Preface
From winterm 1992 to spring 1995, I was attending an art college, Pratt
Institute in Brooklyn, New York. And, I created a lot of works there. But,
after I graduated from Pratt, I have been losing an opportunity to show
my works. So, I decided to creat this web site. Most of works on this web
site, I created while I was in Pratt. So, this is a kind of," Art School
Art Exhibition on The Web."
In Pratt, My major was fine arts. But, I want to keep creating not only
art but also design, film and writing with parallel processes for a while.
In the future, there is a possibility that I will concentrate on a specific
medium. But, I am not sure about the future so much. And, now I feel that
I am fitting with the way to select medium, depending on necessity for creation
or my motivation.
I always keep drawintg and writing. I want to continue to creat even though
it is a little by a little.
To be frank with you, compared to the time in Pratt, I am not in a very
good circumstance for creation right now. I am struggling in order to get
better circumstances for creation. But, I think, art is a long way. And,
I feel that now is just beginning.
To me, art is art for art's sake. And also, in a view, art is high quality
and intellectual entertaiment. And, art is the study about not only visual
but also words, sound and other perceptions and media. And, it is a part
of journalism and critique. Some critics are just thinking and informing
with using only words. But, we sometimes need to challenge the limit of
human perceptions and try to use diverse media. And, the lack of works of
art is sometimes the lack of critique. It is not easy for me to talk, "
what is art ? " in a short time. But, you might know some of them on
this web site.
1999
Yuji Ito