Axel Vervoordt Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Tsuyoshi Maekawa, showcasing the artist's boundless investigations on materiality incorporated with the paintings made from tactile fabrics such as burlap, hemp cloth, and gunnysack from the 1950s until today. Maekawa’s leitmotifs of contemplating materiality eloquently aligns with the Gutai manifesto “When matter remains intact and exposes its characteristics, it starts telling a story and even cries out.”

The paintings of Tsuyoshi Maekawa (°1936, Japan) are not to be interpreted as direct representations of anything. They are without any reference other than to the act of making them. To create the work, "Mannaka Tate no Blue" (1964), which means vertical blue , Maekawa randomly places pieces of burlap onto a canvas, then cuts and folds the material to make the surface protruded using adhesive bond. He does this without having a preliminary concept in mind; the act of intuitively creating the work itself is more important than the final result. The complex waveforms are emphasised by the contrasting colours of red and blue resulting in a dynamic composition.

Gallery address: 21F, Coda Designer Centre 62, Wong Chuk Hang Road