Ellie Omiya “Spirit Charge Photo Exhibition” held
2019.04.23
"TOKYO CULTUART by BEAMS" will hold the "Spirit Charge Photo Exhibition," a photo exhibition that explores the creative origins of Ellie Omiya, who is active without borders as a writer, screenwriter, director, commercial director, and radio personality.
Among his wide range of activities, the artist says that all of his art and painting expressions, especially since his installation at Parco Museum in 2012, are powered by the spirit of the natural world. In this exhibition, we will display photos of the awe-inspiring scenes of the natural world that provide energy, as well as photos of power spots around the world, and we will also be pre-selling three types of power photo T-shirts that were specially produced to commemorate the exhibition.
``This exhibition will include photos of places that are difficult for people to visit. Uninvited people may not be able to reach them. Ships may not sail. Faraway power spots that take time and money. I happened to visit such an unexplored region, and whether it was by chance or by necessity, I witnessed an overwhelming scene.I would like to not only keep this divine and energetic spirit photo, but also share it with everyone! Therefore, we would like to exhibit a few of them.
Please take this opportunity to come to the venue and recharge your spirit in the middle of the city.
I hope you get healthy and get something that will turn your life around. ” Ellie Omiya
- Event period
- April 26th (Friday) – May 8th (Wednesday), 2019
11:00-20:00 (Open until 18:00 on the last day of the exhibition period.)
- Holding store
- TOKYO CULTUART by BEAMS
Omiya Ellie (Omiya Ellie)
Born in Osaka in 1975, graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Tokyo. After working at an advertising agency, he gained popularity by writing a collection of essays about his daily life. In addition to being a writer, he is also a radio personality and TV program host. Although his activities, such as filming movies and directing plays, are genreless, he says he is only doing one thing.
I started doing art in 2012. He has announced a series of experiential solo exhibitions (PARCO Museum), where the works are completed through the participation of visitors. The solo exhibition is a story, with each visitor playing the main character. The ``Conveying Thoughts'' exhibition (2012-13), which consisted of eight works such as ``The Door Standing in the Way'', ``The Box of the Heart'', and ``The Message Bottle That Couldn't Be Said'', made her feel refreshed and brought tears to her eyes. I received a lot of feedback, and as a result of the response from this solo exhibition, in 2013 I decided to hold a solo exhibition called ``Living'' where each person will ask themselves what it means to live by walking on roads such as ``Red Road,'' ``Yellow Road,'' and ``Desert Road.'' Presented "Exhibition of Being" (2013). In addition, he presented the ``Messages from the Starry Sky Exhibition'' (2013-14), which was set up as a walking planetarium and featured participants passing through the stars and diving into the Milky Way. His painting career began in 2012 with a live drawing work he did in Ueno called ``Members of Celebration: Naoshima,'' and he continues to do so. In 2015, he held a solo exhibition titled ``Emotional Journey'' at Daikanyama Hillside Terrace, and in 2016 held his first solo exhibition at a museum, ``Sincerely Yours - From Your Dear Ellie Omiya'' at Towada City Museum of Contemporary Art. In Towada, he also exhibited his work in shopping streets other than museums. In April 2017, a solo exhibition was held at Kanazu Creation Forest in Fukui. In 2018, he participated as an artist in Dogo Onsenato and Rokko Meet Tour. In 2019, solo exhibitions are being held in Milan, Hong Kong, and Paris.
year 2012:Announcement of a number of experiential solo exhibitions in which visitors can participate / "Conveying your feelings" exhibition (Parcom Gym, Sapporo PARCO, Kyoto FOIL GALLERY, Sendai Mediatheque)
2013:“A House of Love” (EYE OF GYRE) / “What it means to be alive” Exhibition (Parco Museum) / “Ellie Omiya Exhibition” (Tokyo GGG Gallery, Osaka DDD Gallery) / “Ritual of Love” (Nakanoshima Design Museum) / “Messages from the Starry Sky Exhibition” (Konica Minolta Plaza, Mitsubishi Artium)
2015:First painting exhibition “emotional journey” (Daikanyama Hillside Forum) / “painting dreams” (Shibuya Hikarie Tomio Koyama Gallery)
2016:Held his first solo exhibition at an art museum, ``Sincerely Yours'' (Towada City Museum of Contemporary Art). Around the same time, he created public art using shopping streets and held his first photo exhibition.
2017:"This is forest speaking" (Kanazu Creative Forest Museum) / Solo exhibition of photographic works "Spirit Charge Photo Exhibition" at CAPSULE, SUNDAY
2018:Participated in the art festival "Dogo Onsenato" / Participated in the art festival "Rokko Meet Tour" / Participated in the art festival "Rokko Photo Garden" (photography works) / Solo exhibition of photographic works "Spirit Charge Photo Exhibition 2" at CAPSULE, SUNDAY
2019:Held a solo exhibition in Paris / In Milan, he collaborated with the Italian furniture company "CORVASCE" to present works painted on furniture during the Milano Salone. Currently holding a solo exhibition at ANTEPRIMA in Milan / Exhibited at Hong Kong Art Basel with Tomio Koyama Gallery / Currently holding a solo exhibition at TICOLAT TAMURA in Hong Kong / Participated in KYOTOGRAPHY's KG + (Photography work) "Spirit Charge, Trip"