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The good folks at Hi-Fructose recently sat down with Fumi Nakamura to discuss life and art as she wrapped things up on her upcoming solo show opening this Saturday at Thinkspace in Culver City, CA. Fumi's 1st feature on the site from last year garnered her the #5 spot on Hi-Fructose's most read posts of 2011.

Very few artists work with colored pencils, can you talk about why you have made this choice and how it effects your process? Out of all the other mediums I chose colored pencil because it fits perfectly in my right hand. Though, I am not great at holding them and literally destroy my hand from using them. But mainly, I can control colors better and am able to work into details easily. I also finding paintings to be stressful. I am too impatient to wait and too OCD to make a mess in my studio.

Check out the full Hi-Fructose interview with Fumi here: www.hifructose.com/index.php/the-blog/2179-an-interview-with-fumi-nakamura

Come on out this Sat, March 31st and meet Fumi in person. We’ll be open from 5-9PM for a reception with the artist.

Thinkspace / 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City, CA / www.thinkspacegallery.com

Be sure to pick up your copy of the April 2012 issue of Juxtapoz now on stands worldwide.

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Juxtapoz recently interviewed Fumi Nakamura as part of their ongoing 'Back Talk' series as she wrapped up things for her solo show opening this Saturday at Thinkspace in Culver City, CA.

A few words that sum up your philosophy on life: Chaos, Consequence, Result.

Check out the full Juxtapoz interview with Fumi here: www.juxtapoz.com/Features/back-talk-a-conversation-with-fumi-nakamura

Come on out this Sat, March 31st and meet Fumi in person. We'll be open from 5-8PM for a reception with the artist.

Thinkspace / 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City, CA / www.thinkspacegallery.com

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"Before and After. Before the massive earthquake and devastating tsunami that followed, life flowed in Japan as it had for decades. After 3/11/11, ‘normal’ ceased to have any significant meaning save for a nostalgic, desperate look back at Before. The disaster, the ensuing suffering and the ongoing reshuffling and reprioritizing of society has had a profound effect on Japan’s psyche.

Before 3/11, Japanese artist Yosuke Ueno was inspired as are many artists by numerous themes, undercurrents, and to use his term ‘illusions’. His paintings offered a window onto a magical realm populated by fantastic characters from wide-eyed, rainbow haired girls to mystical guardians. After, everything is changed. There is now one constant, a specific illusion, driving Ueno’s creative output – Japan’s 3/11. His new body of work for ‘The Specific Illusion’ @ Thinkspace, flows from his experience of the trying year after the disaster as well the irrepressible need to look back at what’s been lost. Courtesy of the gallery, here’s an exclusive preview of a selection of his new work which explores tranquility lost, destruction, despair, survival, and resilience. Surrounded by muted, cold grays symbolizing death, Ueno’s brilliant and vibrant groupings of red, green, blue, and yellow, flowing through many of his characters take on a new significance. Where once they showcased boundless energy and spirit contained within our DNA, they now serve in part to tragically accentuate profound loss as well as defiantly cultivate a nation’s ability to heal and move forward."

- Daily Dujour

Yosuke Ueno ‘The Specific Illusion’

Reception with the artist: THIS Saturday, March 31st 5-8 PM

Thinkspace / 6009 Washington Blvd. in Culver City, CA / www.thinkspacegallery.com

Vol. 23 of Hi-Fructose will be on stands this April and will feature the work of Junko Mizuno on the cover along with features on Joao Ruas, Victor Castillo, VHILS, Joyce Ho, Xia Xiaowan, Stephan Balleux, Mark Dean Veca, Casey Riordan, and more!

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Pre-order your copy of Vol. 23 here: www.hifructose.com/index.php/online-store

See additional sneak peeks from Vol. 23 here: www.hifructose.com/index.php/the-blog/2145-hi-fructose-magazine-vol23-preview