Artelli, the new multi-dimensional premium art space in The Showroom at City of Dreams is currently hosting Japanese contemporary artist Takeru Amano’s latest exhibition Attack of Clone Venus.
The is Amano’s first exhibition in Macau, as he presents his iconic Venus series with an entirely new approach – Clone Venus uses AI technology that reorganizes the artist’s masterpiece Venus series to create the first batch of 450 digital collections accompanied by physical works.
The term “clone” is often associated with high-tech sci-fi genre – organisms that are exact genetic copies. The Venus series is very much like clones, containing 1,000+ unique artworks by Amano that take inspiration from real life symbolic events. Through story-rich creations, symbolic metaphors, and minimalistic expressions of the protagonist, the works of art unleash interactivity and a comprehensive artistic experience for the audience.
The multi-dimensional space features giant screens, large-scale art installations and limited-edition sculptures by the artist. There are also limited-edition products such as prints and sculptures, all available for purchase.
Takeru Amano was born in Tokyo in 1977 and grew up in an artistic family. In 1997, he traveled to New York alone to make various artistic creations in a printmaking studio. In 2000, he returned to Tokyo to carry out a series of diverse art activities and exhibitions, covering various fields such as landscape painting, still life painting, spray painting and sculpture. His works have been exhibited in Tokyo, Hong Kong, New York, London, Paris, Taipei, and other places, and are widely appreciated by art lovers all over the world.
Takeru Amano combines the classical religious paintings and still life paintings of Western art history with the pop art he encountered in the United States, and adds Japan’s unique ukiyo-e and anime aesthetics, blending homage to tradition and contemporary creative inspiration, to create a unique ‘NEW ART’ style that is unique to Amano.
The “cute” element of Japanese anime is one of the reasons why Amano’s works are so popular overseas. But the artist has said that “cute” is not the selling point of the work, it’s just a coincidence. From Western pop art, Japanese animation culture, and traditional Ukiyo-e, he draws inspiration from the simplified three-dimensional perspective method, returning his works to the second-dimensional space of the canvas, forming a special artistic style.
