Detail of the painting "Game of Go" by artist Hiroshi Soga as backgroung of the stripe.

Essays

Reflections on art, space, and aesthetics.

torinoko paper as background of the stripe

The Essays section brings together reflections written by the founder of Art San Gallery. These texts explore artists, artworks, and aesthetic ideas encountered through the life of the gallery in Japan.

From studio practices to the display of art in architectural spaces such as the tokonoma, the essays offer a personal exploration of Japanese aesthetic concepts and their dialogue with contemporary artistic practice, while also addressing broader questions related to painting, form, and perception.

Essay in focus

Painting and Ritual Space:

On the Unseen and the Not-Yet-Seen.

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More Essays

Go game detail in a painting of the Japanese artist Hiroshi Soga.

Hiroshi Soga: The Painting as a Game of Go

A reflection on Hiroshi Soga’s painting through the metaphor of the Go board.

New essays are added periodically as the life of the gallery continues to unfold through encounters with artists, artworks, and ideas.