Bryan Mew (bb.mew)
“Australian emerging artist currently in Tokyo, Mew’s practice involves co-mingling the origins of the Japanese Kanji writing system with painting to reimagine the ancient language in a contemporary context. “
As humanity is heading towards a digitally dominant world, we start to forget our roots and origins before the charge of technological advancements. In chasing efficiency and unity, we forget that there is something very human about the inception and ancestral foundation of our world today, including the way we study and use language. Mew experiments with the ancient Chinese pictographic language, deciphering its original meaning and roots to inform and extend his painting practice.
Latest exhibitions
り– DISCOVER
Presented at the Space Department Nara art residency, ‘り-discover’ invites us all to rewind, and experience the world through ancient characters.
Bokkoku 8th Annual Exhibition
Held at Honkakuju Temple, Asakusa in March 2024, this group show presented ink on paper works as well as a live performance guided by Kenryo Hara.
New Experiments
Blending ancient Kanji characters with contemporary painting and collage techniques, influenced by Japanese Shodo.
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Liminal Hybridity
Exhibited in Brunswick Street Gallery, ‘Liminal Hybridity’ focuses on exposing the phenomenology of dreams and the awareness of dimensions beyond the physical plane.
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Melbourne Red Gallery Exhibition
‘Figuratively speaking’ – The biological, the synthetic and the human all converge in an instance in which scientific progression ultimately blends all ecosystems together into a singularity.