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May 17, 2007- June 23, 2007
Reception: May 17, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Kako Ueda
George Adams Gallery
525 W 26th St Kako Ueda Allure (2005) |
Viewed in silhouette, Ueda's images combine figurative forms with those taken from nature, in what can be understood to be complex ruminations on life and death. In the blood red "Tree of Life," 2006, for example, a human skull appears at the top, a casket at the bottom. In between, among branches and drops of blood, appear a frog, a butterfly, a stag, a spider and web, human arms and legs, a caterpillar, a rabbit, the word "Arbol" (Spanish for tree) in reverse, among many others. In the even more elaborate, all black,"Allure,"2004-05, are images of bees, ladybugs, dragonflies, beetles and more, while in "Vanitas," a watercolor on paper, one finds a barely perceptible skull among the densely rendered flora and fauna.
Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Ueda has lived in the United States since age 15. She attended the joint BFA program at Tufts University and the School of Museum of Fine Arts. In 1999, she was awarded an MFA from Pratt Institute. Most recently Uedašs work was the focus of an exhibition at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, New York. She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.
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