【Feature Exhibition 2】Yurukawa Japanese Art: Mar. 5- May. 6

Yurukawa is a newly created Japanese word which can be directly translated as “loosely cute”.
Yurukawa often means something that has “cute and relaxed features.” It can either be a chubby, funny-faced mascot or a girl comfortably dressed with her hair loosely tied up. Yurukawa fashion is casual yet feminine. Their imperfection creates an accessible atmosphere that makes them appear to be cute. If their looseness goes beyond the limit, they are no longer cute but untidy. It requires a particular sense and technique to maintain the “Yurukawa-ness”, and the untidiness must be well incorporated in the design.

So, let us seek Yurukawa-ness in Japanese art. They are everywhere! It can be funny facial expressions, loose compositions and weak lines. They are all important elements to form Yurukawa-ness.
Please take a look at the picture on the left. It depicts a shrieking woman who got a fart attack! What “Yurukawaii” theme is that? You may wonder if it is ok to call them forms of art. You may find those “Yurukawa-art” to be too immature, and composed of unfinished armatures. But they will surely make you laugh! We sincerely hope that you will recognize the distinguished sense, technique and tradition hidden in those yurukawa arts! This is a “looseness” themed exhibition but the hardship we went through in creating this exhibition was not loose at all! It is surely worth viewing!