“Drawing on Space: Shibuya” received the Jury President’s Prize (Naohiro Ukawa Award) at the NEWVIEW AWARDS.
 
Jury Comment by Naohiro Ukawa
This work is a highly significant piece that *updates* the origins of art—cave paintings—through the concept of spatial computing. It extends the lineage of prehistoric imagery found in Altamira and Lascaux to the contemporary mural culture of graffiti, transforming it from a surface standing within the environment into an urban-scale spatial experience—literally making it a work of *spatial computing*.

What is particularly noteworthy is its proposal for *how* and *where* the experience takes place. While the ideal way to engage with this work is to experience it in the exact locations where it was created, it also allows for an alternative approach: *experiencing it in different places while recalling the memories and contexts tied to each original location*. In other words, it not only treats the drawn imagery as part of the artwork but also turns *space itself* into an evolving artistic frame.

This is, in essence, a proposal for a kind of magic—one that ascends beyond the traditional concept of *owning* an artwork, which has long been defined by the tableau.
 
NEWVIEW AWARDS 2024 Jury President
Naohiro Ukawa
Genzai(Just now) Artist / Host of DOMMUNE
 
NEWVIEW AWARDS 2024
Jury Panel:
Naohiro Ukawa – Genzai(Just now) Artist / Host of DOMMUNE
KEIKEN – Artist Collective
Gerfried Stocker – Media artist and artistic director of Ars Electronica
Lu Yang – Artist
David OReilly – Multidisciplinary Artist
Saeborg – Artist
 
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