Introduction

Applying lacquer to leather. Allowing it to dry. And then applying again. Daisuke Motoike creates his lacquer leather works through the repetition of this process, applying numerous layers of color and creating a landscape that appears on the surface by cutting through them, reminiscent of the stratum of earth.
Motoike has expanded his work from bags to two-dimensional paintings and objects. This time around, he has produced a cube with a distinctive edge. His shippi works have caught the eyes of a vast range of fields and continues to gain momentum. We are pleased to introduce the current viewpoint for this exhibition.


Daisuke Motoike. Soloist.
Motoike is an artist who carries out his entire process alone. He applies layers of lacquer to leather, lets it dry, adds tones with different colors and then finally carves it out, creating a unique expression that is only found in the specific leather work.
The expression that of Motoike’s shiipi works change each time he shows his work at galerie a. This comes in the form of layered colors and glazed, un-evened surfaces, as if a three-dimensional object wrapped itself around a field of bumps. He is careful in his process for each work, down to the smallest detail, giving all of them an elegant expression.
The layering of colors that consist not only black but also bengara red, white lacquer and blue are reminiscent of Lake Shinji, where Motoike was born and raised, and other natural sceneries.