10th Art Division Critiques

[Critique by work category] Interactive art, Others

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[Critique by work category] Interactive art, Others
YANOBE Kenji
Artist

This year, my general impression of the entries for this category was that they mostly strike a good balance between technique level and artistic expression. For instance, one can see that OLE Coordinate System is not just a game software style tool, but also a "moving painting", that shows the artist's intention clearly. Similarly, ×man vibration can be interpreted as a "moving sculpture", as it stimulates our imagination by simply allowing us to observe the experiences of the people who put it on. Furthermore, those entries that have the character of child educational software, such as Drawn or Sosu Hockey, are also completed with a refined sense of expression. With the essence of " humor", these works are converting advanced digi tal techniques gent ly and beautifully into analog; this may be the equation of modern media art.

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YANOBE Kenji

Artist

Born in Osaka, 1965. Grew up near the grounds of Expo'70 in Osaka and keeps creating art works in the motif of the image of "Ruins of Future". His works with his strong social message within a humorous presentation, such as putting on a radiation detector suit called "Atom Suits" and visiting Chernobyl, are highly appreciated, not only in Japan, but abroad. Exhibitions: "MAGALOMANIA" at the National Museum of Art, Osaka in 2003; "City of Children Project" at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa in 2004; "Kindergarten" at the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art in 2005; Art and Object: "Affinity of the Jomon and the Contemporary" at the Aomori Museum of Art in 2006; and others.