Palimpsest of Phantasm: An imaginary art garden　vol. 5 Saito Yuki

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“The countless illusions spun by artists and accumulated since ancient times will coexist in a complex way that overlaps and stimulates each other, and will continue to writhe and transform forever without stopping.
And they will continue to alter reality, shaking our stalemated daily lives.”

〈Palimpsest of Phantasm: An imaginary art garden〉
November 2024　Soma Toshiki (art critic)

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vol. 5　Saito Yuki｜齋藤悠紀

Multi-layered glass paintings artist, copperplate etcher

｟swarm-2｠

2006　etching　40×30cm　ed.30
¥77,000

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In Saito Yuki’s copperplate prints such as “Hole” and “Group 2,” which were created by collecting countless dead moths and randomly accumulating them, the dry darkness shrouded by the cruelty of death is scattered or condensed. Perhaps because this eccentric printmaker was so intent on the material “life after death,” his images evoke the flashing of beauty that is strangely powerful in its silence.

｟hole｠

2006　etching　40×36cm　ed.30
¥77,000

In his fantasy works with simple compositions, such as “Mountain Edge: Overlook” and “Rabbits Playing with Blackboards,” in which a group of linear objects resembling waste are aggregated, the presence of a certain powerful magnetic field, that is, an invisible force, is suggested. On the other hand, in works such as “Horizon,” which deals with a grand vision on a cosmic scale, the vectors of deconstruction and creation are intricately intertwined, showing an inseparably intertwined force. In these works, the omens of destruction and collapse, while stirring up anxiety, are married in an astonishing and terrifying way to the brilliance of creation.

｟Horizon｠

2013　etching, ganpi paper　90×60cm　ed.30　¥143,000

｟corridor｠

2016　etching, mitsumata paper　15×24cm　ed.60
¥38,500

Copperplate artist Saito Yuki has never forgotten his love for engraving, and is currently enthusiastically working on his own multi-layered glass paintings, applying copperplate techniques. He will continue to use his new techniques to persistently approach subjects that stimulate his thoughts.

｟ABARA -A-｠

2010　etching, engraving, ganpi paper　90×60cm　ed.30　¥143,000

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Artist

Saito Yuki｜齋藤悠紀

Born in Kawaguchi, Saitama in 1982.
2008 Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University Graduate School, Department of Art and Design.

Received an award for copperplate prints at international biennales and triennales in Europe while studying at the university. Graduated from graduate school with copperplate prints as his specialization. Since then, he has held numerous solo and group exhibitions every year at department stores and galleries across the country. He currently creates and presents original “multi-layer glass paintings” that apply the techniques he has developed in copperplate prints. He also creates and presents a wide range of other works, including copperplate prints, pen drawings, collages, tempera paintings, and transparent watercolors. He holds annual exhibitions at Ginza Mitsukoshi, Isetan Shinjuku, Shinobazu Gallery (Nihonbashi), and other galleries across the country.

Art critic

Toshiki Soma｜相馬 俊樹

Born in 1965. Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy, Department of Aesthetics and Art History. Art critic.
Numerous books on the expression of eroticism and fantasy art.