Rivers, New Sculptures by Eishi Takaoka

Sat, May 27
6:30 - 10:00pm
FREE

Eishi Takaoka
Rivers
at GRSF, May 27 - June 21, 2006
Reception: Saturday, May 27, 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

GRSF is pleased to present rivers, the first San Francisco solo =

exhibition of Eishi Takaoka, a young sculptor based out of Kagoshima, =

Japan. Takaoka has participated in group shows in Tokyo and New York, =

as well as one-person exhibitions at Giant Robot New York and GR2 in =

Los Angeles.

The exhibition will consist of over 100 works comprised primarily of =

intricately carved wood heads painted with raw mineral pigments =

placed atop empty glass medicine bottles. Although these sculptures =

all portray the same serene expression, their outwardly calm fa=E7ade =

belies a world of bottled-up emotions. With nowhere else to go, these =

intense feelings manifest themselves in outlandish formations that =

sprout out the top of each figure's head.

Takaoka's unique work is rooted in a personal fantasy world that is =

fueled by the emotional ups and downs of daily life in lower-middle =

class Japan. Heavily influenced by the expressive songs of the =

Japanese punk rock group Eastern Youth, Takaoka releases his =

frustration with life in Kagoshima and feelings of isolation into =

each of his sculptures.

Venue:

Giant Robot San Francisco
618 Schrader St.
San Francisco
415-876-4773
www.gr-sf.com

Upper Haight, around the corner from Amoeba

Additional Info:

415-876-4773
www.giantrobot.com