I create works that take various emotions and feelings hidden in the human heart and give them the form of imaginary insects.
Human emotions often feel like insects to me. Jealousy or loneliness always come from somewhere, parasitize the heart, and settle in, causing people to act in ways they normally wouldn’t. Sometimes, even if these feelings usually hide quietly deep inside the heart, they suddenly emerge, like a pupa transforming into a butterfly. However, when I observe and touch each emotion or vulnerability from different angles, I also notice their interesting and attractive aspects.
Even those emotions that are typically seen as negative or undesirable can reveal many fascinating qualities upon closer observation.
There is no such thing as a perfect person. From birth to death, it is impossible to live without ever making a mistake, or to remain “clear,” “bright,” and “untainted” throughout life. To live with such priorities as the highest aim would likely be unbearably exhausting and painful—almost like living in constant fear every day.
Everyone carries shortcomings and various so-called negative parts somewhere within themselves. They probably have embarrassing pasts or memories of failures they cannot share with others.
In today’s world, I fear the growing tendency to reject others as soon as even the slightest negative aspect is discovered, and to demand perfection and flawlessness from those around us.
My work is, in a way, my personal challenge to the prevailing social atmosphere that relentlessly pursues “rightness,” cleanliness, and the absence of mistakes.
At the same time, I am not a “savior” who embodies the world of my works, nor am I, of course, a “good person” worthy of praise.
I am not skilled at supporting others, nor do I have the ability to respond individually to someone’s troubles. I am an imperfect human being who wavers through each day, and at the root, my works are all a form of self-justification.
Recently, I have come to think that creating art is closer to a kind of “prayer” for me—
A way to encourage myself, and to hold hope for moving forward into the future and growing older.
For this reason, the “insects” in my works that represent human emotions are always expressed in beautiful and lovable forms.
2017 Kanazawa 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Special Exhibition "APERTO07: Yurie Kawagoe - Coward Specimen," Exhibition View
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1987 Born in Toyama, Japan
2013 Master.Graduate School of Art and Design, University of Toyama
Selected Solo Exhibition
2023 Mito Keisei Department store
2022 Kosugi Exhibition Hall
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Mito Keisei Department store
2021 REIJINSHA GALLERY
2020 Hanshin Department store Umeda main store
2019 REIJINSHA GALLERY
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2017 APERTO 07 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art ,Kanazawa
ARTBOX152 Nishida Museum,
2012 Ginza Surugadai Gallery,
Selected Group Exhibition
2019 "Ascending Art Annual Vol.3" Singing life, swelling heart
Spiral Garden (Aoyama) Sponsored by: Wacoal Art Center Co., Ltd.
JCC | Art Exhibition at the Embassy of Japan in Singapore
2013 Participating every year in the Biennale TOYAMA (formerly known as the Taikoyama Biennale), with exhibitions held annually since 2017 at the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art, Uchiyama Residence, and the Toyama Canal Kansui Park. Prior to 2017, the event took place at Taikoyama Land.
Selected Award
2022 The 3rd Tagawa Art Biennale
(Fukuoka Tagawa City Museum of Art) Excellence Award
2014 Honorable Mention Award of "Japanese Painting 2014"
(Nagai Art Gallary organized)
Asahi Printing Award of Art Fair Toyama 2014
New Face Award of "The 88th Kokuten Exhibition"
Enrolled in Kokugakai until 2019
2013 Kyoichi Tsuzuki Award of "Geibun 4" , University of Toyama,
Graduate Exhibition
2011 Taro Igarashi Award of "Geibun 2" , University of Toyama,
Graduate Exhibition
Incentive Award of "The 85th Kokuten Exhibition"
Selected Shell Art Award 2011
Selected media
2022 Imizu City Cable Network TV "THE COLORS ~Color your life~
Episode 7 Artist Yurie Kawagoe"
2020 Published in the August 15 issue of "Big Issue Japan Version"
2019 NHK WORLD "DESIGN TALKS plus" Insects appearance
Monthly Art September issue special feature "Mushi and Art
Similarity (Fractal)"
workshop
2022 Sponsored by the Kosugi Town Development Council
"Parent-Child Workshop Let's Make a Heart Bug by Yurie Kawagoe"
2020 TAD workshop for parents and children sponsored by Toyama
Prefectural Museum of Art Lecturer at "Let's make with parents and
children! Kokoro no Mushi and its house".
2018 Hakken and Adventure Project "Theme: Kokoro / Musi"
YURIE KAWAGOE WORK SHOP IN IBI YOUCHIEN 2018
(Lecturer at the school corporation Ibi Kindergarten).
2016 At the Takaoka City Museum of Art Tomo no Kai event "Adult Clay Play"
Serve as a lecturer.
Asahi Printing Co., Ltd., in the public collection
There is a school corporation, Ibi Kindergarten, etc.
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