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New piece “#56” added to the site
In News onI got the idea for #56 a long while ago. It must have been a little after the year
2000 or so. The image kept coming up in my sketch books repeatedly but I didn’t
start working on it till 2005. Initially, I imagined it to be a simple, but
confrontational piece with a clean, sort of lofty presence like that of #37.But for the past few years, I’ve been really craving to see a bit more emotional,
rough, and dynamic dimension in the work. And here, I’m not talking about the
basic nature of the work that determines what the essence of it is, but I’m talking
more about the window of how the work can be: Sort of like playing the same song
differently perhaps. It must be that there is some sort of expressionistic streak in
me and perhaps that’s guiding the work to go that way right now.I keep finding out that being 42 years old with a wife and two small boys (well two
dogs too) is nothing I have expected. Actually, 10 years ago, I had no idea that
this would be the picture I would be in. I just wanted to be with then-my-girl-friend-now-my-wife
and I simply followed her to live with her. I bet my wife knew though… Anyway,
it’s amazing to see life through kids’ eyes, keeping up with their energy, trying to
be patient in a group setting, and just trying to balance the time I spend in the
house and in the studio. It’s very, very challenging, exciting, and I should
say that it’s a life on the edge! I thought growing up as a teenager was tough
but growing up as a parent and husband, I mean just as a man can be a time
with lots of dramas and turmoils.So getting back to talking about #56, I wanted the piece to go through a bit
more, like I’ve been going through. I think I am very comfortable with how
it looks now. And I hope you enjoy it too.Here are a few of the images. You can find the full set (8 views with large view
option) at the main part of the site. At the page, please click on #56 at the bottom
bar to go to the #56 menu page. It does take a bit to load, please be patient. If you
have been to the site lately, you might have to clear the cache of the browser to see
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3 New Pieces in the Next show
In News onLast year, my painter friend Darlene Charneco kindly introduced my work to
people at Art Sites, a gallery in Riverhead, NY. They actually liked the work
enough to do a show. And it’s coming up!The town of Riverhead is located at the northern part of eastern Long Island,
NY. It’s a rather big town for the area with its set of county buildings. It can
also be beautiful with the river going nearby and it’s got an aquarium
(Atlantis Marine World) where I take my kids. The town is not fancy at all like
some of the summer spots in the Hamptons. It’s sort of rustic, can be seedy,
sort of reminds me of towns I’ve seen in Weird NJ. OK, it’s sort of weird and
it’s been making me want to find out more about its curious nature. It’s an
intriguing place where I would want to walk around with my camera. In short,
I like the town.The gallery is run by an architect couple, Glynis Berry and Hideaki Ariizumi,
who converted a Jeep dealer building, basically with their bare hands into
three gallery rooms and their architect office. The ground also includes a
park-like outdoor exhibition area facing the river. It’s very nice. In addition
to their regular gallery schedules, they’ve been opening the space for various
community activities, and this year they had their 2nd annual Peconic River
Festival. And this is not their first gallery space. They have a quite followings
since their Greenport gallery era (Their first gallery space was located in the town
of Greenport where they still reside). They’ve been known in the area to put up
solid shows. It’s really generous of Glynis and Hideaki to let me be part of their
programing. Thank you so much.I’ve been looking forward to seeing how my work will interact with their rooms
(101, 101 and 102A). Also, I’m excited to show three new works which I’ve been
working on for the past years. One of them (#63) appears in the announcement
above. More images of #63 along with images of #56 and #69 will be added shortly
to the main part of the site. The show will likely include over 10 pieces and I will
post details as we get closer to the opening.Here is an excerpt from Art Sites’ press release:
Hiroyuki Hamada’s works are monumental in impact, but built with delicacy.
They are filled with an unknown spirit. There is no direct reference, but one can
read the mysteries of the ancients or the mapping of a digital age in their rich
surfaces. The forms hold space, rather than make it. Tension pervades, as each
mark and tone tell a story of perfection, balance and upset. Hamada spends up
to three years creating the sculptures, as he applies plaster over burlap and
wooden forms. He then shapes and stains them with wax, resin, and paint.Hamada, at 18, moved from Tokyo to West Virginia, due to his father’s
involvement with the steel industry. Culture shock, language challenges,
and minority status were exacerbated by the parallel shift from an urban
to a rural lifestyle. In college, after starting in psychology, Hamada
became more enamored of art, especially after being exposed to the work
of Karl Jacobson. With a M.F.A. from the University of Maryland,
Hamada’s art transitioned from emotionally generated art, to a
fascination with the abstract, especially the interaction between
lines, colors, tones, and shapes in three dimensions.Hiroyuki Hamada has developed his work with the support of the
Pollock-Krasner Foundation, residencies at the Fine Arts Works
Center, the MacDowell Colony, the Virginia Center for creative
Artists, and the Edward Albee Foundation, and more recently, a
grant from the New York Foundation of the Arts. -
Art Aspen 2010
In News onAureus Contemporary is taking #68, #51 and #32 to Art Aspen,
August 5-8. Here is the info from the Aureus site:Join Aureus Contemporary at Aspen’s First Ever Fine Art Fair
for Important Post War and Contemporary Art. Never before has
there been an opportunity for art dealers and collectors to come
together and buy/sell fine art in this chic mountain community.
Limited in size to just 30 select galleries, this intimate,
world-class setting is a fun, manageable and rare art buying
experience. Aureus will be presenting new works by Sara Carter,
Karim Hamid, Hiroyuki Hamada and Yi-Hsin Tzeng.Show Hours:
Thursday, August 5, 5pm – 8pm (Opening Preview Party)
Friday, August 6, 12:30pm – 6pm
Saturday, August 7, 11am – 6pm
Sunday, August 8, 11am – 6pmLocation:
Aspen Ice Garden
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Site Upgrade: July 2010
In News onFive pieces (#47, #48, #42, #43 and #37) got new sets of images with large view
options. 22 images have been added to them. I hope you have a large screen to
view them. To see them, go to the main part of the site and click on the pieces
at the bottom bar. Please be patient it might take a bit to load. -
ArtHamptons 2010
In News onPierre Menard Gallery is displaying #8A and #45 at ArtHamptons, July 9-11, 2010
(booth 433). The opening preview party which benefits LongHouse Reserve will be
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An interview with Merve Unsal
In News onRecently, I had an interview with one of the BoltArt.net editors, Merve Unsal.
Unfortunately, BoltArt site is having a server issue right now but Merve has
put up the interview at her site for now: www.merveunsal.comLet’s hope that BoltArt gets back online soon.
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A refreshing perspective: a visual essay in Creatie
In News onAn Amsterdam based magazine Creatie has a visual essay by Mischa Rozema
of PostPanic that makes you look at my work from a refreshing perspective.
While I couldn’t fully get the text part since the magazine is in Dutch, the
pictures tell the story very well. To me the essay focuses on how we are as a
peculiar specie on the planet that can see who we are and tries to shape who
we are. The essay tells our excitements, uncertainties, oddities and triumphs
in the process. It’s always refreshing and enjoyable to see someone coming
up with a solid theme out of my non-referential work. Thank you Mischa.To see the essay, please go to main part of my site, click PRESS. It should appear in
the list as “A Visual Essay by Mischa Rozema”.Three other artists who appear in the essay are exceptional. Here are some other
works by them which do not appear in the essay. Hope you visit their sites for more. -
Site Upgrade, June 2010
In News onFor the past weeks, I’ve been adding extra images to the pieces at the
SCULPTURE section of the site. They can be clicked for large views.
I’m hoping that you will have a better sense of what the work looks like
with the additions. So far #51, #54, #55, #59, #52, #60, #61, #64, #49,
#50, #44, #45 and #46 have been updated. More pieces will follow… -
Scope Basel 2010
In News onFour pieces (#32, #39, #50 and #64) will be heading to Scope Basel Art Show
(June 15-19, Booth F22) with the Aureus Contemporary soon.Alternate views, details, larger images of the pieces can be seen at the
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Art Chicago 2010 Pictures Added
In News onI’ve just added some photos from Art Chicago to the main part of the site
(please go to PHOTOS and look under Art Chicago April 30-May 3, 2010).
Andreas and Kevin from Aureus Contemporary along with their installation
specialist Christopher Faiss did a maximum job in hanging a great show at
the booth. As I was looking forward to seeing, it was so satisfying that Karim‘s
paintings and my sculptures interacted so nicely. Here are some for you to see.
Please go to the main site for the complete set and the enlarged versions.