1995 Sagacho Exhibit Space, Tokyo
1996 F-ritz Art Center, Maebashi, Gumma
1996 Honen-in Temple (Hojyo and Kodo), Kyoto


About the exhibition: In this exhibition, the artist Sanae Takahata reveals a unique approach to creating a self-portrait. Following the principle "To know yourself is to forget yourself," she chose to paint portraits as a means of capturing her "self." I have a piece of you. You have a piece of me." This four-year project started with interviews in Seattle, New York, Paris, Cuba, and Japan that focused on the affirmative. What makes you smile? What keeps you going? During this interview process, the artist met her "self," i.e. commonalities between herself and her subjects. It is this "self" that the artist sees in her subjects that she painted. The titles of the paintings disclose the traits that she shares with her subjects. The series is aspiring, bright and leaves the viewer with positive feelings that are universal.

Womanhood 1991-1992
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Womanhood 1991-1992
194 x 130cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Reception 1991-1992
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Reception 1991-1992
194 x 130cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Creation 1991-1993
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Creation 1991-1993
200 x 2700cm (78.75" x 106.25")
Oil on Canvas

Emancipatio 1992-1993
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Emancipation 1992-1993
194 x 130cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Volition 1993-1994
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Volition 1993-1994
194 x 130cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Mischief 1993-1994
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Mischief 1993-1994
194 x 130 cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Elan Vital 1993-1994
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Elan Vital 1993-1994
194 x 130cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Harmony 1993-1994
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Harmony 1993-1994
194 x 130 cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Yin & Yang 1993-1995
200 x 2700cm (78.75" x 106.25")
Oil on Canvas

Yin & Yang 1993-1995
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Continuity 1993-1994
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Continuity 1993-1994
194 x 130 cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Peace & Love 1993-1994
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Peace & Love 1993-1994
194 x 130 cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Peaceful Coexistence 1993-1994
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Peaceful Coexistence 1993-1994
194 x 130 cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Introspection 1991-1992
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Introspection 1991-1992
194 x 130 cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Security 1992-1993
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Security 1992-1993
194 x 130 cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Reclusion 1991-1992
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Reclusion 1991-1992
194 x 130 cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Independence 1993-1994
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Independence 1993-1994
194 x 130 cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Hope 1993-1994
33.4 x 24 cm (13" x 9-1/2")
Oil on Canvas

Hope 1993-1994
194 x 130 cm (76" x 51")
Oil on Canvas

Intimate Reflections 1991-1995
Symposiums at Sagacho
Date: Sunday, October 22, 1995,
Time: 2:00PM~5:00PM


Participants:
Miyako Ishiuchi (Artist and one of the models in the ﾒIntimate Reflectionsﾓ series)
Chizuko Ueno (Professor of Sociology, Tokyo University)
Sanae Takahata (Artist)
Kazuko Koike (Art Director of Sagacho Exhibit Space)

Topic 1: Recuperating From The Self - C.Ueno, S.Takahata and K.Koike
Topic 2: Self and Body - C.Ueno, S.Takahata, K. Koike and M.Ishiuchi

Related Publication: "A Na Ta Ta Chi"
Watashi to deaitakereba A Na Ta TA Chi no naka ni ikinasai
(Go Amongst The You To Encounter The Self)
Words by: Chizuko Ueno
Images by: Sanae Takahata
After word by: Kazuko Koike
Published by: Japan Broadcast Publishing Co., Ltd.

All right reserved SANAE TAKAHATA 2007