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CHIHARU SHIOTA (b. 1972)
Accumulated Darkeness 4, 2004
Ink and pastel on paper
24.2 x 27.3 cm - 9 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.
Ink and pastel on paper
PROVENANCE
Kenji Taki Gallery, Tokyo Acquired directly from her in 2008
Chiharu Shiota (b. 1972, Osaka) is a Japanese artist renowned for her immersive installations and her exploration of memory, identity and the unconscious. After studying at the Fine Arts School in Kyoto, she continued her training in Germany under the influence of Marina Abramovi 'c, which marked a turning point in her artistic practice. Since the late 1990s, she has established herself on the international scene with powerful works in which interwoven threads become extensions of memory and the body. Her work has been exhibited in major institutions such as the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, the SCAD Museum in the USA, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in England and the Smithsonian Museum in Washington. In 2015, she represented Japan at the Venice Biennale with The Key in the Hand, a monumental installation that reinforced her worldwide recognition.
Recently, her work was honored at the Grand Palais in Paris, confirming her place as a major contemporary artist.
contemporary artists. Her work is included in the collections of the Centre Pompidou, the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and the National Gallery of Victoria. She regularly takes part in major international art fairs such as Art Basel, Frieze and the Sydney Biennale.
This ink on paper is a rare presumed self-portrait, an approach she has explored in a variety of media. The artist is shown seated with her back to a bed, in a posture that is both introspective and enigmatic. The quick, expressive black line sketch gives an impression of fragility and impermanence, while the background is marked by a touch of red wash, adding drama and emotion to the scene. Shiota's bed is a powerful symbol. It embodies a space of transition: between sleep and wakefulness, life and death, memory and oblivion. This motif appears in several of his major installations, such as During Sleep (2000), in which a bed is entirely covered in black wires, or In Silence (2003), in which a burnt-out piano is caught in a tangle of taut wires. In 2004, the year of the creation of this work, the artist gained increasing recognition, exhibiting notably in Germany, where she has lived and worked for several years.
With Accumulated Darkness, Shiota captures solitude and introspection with a great economy of means. The black ink,
translates a form of tension, while the diffuse red stain seems to evoke a presence, a memory
or latent emotion. A cross between drawing and painting, this intimate work condenses all the poetry and depth of the artist's work, in a format that subtly dialogues with his large-scale installations.
Chiharu Shiota (born in 1972 in Osaka) is a Japanese artist renowned for her immersive installations and her exploration of memory, identity, and the unconscious. After studying Fine Arts in Kyoto, she continued her training in Germany under the influence of Marina Abramovi 'c, which marked a turning point in her artistic practice.
Since the late 1990s, she has established herself on the international art scene with powerful works in which intertwined threads become extensions of memory and the body. Her work has been exhibited in major institutions such as the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, the SCAD Museum in the United States, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in England, and the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. In 2015, she represented Japan at the Venice Biennale with The Key in the Hand, a monumental installation that further cemented her global recognition.
Recently, her work was highlighted at the Grand Palais in Paris, confirming her place among the leading contemporary artists. Her creations are part of the collections of the Centre Pompidou, the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, and the National Gallery of Victoria. She regularly participates in major international art fairs, such as Art Basel, Frieze, and the Sydney Biennale. This ink on paper is a rare presumed self-portrait, an approach she has explored through various media. The artist is depicted seated on a bed, seen from behind, in a posture that is both introspective and enigmatic. The quick, expressive black line sketch conveys a sense of fragility and impermanence, while the background is marked by a red wash, adding a dramatic and emotional dimension to the scene.
For Shiota, the bed is a powerful symbol. It represents a transitional space: between sleep and wakefulness, life and death, memory and forgetting. This motif appears in several
Accumulated Darkeness 4, 2004
Ink and pastel on paper
24.2 x 27.3 cm - 9 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.
Ink and pastel on paper
PROVENANCE
Kenji Taki Gallery, Tokyo Acquired directly from her in 2008
Chiharu Shiota (b. 1972, Osaka) is a Japanese artist renowned for her immersive installations and her exploration of memory, identity and the unconscious. After studying at the Fine Arts School in Kyoto, she continued her training in Germany under the influence of Marina Abramovi 'c, which marked a turning point in her artistic practice. Since the late 1990s, she has established herself on the international scene with powerful works in which interwoven threads become extensions of memory and the body. Her work has been exhibited in major institutions such as the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, the SCAD Museum in the USA, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in England and the Smithsonian Museum in Washington. In 2015, she represented Japan at the Venice Biennale with The Key in the Hand, a monumental installation that reinforced her worldwide recognition.
Recently, her work was honored at the Grand Palais in Paris, confirming her place as a major contemporary artist.
contemporary artists. Her work is included in the collections of the Centre Pompidou, the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and the National Gallery of Victoria. She regularly takes part in major international art fairs such as Art Basel, Frieze and the Sydney Biennale.
This ink on paper is a rare presumed self-portrait, an approach she has explored in a variety of media. The artist is shown seated with her back to a bed, in a posture that is both introspective and enigmatic. The quick, expressive black line sketch gives an impression of fragility and impermanence, while the background is marked by a touch of red wash, adding drama and emotion to the scene. Shiota's bed is a powerful symbol. It embodies a space of transition: between sleep and wakefulness, life and death, memory and oblivion. This motif appears in several of his major installations, such as During Sleep (2000), in which a bed is entirely covered in black wires, or In Silence (2003), in which a burnt-out piano is caught in a tangle of taut wires. In 2004, the year of the creation of this work, the artist gained increasing recognition, exhibiting notably in Germany, where she has lived and worked for several years.
With Accumulated Darkness, Shiota captures solitude and introspection with a great economy of means. The black ink,
translates a form of tension, while the diffuse red stain seems to evoke a presence, a memory
or latent emotion. A cross between drawing and painting, this intimate work condenses all the poetry and depth of the artist's work, in a format that subtly dialogues with his large-scale installations.
Chiharu Shiota (born in 1972 in Osaka) is a Japanese artist renowned for her immersive installations and her exploration of memory, identity, and the unconscious. After studying Fine Arts in Kyoto, she continued her training in Germany under the influence of Marina Abramovi 'c, which marked a turning point in her artistic practice.
Since the late 1990s, she has established herself on the international art scene with powerful works in which intertwined threads become extensions of memory and the body. Her work has been exhibited in major institutions such as the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, the SCAD Museum in the United States, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in England, and the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. In 2015, she represented Japan at the Venice Biennale with The Key in the Hand, a monumental installation that further cemented her global recognition.
Recently, her work was highlighted at the Grand Palais in Paris, confirming her place among the leading contemporary artists. Her creations are part of the collections of the Centre Pompidou, the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, and the National Gallery of Victoria. She regularly participates in major international art fairs, such as Art Basel, Frieze, and the Sydney Biennale. This ink on paper is a rare presumed self-portrait, an approach she has explored through various media. The artist is depicted seated on a bed, seen from behind, in a posture that is both introspective and enigmatic. The quick, expressive black line sketch conveys a sense of fragility and impermanence, while the background is marked by a red wash, adding a dramatic and emotional dimension to the scene.
For Shiota, the bed is a powerful symbol. It represents a transitional space: between sleep and wakefulness, life and death, memory and forgetting. This motif appears in several