urge

Supples Fine Art is delighted to present urge, a solo exhibition by the Bangkok-based Japanese artist, Soichiro Shimizu.

Shimizu delves deep into the hidden and profound meaning of cyclicity, through his multidimensional artworks, exploring its significance in every aspect of life, nature and philosophy.

Within Shimizu's art, the allure of cycles reveals itself through a multitude of intricate forms.Allowing himself to work instinctively, the artist seeks to illuminate the underlying connections and patterns that bind the universe together. The concept of cyclicity—movements that do not recur as uniform rotations, but appear as chains composed of links each possessing individuality—takes centre stage in his exploration. Shimizu artfully questions the prevalence of these organic forms and deconstructs his own methods in pursuit of the answer.

Like oceans circulating ceaselessly around the world, Shimizu's artistic process embodies dynamism, culminating in continuous, impulsive movements that reverberate throughout his work. Layers upon layers are meticulously built through a physical rhythm of amplified motions, as the artist infuses his creations with the energy of his being. It is within this delicate balance of creation and destruction that he uncovers the residue of his past, aligning it with his present self, ultimately revealing what has always been there, thus ending with the beginning.

Shimizu's works epitomise contemporary art. Deeply influenced by the ever-changing world that surrounds him, his artistic practice reflects the interconnectedness of human and nature, exploring a myriad of techniques and themes from ancient to modern times.

Deciphering his own innate urge to create, this exhibition not only examines the ubiquity of cycles, but embodies a journey of self discovery and exploration.

ABOUT SOICHIRO SHIMIZU

Born in Tokyo in 1966, Soichiro Shimizu studied and worked in New York before moving to London and then Bangkok. His paintings and engravings explore the duality of opposite aesthetic forces noted to the existence and deterioration of man and nature.

Shimizu’s works have been selected for numerous private and public collections such as collections from Sony Headquarters, Tokyo and Sony Plaza, New York, Shu Uemura Cosmetics Company and MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum in Chiang Mai, Thailand. 

​His work has been exhibited in numerous galleries worldwide in New York, Paris, Milan, Tokyo, Seoul, and Bangkok.