verve

Gallery Common is pleased to present “verve”, a solo exhibition by Ichi Tashiro, from November 23 to December 22, 2024. “verve” will be the first in-depth presentation of the new sculptural approach to abstraction that Tashiro has been exploring and refining over the past two years. In this new series of works, Tashiro combines elements of carving, sculpting, and mark-making with the paper collage techniques that distinguished his previous body of work. By equating the process of carving and pasting to scarring and healing, Tashiro’s works become body-like vessels that represent the cycle of trauma and transformation, capturing the beauty of the complex human experience. In recent years, Tashiro’s work has moved away from surrealist imagery towards expansive emotional landscapes. As is often true in Tashiro’s work, each painting is encoded with personal significance, serving as spiritual containers for his daily emotions. Most noticeably, he has departed from the two-dimensional picture plane. Interacting with his panels using sculpting and engraving tools, he now creates works that emit the powerful presence of concrete physical bodies.