Yutaka Hashimoto 'Study for NULL' (Does appearance produce bias #076),

Artist: Yutaka HashimotoTitle: Study for NULL (Does appearance produce bias #076), 2021Size: 80.3 × 100.0 cm (31⅝ × 39⅜ in.)Medium: Acrylic on Wood Panel Edition: Original Year: 2021Notes: Hand Signed on Verso. About: Does repetition produce bias? That question is central to Yutaka Hashimoto’s art. His practice centres around the concept of “Null”, channeled through “character which looks familiar but it has actually never existed.” It is intentionally ambiguous, leaving space for the viewer to bring their own interpretation “derived from various factors and backgrounds such as race, religion, culture etc.”. At the same time, Hashimoto is also questioning his own biases and seeking to eliminate them through repetition. Hashimoto turns the idea of the “throw-up” to a science. He considers most of his works “studies”. A continual “process of trial-and-error”. He draws from the idea of the “throw-up”. The practice originates in graffiti, and is an image or a mark that becomes as recogniza