{"id":10888,"date":"2022-10-31T11:45:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T02:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/?p=10888"},"modified":"2026-01-12T23:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:18:58","slug":"atelier-ume-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/atelier-ume-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Atelier U+Me | The artist creates own studio gallery | Kota | Oneness Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atelier U+Me | The artist creates own studio gallery | Kota | Oneness Artist<\/h3>\n
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In an old Japanese-style room of an unused apartment in Tokyo,
\nI personally renovated the space to turn it into a studio for painting.<\/p>\n

Although still incomplete, the 12-tatami space has already begun functioning as a studio.
\nRecently, I\u2019ve been creating my works here.<\/p>\n

With the larger workspace,
\nmy artworks have naturally grown bigger and more expansive.<\/p>\n

I feel that people adapt to their environment
\nand create in harmony with it.<\/p>\n

This room was originally home to a kind elderly couple.
\nAfter they moved out, the space sat empty for several years,
\nleft untouched as time quietly passed.<\/p>\n

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When I opened the door,
\nit was filled with nicotine stains, mold, dust, dirt, clutter,
\nand countless memories.<\/p>\n

Between my regular work,
\nI spent my time cleaning, decluttering, throwing out garbage,
\nand painting over and over again.<\/p>\n

Before I realized it,<\/p>\n

nearly a year had passed.<\/p>\n

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The amount of work and time required was far beyond my imagination,<\/p>\n

and there were many times when I almost gave up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Now, while still retaining some of the old charm,
\nthe room has completely transformed into something different.<\/p>\n

I have experienced both the \u201cdifficulty\u201d and the \u201cimportance\u201d<\/p>\n

of consistently doing the small, seemingly insignificant tasks.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a feeling I have tasted simultaneously.<\/p>\n

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And I named this space<\/p>\n

Atelier U+Me<\/h1>\n

(Atelier You and Me)<\/p>\n

The name has several meanings:<\/p>\n

UME (Ume)
\n= Originally, a person named Umeki used to live here.<\/p>\n

U ME (Yume)
\n= A place where dreams can be realized.<\/p>\n

U (You) + Me (I)
\n= A place for meeting people.<\/p>\n

And so on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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I\u2019m not sure how long this place, Atelier U+Me, will exist,
\nbut as the name suggests,
\nI plan to eventually open the atelier to the public and use it as an art gallery.<\/p>\n

Though still uncertain,
\nI hope to hold a solo exhibition and open the atelier sometime in 2023,
\nif the timing is right.<\/p>\n

When that happens, it will likely be for a limited period,
\nso if the timing works for you, please come visit.<\/p>\n

Not only will you be able to see the works up close,
\nbut you will also experience the very place where the art is created.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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If the timing works out, you might even be able to see the creative process in action!<\/p>\n

See you again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have experienced both the \u201cdifficulty\u201d and the \u201cimportance\u201d of consistently doing the small, seemingly insignificant tasks. It\u2019s a feeling I have tasted simultaneously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6324,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/?p=6305","footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[65],"class_list":["post-10888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-works","tag-art-project","en-US"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t