Matter[rial]s for reflection

Duration

February 7, 2025 -
February 21, 2025

Opening Times

Tuesday - Friday, 2:00 - 7:00 PM
Saturday, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday - Monday, Closed.

Opening Party

February 7, 2025 - 07:00PM

Experience a sensory journey of alchemy where Marion Flament’s glass works and Yu Maeda’s vibrant creations transform raw materials into precious, mythological narratives, blending French and Japanese artistic visions.

UltraSuperNew invites you on a sensory journey to the heart of alchemy. Between lavand glass, an extraordinary journey to the heart of the arts of fire: the transformation of a raw material into unique and precious artworks. Marion Fllament's works, imbued with a distinctly french sensibility, find a particular echo in those of Yu Maeda, who draw their inspiration from japanese tradition while adopting a contemporary approach. Together, they create a fascinating dialogue between two cultures and two aesthetics.

Marion Flament, a french artist renowned for her works in glass that explore the interplay of light and transparency, is in dialogue with yu maeda, a japanese artist whose vibrant creations redefine mythological narratives. the pleasure of alchemy, exploring matter and illuminating it. With their hands, the artists shape the forms, playing with the tensions and constraints of the material, in a jubilant explosion of colors, the richness of textures, as well as a rich imagination that can touch on utopia, Is in dialogue with Yu Maeda, a japanese artist whose vibrant creations redefine mythological narratives. The pleasure of alchemy, exploring matter and illuminating it. With their hands, the artists shape the forms, playing with the tensions and constraints of the material, in a jubilant explosion of colors, the richness of textures, as well as a vivid imagination that can touch on utopia.

Yu Maeda

Born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1984, Yu Maeda is an artist who initially worked as a freelance animator after graduating from Kyoto Seika University. In 2013, he moved to Southern California, beginning his career as a painter with his work featured in art magazines like Hi-Fructose and Juxtapoz, and holding his first solo exhibition at Superchief Gallery in LA in 2019. Returning to Japan in 2020, Maeda now primarily works in ceramics, bringing a unique perspective to the medium. His sculptures blend traditional Japanese aesthetics with contemporary pop art, often depicting fantastical creatures and totemic forms that appear as if recently unearthed with vibrant pigments intact. These works combine organic elements with geometric shapes and bold colors, evoking ancient myths and a deep connection to the earth while inviting viewers to engage with the natural world in a fresh and imaginative way.

Marion Flament

Marion Flament, born in 1989 in Reims, France, is a Paris-based artist and laureate of the Académie du verre Hermès, having graduated from École Boule and EnsAD. Her artistic practice, shaped by studies in art and scenography, revolves around the everyday experience, observing physical phenomena and sensations to question our use of space. Fascinated by the poetic power of gesture, Flament creates installations and sculptures that restore the intangible through light, akin to a unique glass fossil. She explores the balance between plastic strength and unseen material, drawing on the art of stained glass to reveal matter through light's diffraction and refraction. Flament's alchemical creation of material and sober forms allows for highly poetic narration, and her works are set to be exhibited in Japan for the first time.