The world of colors is entering a new era

Thanks to the development of computers, LED and display technologies, we can now freely choose colors from an infinite selection with a single switch.

Colors are generated from relationships between light, objects and the sense of sight. Techniques of color arrangement have developed mainly from the colors (pigments and dyes) of non-moving objects. But now that we can freely control light, we are encountering a new problem: how to show moving colors.

Changes in our sense of color have a powerful influence in the fields of household goods, fashion and interior design. More people are not simply passively choosing colors but are doing so as a way of expressing themselves and conveying messages.

Gathered under a single roof at this exhibit are works that lead a new generation of colors, such as interactive art, visual works and interior goods and lighting from advanced companies. So please enjoy the fascinating world of moving colors.

Talk Session

Where colors are located.

Fujimoto Takayuki (Dumb Type) and Ozaki Tetsuya (editor of "REALTOKYO" and "ART iT")

Through demonstrations, director and lighting chief Fujimoto Takayuki will discuss about "true", a performance which attracted public attention with its bold use of LED lighting.
The interlocutor will be Ozaki Tetsuya, editor of "REALTOKYO" and "ART iT".

true
This is a performance by two artists, Shirai Tsuyoshi and Kawaguchi Takao, who explore the relationship between reality and the evolving brain. LED lighting, images and audio are completely synchronized in real time, and the freely controlled performance raises various issues. After the inaugural performance at the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media (YCAM), it has since toured the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, and the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse. Performances are scheduled this year for Singapore and New York.

Guest bios:

Fujimoto Takayuki
1987: Participated in "Dumb Type". Technical manager for lighting arrangement for performance works since "S/N". Worked mainly as lighting designer at the concert of musician Ikeda Ryoji and audio visual installation concert "Path" of guitarist Uchihashi Kazuhisa and musician UA. His recent activities include working as director for "Refined Colors" and "true".

Ozaki Tetsuya
Born in 1955. Publisher and editor of "Real tokyo" and "Art iT." Guest instructor at Kyoto University of Art and Design. Assistant editor for the inaugural edition "03 Tokyo Calling," an urban culture magazine, in 1989. In 1996, he was in charge of editorial direction for Sensorium at the Japan pavilion at the Internet Expo. His hobby is cooking.