Made with thick accretions of oil paint mixed with marble powder, sand, gravel, and other materials, and incorporating three-dimensional structures, Ohtake’s newest series “Mnemoscape” is driven by a search for what Ohtake refers to as “the scenes that remain at the end of memory.” Changing appearance according to the surrounding light and the viewer’s perspective, the works shift between flat painting, receding vitrine, and projecting architectural model. They identify the point where the limits of preservation prompt creative invention.

2022

“Shinro Ohtake,” The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; The Museum of Art, Ehime; Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design

2021

“Mnemoscape,” Take Ninagawa, Tokyo