「Midday Shiranui」2013　acrylic,oil on canvas 116.7×91.0cm

Artist Information

Selected Exhibitions and Projects

Born in Tokyo in 1983. Graduated from Tama Art University in 2007. KOda creates her paintings by inhabiting in various artist – in – residence and other places. In addition to exhibiting finished paintings she exhibits the process of her painting consciously, and determines the meanings of painting and exhibiting by meeting new people. Including “ Parade of walking painting,” she investigates the possibility of exhibiting outdoors.

2013　　 Focusing on everything / Let’s meet front of the painting / BankART NYK / Kanagawa (Solo exhibition)

2012　　 Wall painting / Don Quijote / Hiroshima
　　　　　A Walking Pictureman Parade in KOTOBUKI / Kanagawa (Art event)
　　　　　Power of a Painting / Hiyori Art Center / Miyagi (group exhibition)
　　　　　A Walking Pictureman Parade in ISHINOMAKI / Miyagi (Art event)
　　　　　BankART TSUMAARI / Nigata (Artist in Residence)
　　　　　Power of a Painting / NADiff a/p/a/r/t / Tokyo (group exhibition)
　　　　　Taipei Artist Village / Taipei (Artist in Residence)

2011　　 Design Pitch / NOGE Schale / Kanagawa (presentation event)
　　　　　Kofu Art Festival 2011 / Yamanashi (art project)
　　　　　KOTOBUKI KARA E WO HANATSU / Kanagawa (Artist in Residence)
　　　　　Power of a Painting / 3331arts chiyoda / Tokyo (group exhibition)
　　　　　KASHIMA2010 / Oita (Artist in Residence)

2010　　 KOTOBUKI CAMP (autumn) / Kanagawa (art project)
　　　　　Eyes & Curiosity vol.6 / MIZUMA ACTION / Tokyo (group exhibition)
　　　　　WakuWaku KYOTO / Kyoto (art project)
　　　　　WakuWaku Beppu Tower / Oita (art project)

2009　　 WakuWaku JHOBAN-KASHIWA PROJECT / Chiba (art project)
　　　　　Koshikijima de Tsukuru 2009 / Kagoshima (art project)
　　　　　Mixed Bathing World “WakuWaku Konyoku Apartment” / Oita (art project)
　　　　　Eyes & Curiosity vol.5 / Soka Art Center / Taipei (group exhibition)

2008　　 Sharakusei!Fantasia / Gallery Yoyogi / Tokyo (solo exhibition)

Artist Information

1981 Born in Osaka , Japan
2005 Graduated from Department of Scenography, Display and Fashion Design, Musasino University of Arts
Takashi Sugimoto colloquium Prize

He has moved his basis to ‘Kiyoshima Apartment House’, where is a hub of activity for creators in Beppu, OITA prefecture and has been producing a work of art.

Official Website: 勝正光 Masahiro Katsu – Biography

Group Exhibitions

2005 “TOKYO COMPE 2” Marunouchi Building, Tokyo
2006 “GEISAI#9” Tokyo Big-Site, Tokyo
2006 “Printing Ⅲ” Pepper’s Gallery, Tokyo
2006 “TOKYO WONDER WALL 2006” Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo
2006 “GEISAI#10” Tokyo Big-Site, Tokyo
2006 “NADA ART FAIR MIAMI 2006” The Ice Palace, Miami
2007 “WONDER SEEDS 2007” tokyo wonder site shibuya, Tokyo
2007 “8th SICF” spiral, Tokyo
2007 “TOSHIKI YAGISAWA SELECTION ver.1.0” Gallery Countach, Tokyo
2007 “P&E2007” ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
2007 “GEISAI Miami” SoHo Studios, Miami
2008 “ART@AGNES” AGNES HOTEL, Tokyo
2008 “11th TARO OKAMOTO MEMORIAL AWARD FOR CONTEMPORARY ART” TARO OKAMOTO MUSEAM OF ART KAWASAKI, Kanagawa
2008 “TWS Gathering Event” Art cafe kurage, Tokyo
2008 “GEISAI MUSEUM #2” Tokyo Big-Site, Tokyo
2008 “ZENIN-TEN” MAGIC ROOM?, Tokyo
2008 “@hitotsubo.jp” Guardian Garden、Tokyo
2008 “Sifu Party” style’s CAFE、Tokyo
2008 “Curriculum Vitae 2008” Wada Fine Arts、Tokyo
2009 “WakuWaku Mixed Bathing Apartment” (“Mixed Bathing World”Relation project)Kiyoshima Apartment、Oita
2009 “Open room” (“Mixed Bathing World”Relation project)Beppu City central public hall、Oita
2009 “Travel to map”MIZUZNOSORA、Tokyo
2009 “WakuWaku Night”ongoing、Tokyo
2010 “WakuWaku Beppu Tower”Beppu Tower、Oita
2010 “Immemorial Foreseeing”FELLINI Gallery、Shanghai
2010 “ART FAIR FREE”VACANT、Tokyo
2010 “Power of a Painting”island、Chiba
2010 “WakuWaku Kyoto Project”Rissei Primary school、Kyoto
2010 “Hongo Geijutsu Star Tanjo”AiCOLORS FACTORY、Tokyo
2010 “BEPPU ART AWARD 2010″platform02、Oita
2011 “WakuWaku SHIBUYA” tokyo wonder site shibuya, Tokyo
2011 “Power of a Painting” 3331 Arts Chiyoda Mein Gallery, Tokyo
2011 “Art tourism week Kyusyu Okinawa Asia” JR HAKATA CITY, Fukuoka
2011 “ART Feeling” ACROS Fukuoka, Fukuoka
2011 “TAKETA ART CULTURE 2011” Taketa city area,Oita
2011 “ULTRA 004” spiral, Tokyo
2011 “island ATRIUM OPEN STUDIO 2011” island ATRIUM, Chiba
2011 “WakuWaku 3DAYS” island ATRIUM, Chiba
2011 “Kaizoku Christmas”Hoashi Honke, Oita
2012 “Syaberiba-Exhibition Vol.1” island MEDIUM, Tokyo

Solo Exhibitions

2007 “Masamitsu Katsu Solo Exhibition” Gallery Countach, Tokyo
2007 “The top of Mt,Fuji” tokyo wonder site hongo, Tokyo
2011 “mental nomad” island MEDIUM, Tokyo
2011 “Masamitsu Katsu Solo Exhibition” Beppu central market public hall, Oita
2011 “Masamitsu Katsu Solo Exhibition” Yufuin Station Art Hall, Oita

Project management

2006 Open Atelier”EXHIBITION PIPETTE” Komagome Pipette（Atelier）, Tokyo
2008 Group Exhibition”Opening” Higashi-nakano Toho1（Atelier）、Tokyo
2008 Group Exhibition”NO PROGRAM” TURNER GALLERY、Tokyo
2008 Group Exhibition”1 understand” Higashi-nakano Toho1（Atelier）、Tokyo
2008 Group Exhibition”NO PROGRAM 2″ TURNER GALLERY、Tokyo
2009 Group Exhibition”JIJI” TURNER GALLERY、Tokyo
2009 Group Exhibition”WakuWaku MokuMoku August-December”（Every month） Kiyoshima Apartment、Oita
2010 Open Atelier”WakuWaku Kiyoshima Open room”Kiyoshima Apartment、Oita
2011 Open Space”WakuWaku Kiyoshima One room”Kiyoshima Apartment、Oita
2011 Open Atelier”Kiyoshima Open Apartment”Kiyoshima Apartment、Oita

Awards

2006 Bronze Prize at GEISAI#10
2006 The Judge Kashiwa Sato Prize at GEISAI#10
2006 Scout Judge DENTSU Prize at GEISAI#10
2010 Audience Prize at BEPPU ART AWARD 2010

Artist Information

Yusuke Asai is a young but prominent artist whose multimedia, loosely illustration-based work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. Since 2006, he has made many site-specific installations, in conjunction with workshops. In 2008, Asai created a 180-metre white line on the streets of Nippa, Yokohama. Using sheets of the heat-applied thermoplastic material that are normally utilized for white road markings, Asai cut, and later fixed, an extensive leafy motif that organically branches out and carries lines down the street. Titled “Shokubutsu ni natta Hakusen”, which translates as “white lines that have become plants,” this work is the first of many sprawling works using the same name and techniques which can be found in Osaka, Fukuoka, and Tokyo.

Website: Asai Yusuke | Aratani Urano