Japanese artist Jun Inoue is down here visiting, and the artist will be presenting a show of new works at Collingwoods Backwoods Gallery early next month –

“The negative space surrounding objects, the objects themselves and resulting delicate dialogue between these elements is the focus on Jun Inoue’s latest body of work.

A classical theme which characterises the essence of Ikki, the aethetic legacy of the sublime intricate simplicity of Zen Buddhism.

Jun’s work however brings a new dimension to the practice as he is a key member of the latest generation of Tokyo street artists who approach this classic practice by combining modern Zen aesthetics with the environmental interaction and western elements of graffiti.”

Jun is hard at work at Backwoods as we speak, and the guys there just posted up a preview video of the installation – check it out:

Jun Inoue – Work in Progress – Backwoods Gallery from Alexander Mitchell on Vimeo.

We think that its pretty safe to assume that this is going to be a really damn interesting show – oh, and take a look at the painting hes been working on over at Twoones studio – Ultraman rocks!

Who: Jun Inoue
What: New Works on Paper by Jun Inoue
Where: Backwoods Gallery, 25 Easey St, Collingwood, VIC
When: Show opens Friday 6th May, 6pm til 9pm and runs until the 15th of May

Check out Jun Inoues website here, and the Backwoods Gallery website for more info.