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CONTEMPORARY
HISTORICAL
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SHOGO OKADA
SHOGO OKADA
Shogo Okada, born in Japan, and eagerly transitioning to life in Canada, arrived four years ago with his unique prints exploring the world of graphic comics and animated television series. Drawing from an array of sources, including Peanuts, Curious George, and Phineas and Ferb among others, Okada hand draws, cuts, rearranges and prints graphic elements lifted from these series. While both a formal and technical exploration of his material process and content, the resulting work has a strong minimalist impact, utilizing strong fields of colour with familiar elements shifting locations through a body of work. Okada’s work is a fascinating glimpse into the considerations of an artist born and raised in the hyper-pop world of Japan. Okada manages to establish a connection between the state of contemporary comics and animation with a nod to the histories and ethos of both minimalism and pop art.
Shogo Okada - untitled, silkscreen, 30x30, 2012
WORKS
Straws
screenprint, 19x24, 2016
Rainbow Straw 2
screenprint, 2016, 26.5x21.5
Rainbow Straw 1
screenprint, 2016. 26.5x21
Rainbow Straw 3
screenprint, 2016, 18.25x21.5
Rainbow Straw 4
screenprint, 2016, 18.25x21.5
wonderful cat-1
silkscreen, 33.5x29, 2015
wonderful cat-4
silkscreen, 33.5x29, 2015
wonderful cat-3
silkscreen, 33.5x29, 2015
wonderful cat-2
silkscreen, 33.5x29, 2015
wonderful cat-6
silkscreen, 29x33.5, 2015
wonderful cat-5
silkscreen, 29x33.5, 2015
wonderful cat-7
silkscreen, 29x33.5, 2015
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Sprinkles
screenprint, 16x22, 2015
untitled
screenprint, 23x22, 2016
recollection #1
screenprint, 23x22, 2016
recollection #2
screenprint, 23x22, 2016
magenta
screenprint, 23x22, 2016
recollection #4
screenprint, 23x22, 2016
untitled(craquelure #1)
untitled(femmes au jardin)
Okada_yellow tie 13
Okada_yellow tie 12
Okada_yellow tie 10
Okada_yellow tie 11
Okada_yellow tie 8
astronaut beagle
Okada_akamaru
Okada_togenyan
Okada_robonyan
Okada_gabunyan
Okada_jibanyan
Okada_dekanyan
Okada_p and f
Okada_c and j
franklin-2
franklin-1
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MORE WORKS BELOW
EXHIBITION LIST
-Solo-
2016 "Reality Ain't Always the Truth", Wil Kucey Gallery, Toronto
2015 That Reminds Me of�, Open Studio Print Sales Gallery, Toronto
2011 Exhibition at Hugh's Room, Toronto/Canada
2010 This Is My First Exhibition, Stem Gallery, Osaka /Japan
-Group-
2015 Works With Paper, LE Gallery, Toronto/Canada
2015 45th Anniversary Exhibition, Open Studio Galley, Toronto
2015 Print-by-Colours, Open Studio Print Sales Gallery, Toronto
2013 Hi Five., LE Gallery, Toronto/Canada
2012 Exhibition at Open Studio Print Sales Gallery, Toronto
2012 Under 30 at 30, Japanese Paper Place, Toronto/Canada
2012 The Print Show the 9th Annual, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto
2011 The Print Show 8th Annual, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto
2011 Artist Proof Sale, Open Studio Gallery, Toronto/Canada
2011 Print About Me, Greenbox, Milano/Italy
Shogo Okada, untitled, silkscreen, 30x30, 2012
TIME WILL TELL OUR STORY
SOCIAL MEDIA
Okada_herd #4
Okada_herd #6
Okada_herd #2
herd #6
a herd #4
herd #1
herd #3
herd #2
Okada_Untitled_CBrown
Okada_untitled(ed4)
Okada_BONK
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CONTACT
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