THE MORTAL DRAMA by YUSK IMAI

Life’s absurdity and the inevitability of death are the central themes of The Mortal Drama by Yuske Imai. In 2015, after temporarily relocating studios from Berlin to Sao Paulo, in order to be closer to his family, Yuske found himself confronted by a series of personal tragedies. It’s from within this confrontation that the themes of The Mortal Drama were formed. After staring into the chimeric eyes of existence, life and death, Yuske returned to the canvas, each time, with a visceral and profound message, touched by his experiences. Life is beautiful, it is sad, it gives and it takes and any sense of control might just be an illusion.

The Mortal Drama is an story of existence, told across twelve paintings on canvas, from the most symbolically expressive and profound artists that Backwoods Gallery has been lucky enough to work with. We hope that our community has time to visit The Mortal Drama between the 15-26th of July at the Backwoods Gallery main space in Collingwood.
Alexander Mitchell, 2016. Director – Backwoods Gallery.

Private previews are available from the 6th.

Who: Yuske Imai.

What: The Mortal Drama.

Where: Backwoods Gallery, 25 Easey Street, Collingwood, Melbourne.

When: July 15th from 6pm- 24th July

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