Moonlit Forest Town

EVENT DESCRIPTION

The long-awaited exhibition by Japanese artist Kohei Ogawa, following stops in Taipei and Chicago, completes its journey with Quiet Gallery at BELOWGROUND.

‘Moonlit Forest Town’ features a new series of 22 paintings and 20 sculptures from Ogawa, bringing the viewer into a whimsical world of monsters and animals from the fantastic imagination of the artist.

“Deep in the big forest next to the Green Cow Garden is a town that glows on a moonlit night. A group of kind and shy monsters are living there. You can hardly see them in places where humans are infested, because they know human beings are the scariest animals in the world.”

Started 4 years ago, the original monster series by Kohei Ogawa has expanded to include multiple color variations and iterations. The artist considers these ‘monsters’ as very shy and kind children, which he hopes brings enjoyment to the people who visit the exhibition.

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

KOHEI OGAWA (b.1975) graduated from the Asagaya College of Art and Design in 1997. After graduation, he worked as a freelance illustrator for various advertising companies, publishers and TV Station programmes. A series of handmade needle felt dolls were created in 2013. More recently, he also creates more unique artworks as well as the needle felt dolls of "Green Cow Garden” series. Since 2015, he has been co-operating with How2work to develop the "Naughty Boy" series, and in 2021, the mini figure series of Green Cow Garden was launched into the market by How2work production.