Resol Gallery Ueno

The Sun and the Moon (2020, Keita Shimizu, acrylic paint on wooden panel, set of 2)

On the large pedestrian bridge in front of Ueno Station, there are two large objects themed on the sun and the moon. Each is installed in a different place on the bridge, and the "moon" object in particular is not well known, but both are works by the late Shoji Yokokawa, an environmental designer and one of my university teachers. Through the appearance of a sculpture that expresses the difference between yin and yang in an abstract form, it encourages travelers visiting the Ueno area to make small discoveries. With respect to Professor Yokokawa...

Panda (2020 Masaru Ishikawa and Keita Shimizu, acrylic paint on resin figure)

Based on the Japanese block-type figure BE@BRICK, the symbol of Ueno, the panda has been dyed in cherry blossom pink.
Baby pandas who have their fur licked by their mother turn pink, so the cherry blossom pink panda is a sign of love. The object, which has been painted over and over again with time and love, will grow up together with Risol Ueno, loved by many customers.

EDO, rotated 90° (2020 Keita Shimizu, printed on canvas)

If you invert the colors of an old map from the end of the Edo period and rotate it 90 degrees, it looks like a satellite photo of Tokyo at night. Where is Resol Ueno?

Ueno (2020 Keita Shimizu, acrylic paint on wooden panel)

There was a painting in a foreign land, depicting a historic town crowded with many buildings with simple black lines. Ueno is also lined with many unique buildings, but what would happen if I depicted the coexistence of these buildings in a simple way, not in a descriptive way, but with a boyish feeling? I took up my brush with a very simple thought, without thinking too deeply.

"Tower of Travel 01 (Guangzhou, China)" (2025, pen, ink, color printer, A2)

In the early summer of 2025, I traveled to Guangzhou.
I was told that Guangzhou Tower was a 40-minute walk from where I was staying, but I made some detours and it ended up taking me three hours.
It was a very hot day and my phone shut down due to the heat, which made for an exciting trip.

"Tower of Travel 02 (Tokyo, Japan)" (2025, pen, ink, color printer, A2)

I went to Canton Tower on Monday.
On Sunday of the same week, I visited the area near the Skytree.
These two are currently the world's number one and second largest radio towers.
My former teacher once wrote in his book that "number four is better than number one or number two."
The current fourth is the Moscow TV Tower, which is definitely worth a visit.

"Tower of Travel 03 (Sapporo, Japan)" (2025, pen, ink, color printer, A3)

My husband is from Hokkaido.
In 2021, my husband took me to Sapporo, Hokkaido for the first time.
Sapporo's tower has the simple name "Sapporo TV Tower."
I like simple names like this tower and Tokyo Tower.

"Tower of Travel 04 (Osaka, Japan)" (2025, pen, ink, color printer, A3)

2020 was the year I met my husband.
My husband's birthday was to be celebrated while he was on a business trip to Osaka.
My husband wanted to spend our first birthday together, so I took time off work and went to Osaka.
Tsutenkaku Tower stood tall in Osaka, where there were few people due to the coronavirus pandemic.