古賀　睦　　Mutsumi Koga

1988.6      埼玉県生まれ

2008.4      京都市立芸術大学美術学部　入学

2012.3      京都市立芸術大学美術学部美術科彫刻専攻　卒業

大学在学中より大阪、京都の商業ビル、ライブハウスなどでインスタレーションを行う。

卒業後は東京のオフィスビルで個展やグループ展、大阪の大型野外フェスでのライブペイントなど、ホワイトキューブを飛び出して活動する。

自身の体験や触感を元に立体、インスタレーション、裁縫、平面など様々な形で表現。 

近年の制作では更に『生命・自然』をテーマに、動物などの要素を抽出した純具象形態の大型立体作品、及び平面作品を制作発表している。 

作者は自然の持つ不可視なエネルギーに憧れと畏怖の気持ちを抱いており、実際の生物などから感じ取る物量感、温度、稜線、匂い、空気感等を 「繰り返し模様を描き続ける行為」 を通して作品化すること、また、闇や海、山など大きな自然に対して抱く「気配」をインスタレーションなどによって表現することを試みている。 

Mutsumi Koga was born in Osaka, Japan in 1988. With in the influence of her mother who loves art, Koga grew up in the artistic environment. After getting her BFA from Kyoto City University of Arts, Koga is active as an independent artist and has been exhibiting at the big cities in Japan such as Osaka, Tokyo, and Kyoto. Koga has been exploring the possibility of her art practice and displays. She has been exhibiting her installations not only at the art related venues, like the art galleries or museums, but also at the music clubs, music festivals, and the office buildings.

I have a sincerely respect and fear for the natural world where we exist. Through my art works and the installations, I challenge to capture and process their real aura of the scale, temperature, atmosphere, humidity, and emotion.

 All of my art works, such as sculptures, paintings, textiles, fiber-art works, and installations are generated through my memories and the physical experiences.   

 Recently, with in the theme of “Life – Nature”, I have been working on the large-scale sculptures and paintings with semi figurative/abstract forms and colors, which is inspired by the wild life of the animals, and the landscapes.

 Patterns, which covers my artwork is another important fact of my practice. I generate patterns from emotions and little flare of our daily lives. Through the process of the continuous drawing patterns repeatedly, I found a condition of a deep meditation by my self. This mental condition and physical activity make me able to channel with the invisible great power of the nature.