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A Solo Exhibition by Paramodel

Posted on 09/02/2012

Opening: Thu 16 Feb, 6 pm
Exhibition: 17 Feb – 11 Mar 2012, 9 am – 6 pm
Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange

Workshop: Fri 17 Feb 2012, 2 – 4 pm
Vietnam University of Fine Arts

From The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam:
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam proudly presents an art exhibition “the plastic model of paramodel is paramodel” by an internationally acclaimed art unit paramodel. paramodel is an art unit formed in 2001 by Hayashi Yasuhiko and Nakano Yusuke. Their title is essentially a manifesto in sum – fusing the words Paradise, Paradox, and Model. In addition, it plays upon the Japanese word Puramoderu (toy plastic dioramas).

Through elaborate combinations of plastic toys parts with other everyday objects, they attempt to create blueprints of Paradise whilst underscoring life’s paradoxes. paramodel’s expansive artworks range from massive, room-scaling installations, to mini-sculptures, with videos, drawing, and photography, and other media in between.

Their artworks are fun, pop and eye-catching, and always invite viewers to feel back in their childhood. They simply use toys and everyday objects in ways that anyone, without any knowledge of art, can easily understand.

Through two weeks residency in Hanoi, paramodel will cover the whole space of the Japan Foundation’s house with Japanese and Vietnamese toys and everyday objects to create their site-specific installation.

They will also conduct a workshop from 14:00 to 16:00 on Friday 17 February at Vietnam University of Fine Arts (42 Yet Kieu Str., Hanoi). In the workshop, paramodel will explain how to create their artworks through power point presentation, and the participants will also try creating works in paramodelic ways.

Admission is free but pre-registration is required for the workshop.

About paramodel

An art unit formed in 2001 by Hayashi Yasuhiko (Fine Arts Graduate from the Kyoto City University of Arts) and Nakano Yusuke (a Nihonga [Japanese-style painting] graduate from the same university). They received the honor of Sakuya Konohana Award in 2008 from Osaka City, Japan.

See some of the artworks here: