L’ART S’AFFICHE
Shogo Okada
Shogo Okada is currently on display for L’art s’affiche on the facades of the Ubisoft’s Mile-End studios
Art Souterrain is proud to present the 12th edition of L’art s’affiche, in collaboration with Ubisoft Montreal.
For three months, Ubisoft will host a solo exhibition of the works of artist Shogo Okada in the Mile-End, on the exterior facade of her studio at the corner of Saint-Viateur and Saint-Dominique streets.
Shogo Okada
Biography
Born in Osaka, Japan, Shogo Okada lives and works in Montreal. Influenced by both counterculture and various historical eras, his practice explores the fields of visual arts and music. His technique is exceptionally precise, with a warm, playful and distinctive character. Shogo Okada’s work has been shown extensively in Canada and Japan, and can be found in numerous private, corporate and institutional collections, including Capital One USA, the National Bank of Canada, BMO and BAnQ.
Artistic approach
I work as a screen printer and compose music. These two practices influence each other and my aim is to reinterpret familiar shapes and structures to create compositions from a subject matter. Whether it is visual arts or music, the working process is intuitive. I begin by exploring a theme, distilling its essence, then developing manual and digital ways of approaching it. I proceed by subtraction to emphasize the fundamental value of the subject. In this way, communication remains simple and clear. I prefer abstraction because it doesn’t reveal things completely, it’s poetic and it offers space to think freely. As we perceive reality by referring to our own memories, my abstract works seek to initiate a spontaneous, vibrant and unique experience
