Is there color in black and white?-Focusing on pencil drawings and paintings In the 1560s, high quality graphite was discovered in the Borrodale mines in North Camperland, England. The pencil was cut into long, thin strip...
The Distance Between the Work and the Artist's Heart: On the Appeal of Drawings The words used to describe art are enormous and the boundaries of definition are unclear. Drawing and its surrounding words may be a particularl...
Exhibition] Mantidfly, DELUXESTO, and Jodai Watanabe - Spring will bring you together! 9s Gallery is pleased to announce a three-person exhibition, "Spring Makes You Meet," from 4/13/2024 (Sat) to 4/20/20/2024 (Sat), featuring Mantis, DELUXESTO, and Jodai Watanabe. In this exhibition,...
INTERVIEW] Kunihiro Watanabe: The "Beauty of Lines and Margins" of Japanese Manga as Art Artist Kunihiro Watanabe will participate in the three-person exhibition "Spring Makes Me Meet You" at 9s Gallery from April 13 to 20. He is an artist who continues his practice of incorporating Japanese manga into art...
INTERVIEW] Mantidoko's New Work: "KAIKA" series depicts the beauty of just being Up-and-coming contemporary artist Mantidoko has sold out a series of solo and group exhibitions and received more than 100 applicants for the lottery sale of 10 for 100. Mantisko aims to reimagine the beauty painting...
Solo Exhibition Report] Sold-out Artist Mantidoko Solo Exhibition "27": Pursuing "Female Strength" in the Midst of Conflicts 27", a solo exhibition by Mantiko, was held at 9s Gallery from 1/12/2024 (Fri.) to 1/20/2024 (Sat.). She presented a group of works depicting a woman who is gaining core strength, and a total of 9 works...