Hiraku Suzuki 鈴木ヒラク

Constellation #41　2020

silver ink, earth, acrylic and Chinese ink on canvas, h2273 x w1818 x d40mm

Constellation #54　2021

silver ink, earth, acrylic and Chinese ink on canvas, h2273 x w1818 x d40mm

Constellation #38　2019

silver ink and Chinese ink on paper mounted on aluminum, h995 x w695mm

Constellation #57　2022

silver ink, earth, acrylic on canvas, h1000 x w800 x d60mm

Constellation #29　2019

silver ink and Chinese ink on paper mounted on aluminum, h1395 x w12100mm

Constellation #24　2019

silver ink and Chinese ink on paper mounted on aluminum, h1745 x w1340mm

Constellation #23　2018

silver ink, earth, acrylic and Chinese ink on canvas, h2640 x w8620mm, installation view at Art Front Gallery (Tokyo, Japan) 2018, photo by Ooki Jingu

Constellation #19　2017

silver ink, earth, acrylic and Chinese ink on canvas, h2700 x w11000mm, installation view at Arts Maebashi (Gunma, Japan) 2017, photo by Ooki Jingu

Constellation #17　2017

silver ink, Chinese ink on paper mounted on aluminum, h1395 x w2100mm

Constellation #16, #18　2016

silver ink, Chinese ink on paper mounted on aluminum, h1395 x w1015mm/h1395 x w1395mm, installation view at The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (Tokyo) "MOT Collection – Garden of Light / Continuing Whispers", photo by Dai Yanagiba

Constellation #07　2016

silver ink, Chinese ink on paper mounted on aluminum, h1015 x w1395mm

Constellation #3-6, #8-15　2016-2017

silver ink, Chinese ink on paper mounted on aluminum, h995 x w695mm each, installation view at Arts Maebashi (Gunma, Japan) 2017, photo by Ooki Jingu

Constellation #06　2016

silver ink, Chinese ink on paper mounted on aluminum, h995 x w695mm

Constellation #01　2016

silver ink, Chinese ink on paper mounted on aluminum, h1395 x w1395mm

Constellation (installation view)　2023

installation view at The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma (Gunma, Japan) "Excavation Today", photo by Ooki Jingu

Constellation (installation view)　2022

installation view at PARCO MUSEUM TOKYO (Tokyo) "Drawings – Plurality", photo by vvpfoto

In producing these drawing works, the artist sprayed aggregations of dots in light reflective silver ink against backgrounds of obscure spaces created by dyeing both paper and canvas with Chinese ink and mud, and then proceeded to excavate signs that appeared to be hidden within it. These collections of improvised gestures, as if attempting to discover imaginary constellations in the exploration between intention and chance, the visual and textual, gradually came to form large signs reminiscent of galaxies. The works can be considered as evidence of trials to generate a new representation of “calligraphy” in a space-age in which light and shade are reversed.