image, like a toy which draws us into play, invites the viewer into a fantasy space in which they can navigate the complexity of the canvas and the decontextualised illustrations. Merging time, space and logic, Ishida’s works have no beginning, middle or end to their stories, and channel the child-like curiosity of a story book.
