Falling Rain Into the Sea
2011
Collection of the Artist

LIGHT-SHAPE
2006
Collection of the Artist

HOUSE
2013
Collection of the Artist

Across the Rain
2016
Collection of the Artist

Labyrinth
1988
Collection of the Artist

Fog Mountain
2011-2012
Collection of the Artist

Exhibition

OHGITA KatsuyaShape of Light

Period: Saturday, April 28, 2018 - Monday, September 3, 2018

Opening Hours: 9:30-18:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.)

Closed: May 9, May 16, June 6, June 20, July 4, July 18, August 8 and August 22

Venue: Exhibition Room 1,2(2F)

Outline

This is a solo exhibition of Ohgita Katsuya, an artist who creates works filled with soft light mainly using glass as the material. After graduating from Kanazawa College of Art with a major in metal casting, he studied the production of works using glass at Tokyo Glass Art Institute. From the latter half of the 1980s, he started using the cold casting method to fill the mold with glass, heat, melt, cool and solidify it, working to produce works that make us aware of the existence of light in a simple form. Looking at what he discovers in the scenery surrounding him such as houses, mountains, the earth, rain, the sea and the stars and his everyday experiences, he produces works which reflect the artist’s gentle gaze toward modest daily life led in the course of natural order. This exhibition introduces his works from the beginning to the present to showcase the world of Ohgita’s works with their peaceful and warm presence.

Information

Admission

General: 700Yen(500Yen) College students: 500Yen(300Yen)
Elem/JH/HS: free
*Price in brackets for groups of 20 or more
*The ticket also allow admission to Collection Exhibition and Glass Art Garden
* Multi-Facility Pass: OHGITA Katsuya exhibition and the other special exhibitions tickets are available

Supported by
THE TOYAMA SHIMBUN, THE HOKKOKU SHIMBUN, Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Tulip TV INC., Toyama Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

Contact

Toyama Glass Art Museum
bijutsukan-01@city.toyama.lg.jp