Lot  018 Ravenel Spring Auction 2023

Ravenel Spring Auction 2023

Long Sunday

Susumu Kamijo (Japanese, 1975)

2019

Pastel pencil and oil pastel on paper

183 x 239 cm

Estimate

TWD 480,000-750,000

HKD 125,000-195,000

USD 15,900-24,900

CNY 109,000-170,000

Sold Price

TWD 551,880

HKD 141,146

USD 18,000

CNY 127,455


+ OVERVIEW

Born in Nagano, Japan in 1975, Susumu Kamijo lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. He holds a BFA at the University of Oregon (2000) and an MFA in Painting and Drawing at the University of Washington (2002). He has exhibited both nationally and internationally in solo exhibitions at New York, Seoul, Brussels, Tokyo among others.

Kamijo’s paintings and drawings take an abstract approach to familiar subjects such as animals and human faces, playing with forms and colors with concise handling of media. The technique of painting quickly to capture something that is authentic is one that Kamijo attributes to his experience of learning Japanese calligraphy as a young man. His poodles have attracted significant attention ever since they first appeared in 2014. His own interest in creative writing has also lent a narrative “style” to his paintings that mimics the minimalism of a poem and the surprise of a short story.
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Ravenel Spring Auction 2023

Saturday, June 3, 2023, 4:00pm