Art from travel in Europe 6 - Venice to Veneto region -

I visited to Italy because

 I received the Italy travel scholarship from National Academy School.

I had great opportunities to see a lot of beautiful works

at galleries and museums
in Venice, Lake como and Torino, Italy.

I impressed from lots of art works, architectures and beautiful natures.

And also things from their cultures. 

Other scholarship recipients and I got to field trip

from Venice to Veneto region by bus.

The road was very curvy and I got car sick...

I was sleeping at the beautiful park while everyone were visiting 

at Museo Canova...

I was lying down

 and

 listening children's laugh and humming birds.

It  was very peaceful...

at museo canova

After got feeling better I entered the museum.

I didn't expect anything in the place at all...

 But there were so many great sculptures! 

Beautiful!

White White White!

No pictures in the museum... 

 I took one from annex of the Museo canova.

The beautiful woman's sculpture (broken)

 with straw are in the old wood box 

in kitchen. 

The historical sculpture and ancient cooking tools are in same room...

I felt like new and contemporary...

I think this is the installation.

interesting.

Studio time!

I will have the art studio from December

 in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

 I have been looking for the space for a long time
 and
 finally I found nice one in my neighborhood! 

I'm supposed to work a lot in my studio this cold winter in NY!

so excited!

Yuko Uchida all rights received  2014,  Hand-Sewn Fabric

Art from travel in Europe 5 - Venice -

I love narrow and small streets.

Fun to explore!

Beautiful ancient houses and colores...

Art from travel in Europe 4 - Venice -

After leave in Paris, I visited in Venice, Italy.

I enjoyed a lot this poetic labyrinth city.

 In Venice, most streets are narrow

and

It is difficult to find out the point for tourist. 

And also I have no sense of direction...

It was very difficult to find out the hostel which I booked...

Venice is the big labyrinth!!

colors from my neighborhood

My favorite colors.

something from "Alice's Adventures in wonderland" and "Alice"

I've started to make works for the exhibition at Souen SOHO.

The theme is the "Alice In Wonderland".

Sometimes I'm thinking too much for every things.

And I become unable to do anything...

Then, artists whom I respect will tell me 

the way of exit.

Jan Svankmajer 

always tell me

 to be myself and expand my imaginations.

yuko uchida all rights recerved, 2014

Anna Karina

I love Godard's movies especially in 60's.

"woman is a woman" with Jean Paul Belmondo

She is my idol.

She's always cheer me up.

in Paris - deux -

cool cruisers and antique bikes at seine river

I was thinking of Anna Karina and Jean Luc Godard in front of the stairs.

They were in the short film

"Les Fiances du pont Mac Donald ou" at seine river.

I like color of buildings in Paris.

To me, every things in Paris are art.

including food.

yum!!

from Paris - un -

The light at Paris metro by

Hector Guimard

The most beautiful subway entrance in the world.

It is always beautiful and elegant.

under the bridge at seine river

And 

from streets...

at rue xavier privas

next street of Musee Picasso

( The Musee Picasso was closed for renovation...! )

street art in Marais 

Art from travel of Europe, 3 - Paris -

Musee Carnavalet

I inspired by these antique signs and way of the exhibit.

I wonder It is fun If I can have "my circus" like that...

The fashionable woman and a dog.

Jean Veber, Les Parisiens tirant le diable par la queue

Jean Veber

People are pulling the tail of the devil. 

Only the woman who is the front is smiling for some reason...

Art from travel of Europe, 2 - Paris -

Galerie Yvon Lambert  in Paris, France

The gallery owner is the first person

 who introduced minimal art and conceptual art in Europe.

When I visited there, unfortunately the show was finished...

But I could meet these helpful children. They were helping to take down the exhibition.

 I asked him to give my portfolio to his parents...

 He was so sweet. 

Merci beaucoup.

Galerie Dominique Fiat

I came to this gallery four years ago.

The gallery was renovated

 and totally changed.

 But still they were showing good exhibition.

The graphic artist Itvan Kebadian were having a show.

But the gallery was closed because of the season or lunch time...

I wanted talk to the gallerist 

and 

I've wanted them to see my portfolio directly but no one was there.

I left my portfolio from the door... 

I'm sorry for my rudeness.

I couldn't go in my favorite galleries...

 so

 I went to have great chocolate!

to Patric Roger

The shop looks like a museum.

Very artistic chocolatier.

Chocolates were great taste. 

Definitely I will go there again when I visit to Paris.

Art from travel of Europe, 1 - Paris -

I was backpacking in Europe one month 

and

 the travel was started from Paris.

I visited many exhibitions to museums and galleries in this travel.

The first one is the Pompidou Center in Paris.

Firebird,  Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely  

 moving sculpture by Niki de Saint Phalle in the garden.

Alexcender Calder

Calder's huge mobile  

street art 

street art next to the Pompidou.

And also

they are showing works of contemporary artist  Martial Raysse at gallery 1.

Masks

Yuko Uchida, Masks, 2014 

Yuko Uchida, Masks, 2014

The clown has many layers by printed papers.

I received the exhibition prize with this work!

Dear Picasso,

I'll see you very soon.

Before and After "Creative Mischief 2014"

Yuko Uchida, Floating Desire, 2014

my hands and I are at the opening night.

And...

working for last minute before the opening night.

work in process of "Floating Desire"

Yuko Uchida all rights reserved, 2014

Life size of eight hands are all hand-sewing.

 The large hand is also hand-sewing except out-line.

I worked for this project for two and a half month. 

Now, I need to rest my "real hands".

Large scale mixed media, 2012