With a focus on the ordinary signs and objects we find in our daily lives, Matsueda Yuki creates works based on three themes: what would happen if these objects energetically came to life (escape); how they could convey an immediate sense of fascination without eliciting words (wordless); and what would make people happy when they see them (positive).
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Matsueda began creating abstract works and works incorporating artistic elements found in paintings using PET (polyethylene terephthalate), a material he revisited during the period while unable to hold exhibitions, as well as paints.
This exhibition brings together a wide range of Matsueda Yuki’s works, from his masterpieces to his latest abstract pieces.
“This is EXIT” 400 green
Acrylic, wood, LED, PET
H21 x W42 x D21 cm
escape “Gold”
Acrylic, wood, clock, PET
H46 x W46 x D30 cm
MANGA - プシュー –
Ink, wood, resin, PET
H48 x W38 x D10 cm
“Super egg”Ⅱ
PET, shell, resin, acrylic, wood
H35.5 x W35.5 x D33 cm
Matsueda Yuki
Born in Ibaraki prefecture in 1980. Completed Ph.D. in Design at the Tokyo University of the Arts in 2010. Has held many solo exhibitions, and his work has attracted attention at overseas exhibitions and art fairs.
