Pyuupiru
Pyuupiru (ピュ〜ぴる) is a Japanese artist born in Tokyo, where she is currently living and working.[1] Her art work deals with her body as well as gender. She also works with mediums such as costume design, writing, and character design. [2]
Artistic expression
[edit]Some of her more acclaimed works are the creation of three dimensional body-based objects that speak both of reality and fiction. Her gender clarification surgery as well as struggles with gender fueled much of her early work.[3] The mix between gender, fashion and body have created a surge in her popularity in recent years.[4] She refers to herself as "an incomparable, transcended-gender existence."[5]
She has exhibited internationally as well as nationally. She exhibited several times with several projects and the Yokohama Triennale, Yokohama Museum of Art as well as Arnhem Fashion Biennale.
Exhibitions
[edit]Pyuupiru's works have been shown at the Uppsala Gallery (Japanese Contemporary Art 14 March to 19 April 2015),[6] Yokohama Museum of Art (GOTH: Reality of the Departed World 22 December 2007 to 26 March 2008),[7][8] Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Fashion as Point of Departure / H+F Fashion on the Edge 16 October 2010 to 30 January 2011,[9] and The Future of Fashion is Now 18 October 2014 to 18 January 2015[10]), Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts (I have a Dream－10 Solos by 10 Asia Artists: 2008 Kuandu Biennale),[11] and the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei (Fashion Accidentally 26 May to 22 July 2007).[12]
Selected works
[edit]- "PLANETARIA" (2003) - Three-dimensional works of 9 bodies that have been produced in knit. Exhibited at Tokyo GALLERY SPEAK FOR.
- "LOVE REINCARNATION" (2005) - a three-dimensional work including 50000 golden paper cranes, and video projection on a circular pedestal. Exhibited at Yokohama Triennale 2005.
- "GRAND MOTHER" (2007) - Exhibited at Taipei MOCA, Taipei.
- "SELF PORTRAIT" (2008) - documents the artist’s experience with sex reassignment surgery via self-portraits taken over several years.[1]
- "VIRGIN WHITE" (2008)
- "GODDESS" (2019) - First solo exhibition in 12 years that expands on GODDESS, a series that pictures a "GODDESS" that is divine, evil, and sometimes humorous".[13] Debuted on November 22, 2019 at Diesel Art Gallery in Tokyo.
Public collections
[edit]- "PLANETARIA" / Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Leong, Owen (2009-11-27). "Interview with Pyuupiru - Peril magazine". Peril.com.au. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Bio" (PDF). Pyuupiru. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "性同一性障害アーティスト、ピュ～ぴる、男性から女性に変化していく心と体への葛藤". Cinema Today (in Japanese). March 5, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ "What's On: Pyuupiru 2001 - 2008N/C 15+". Glasgow Film. February 21, 2011. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ "Bio" (PDF). www.pyuupiru.com.
- ^ "Translation Theme Park: Japanese Contemporary Art". uppsalakonstmuseum.se. Uppsala Castle. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Past Exhibitions: April 2007 – March 2008". yokohama.art.museum. Yokohama Museum of Art. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ Aneta Glinkowska (29 December 2007). "Goths at the Yokohama Museum of Art". tokyoartbeat.com. Tokyo Art Beat. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Fashion as Point of Departure / H+F Fashion on the Edge". hfcollection.org. H+F. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "The Future of Fashion is Now". boijmans.nl. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "I have a Dream: 10 Solos by 10 Asia Artists: 2008 Kuandu Biennale". kdmofa.tnua.edu.tw. Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Fashion Accidentally". mocataipei.org.tw. Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei. Archived from the original on 2018-07-06. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "GODDESS". Diesel Art Gallery. Retrieved 10 March 2020.