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Ibuki Minami
南依岐
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Born in Japan in 1995, painter Minami Iki graduated from an art university in the United States and has since been active primarily in the US and Japan. Having self-taught himself algorithms (defined calculation and processing methods for solving problems or achieving goals) used in the fields of linguistics and computer science, Minami constructs his works based on algorithms that he has modified himself. He directly inscribes the algorithm, which serves as the "blueprint for the painting," onto the canvas, and then arranges colors and shapes based on the program he designed. In doing so, he says that by not merely mechanically following predetermined procedures but also spontaneously placing different colors and shapes, the painter Minami transcends his past self who created the algorithm. While all of Minami's works are abstract paintings, they are extremely diverse in appearance. However, according to the artist himself, the aim of his artistic practice is singular: to explore and uncover the "core of art," that is, the essence that makes art art. Minami calls his original methodology for production, which leads to the "core of art," "minimalism."
Ibuki Minami, a pain ter born in Japan in 1995, graduated from an American art college and has lived and worked mainly in the United States and Japan. Self-taught in algorithms (specific methods of calculation and processing used to solve problems and achieve goals) employed in linguistics and computer science, Minami constructs his works based on his own modified algorithms. He writes the algorithm, which as a “blueprint for the pain ting,” serves directly on the canvas, and then arranges colors and shapes based on the program he has designed. The artist says that, by improvisationally putting different colors
and shapes, rather than mechanically following a pre-determined procedure, Minami who creates pain tings transcends its past self, the originator of the algorithm. The resulting works, while they all share the commonality of being abstract pain tings, are very diverse in appearance. However, in the artist's own words, there is only one goal in his artistic practice, and that is to explore and extract the “core of art,” or the essence of what makes art art. Minami calls creative his methodology to reach the “core of art” “minimalism.”
Minamiyiki_CV(JP)
Ibuki Minami_CV (EN)
Ibuki Minami, a pain ter born in Japan in 1995, graduated from an American art college and has lived and worked mainly in the United States and Japan. Self-taught in algorithms (specific methods of calculation and processing used to solve problems and achieve goals) employed in linguistics and computer science, Minami constructs his works based on his own modified algorithms. He writes the algorithm, which as a “blueprint for the pain ting,” serves directly on the canvas, and then arranges colors and shapes based on the program he has designed. The artist says that, by improvisationally putting different colors
and shapes, rather than mechanically following a pre-determined procedure, Minami who creates pain tings transcends its past self, the originator of the algorithm. The resulting works, while they all share the commonality of being abstract pain tings, are very diverse in appearance. However, in the artist's own words, there is only one goal in his artistic practice, and that is to explore and extract the “core of art,” or the essence of what makes art art. Minami calls creative his methodology to reach the “core of art” “minimalism.”
Minamiyiki_CV(JP)
Ibuki Minami_CV (EN)
