Biography

世界の想像の仕方
子供の頃おもちゃが好きで、ストーリーを想像しながら、ロボットを戦わせたり、いろいろな物を並べて架空の街を作ったり、そうやって、想像の世界に浸っていました。
その感覚は今も忘れてはいなくて、ただ昔と違って、今の今まで生きてくるにあたって得た知識や、日々流れてくるショッキングなニュースなども頭のどこかにあって、
それらも想像の世界に入り込んできたりします。
それでも日々,自分が思う美しい世界を模索しています。
昔好きでよく行っていたおもちゃ屋さんのように、全ての色がそこにはあって、そんな輝いている世界をずっと描いてきました。 その中には珍しく生きた花を描いた作品も何点かあります。
家にいる時間が増え、庭でいくつかの薔薇を育てるようになりました。剪定したり、栄養剤を与えたり、雑草を抜いたり。
二年経って、つるバラは沢山の花をつけるようになりました。
花の命は儚いものです。
夜明けと共に開花した瞬間がもっとも美しく、二晩もすれば散ってしまいます。
そんな一瞬の輝きに目を奪われました。

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1979 Born in Osaka
2004 Graduated Tokyo Zokei University, Department of Fine Art


2023 ART TAIPEI - Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei
    "gallery UG's Cllection" - gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo
    ART FAIR TOKYO - Tokyo International Forum,Tokyo
    "UG FREAKS" - gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo
    "ART CUBE TOKYO 2023 -Toward 0310-" - DAIMARU Department Store Tokyo, Tokyo
    Solo Exhibition "SHINING SPARK" - gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo

2022 D-art, ART 2022 - DAIMARU Department Store Kyoto, Kyoto
    "Laissez-faire" - DAIMARU Department Store Tokyo, Tokyo
    "Laissez-faire" - gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo

2021 Solo Exhibition "My favorite Twinkle"- REIJINSHA GALLERY, Tokyo
    Solo Exhibition "STILL LIFE still life in fictional world" - Hankyu Department Store Umeda Main Store Art Gallery
    Solo Exhibition "Silent Glitter" - gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo
    etoototo - +ART GALLERY SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE, Tokyo
    "Precious Time" - Park Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo

2020 Solo Exhibition "Phantom" - REIJINSHA GALLERY, Tokyo
    Solo Exhibition "Toy’s Story" - Court Gallery Kunitachi, Tokyo
    "A Single Ant Bite" - SEIZAN GALLERY, Tokyo
    “KIRINJI 2020" - gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo

2019 "Reborn Invent the Future" - Fukui Fine Arts Museum, Fukui

2018 Solo Exhibition “Toy’s Story" - Court Gallery Kunitachi, Tokyo
    Solo Exhibition "Kagefumi" - REIJINSHA GALLERY, Tokyo
    "Manekineko Template Exhibit" - Echo-an Gallery, Tokyo
    INTRO7 - The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo
    OSAKA ART FES 2018 - Hanshin Department Store Umeda Main Store

2017 Solo Exhibition "Fictional World" - REIJINSHA GALLERY, Tokyo
    FACE 2017 Seiji TOGO Memorial - SOMPO Japan Museum of Art, Tokyo
    “Living Life" - Gallery ZEINXENO, Korea
    "HANABI" - Art Lab TOKYO, Tokyo
    TENGAI 4.0 curated by TENMYOUYA HISASHI - A/D GALLERY, Tokyo
    "Artists who weave stories" recommended by Yukio IZUMI - Tokyo Kudan Yohgarou, Tokyo

2016 Winter Mitsukoshi art choice society - Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo
    Mitsukoshi spring art special dishes society - Hotel New Otani Tokyo, Tokyo
    "hanami #5" - Art Lab TOKYO, Tokyo
    ACT ART COM - The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo
    "Current war painting exhibition" - TAV gallery, Tokyo
    "Contemporary Art" - Akutsu Gallery, Gunma

2015 Solo Exhibition - Art Lab TOKYO, Tokyo
    FACE 2015 Seiji TOGO Memorial - SOMPO Japan Museum of Art, Tokyo
    FACE selected small works 2015 - REIJINSHA GALLERY, Tokyo
    Today’s art Collector Mr. I’s secret joy - Tomioka Municipal Museum of Fine Arts/Ichiro Fukuzawa Museum, Gunma

2014 ART FAIR TOKYO - Tokyo International Forum,Tokyo

2013 Solo Exhibition - Art Lab AKIBA, Tokyo
    "Daydream Believer" - Art Lab TOKYO, Tokyo
    The World Art Exhibition #9 Sponsor Award - Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo

2012 Solo Exhibition - Art Lab AKIBA, Tokyo
    Citizen Art Shanghai - RENEISSANCE SHANGHAI YU GARDEN HOTEL, Shanghai

2011 Art_icle Award Exhibition - Turner Gallery, Tokyo

2010 Solo Exhibition - Art Lab AKIBA, Tokyo
    Tsunaide Art - Hamada Children‘s Museum of Art, Shimane

2009 Solo Exhibition - Ginza Art Lab, Tokyo

2008 What's Next - MUSEUM at TAMADA PROJECTS, Tokyo

2007 Solo Exhibition "Sran Wrap" - Ginza Art Lab, Tokyo
    10th Taro Okamoto Contemporary Art Award Exhibition - Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kanagawa
    ART LAN @ASIA - ZAIM, Kanagawa

2006 Made in Kawasaki Contemporary Art Award - Kawasaki City Museum, Kanagawa

2005 Solo Exhibition "First Kitchen" - Gallery ART SPACE, Tokyo
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Artworks

Two hearts
96.1×96.1×1cm
Lenticular
2023

bodyguard
22×27.5
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2017

LIFE 02
33.5×33.5
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2021

LIFE 01
M8号 27.3×45.5
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2021

Dream Transporter
60.3×60.3
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2021

blessing
65.2×45.5
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2020

jungle
Φ65.5
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2016

plastics
50×72.8
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2016

machine
80.3×65.2
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2017

phantom
Φ116.7
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2018

PINKS
116×116
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2015

eternal
P50号 116.7×80.3
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2018

Shiny things
S60号 130×130
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2020

My favorite Twinkle -Glitterbugs.
S80号 145.5×145.5
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2020

PINKS 02
162×130
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2015

phantom
162×130
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2018

RGB
P120号 112×194
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2018

still
P120号 112×194
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2017

The Dragon and the Red Rose
P120号 112×194
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2020

Invisible enemy
145.5×227.3
Acrylic, cotton cloth, panel
2021

Exhibitions

Nami OKADAKunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMARyosuke KAWAHIRAKeitoku TOIZUMIHiroya YOSHIKAWA

UG [TOKYOITE] vol.1

2024/03/15 -2024/03/30

gallery UG Tennoz

Nami OKADAKunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMARyosuke KAWAHIRAKeitoku TOIZUMIHiroya YOSHIKAWA

ART FAIR TOKYO 2024

2024/03/08 -2024/03/10

Tokyo International Forum Hall E / Lobby Gallery Booth No. N046

Junko ASANOTakashi ONISHINami OKADAKunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMATakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATARyosuke KAWAHIRANobuko NUMANOKeitoku TOIZUMISaori HASEGAWANaoki NOMURA

UG [OSAKAN] vol.1

2024/02/21 -2024/03/12

gallery UG Osaka Umeda

Nami OKADAKunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMARyosuke KAWAHIRAKeitoku TOIZUMIHiroya YOSHIKAWA

Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition gallery UG×CONTEMPO

2024/02/01 -2024/03/30

Sands Gallery, Macau

Junko ASANOKunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMARyosuke KAWAHIRAKeitoku TOIZUMI

ART TAIPEI 2023

2023/10/20 -2023/10/23

Taipei World Trade Center, Booth G19

Junko ASANOKunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBAOsamu WATANABEKeitoku TOIZUMISaori HASEGAWANaoki SHIMOYAMAYohei YASHIMA Yohei YASHIMA Miho IIDA Chihiro NAGASHIMA Andy Warhol Yves KLEIN Sam FRANCIS Yoshitomo NARA

gallery UG’s Collection

2023/10/04 -2023/10/12

gallery UG Tennoz

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAKeitoku TOIZUMI

ART FAIR TOKYO 2023

2023/03/09 -2023/03/12

Tokyo International Forum Hall E and Lobby Gallery

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAKeitoku TOIZUMI

UG FREAKS

2023/03/09 -2023/03/25

gallery UG Tennoz

Kunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAKeitoku TOIZUMI

ART CUBE TOKYO 2023 -Toward 0310-

2023/03/01 -2023/03/07

TOKYO DAIMARU 1F

Keitoku TOIZUMI

SHINING SPARK

2023/02/10 -2023/02/25

gallery UG Tennoz

Nami OKADAKunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAKeitoku TOIZUMI Sakiko ASAOKA Chihiro NAGASHIMA

D-art,ART 2022 / Daimaru Kyoto

2022/10/12 -2022/10/24

Daimaru Kyoto 1F / 6F

Takashi ONISHIMika CHIBATakayuki NIWAMikako TAKAHASHIKeitoku TOIZUMI

Laissez-faire

2022/08/03 -2022/08/09

Daimaru Tokyo 1F

Nami OKADAKunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMATakayuki NIWAKeitoku TOIZUMI

Gallery Colection

2022/02/01 -2022/02/28

gallery UG Tennoz

Keitoku TOIZUMI

Silent Glitter

2021/12/08 -2021/12/25

gallery UG Tennoz

Junko ASANOKunihiko NOHARAOsamu WATANABETomoko WADANobuko NUMANOKazuko NEISHIKeitoku TOIZUMII Chao Wang Kako MORIMOTO

Precious Time

2021/06/07 -2021/11/14

Park Hotel Tokyo

Junko ASANOTakashi ONISHIKunihiko NOHARATakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBAOsamu WATANABETakayuki NIWAKeitoku TOIZUMIIkki MIYAKENaoki SHIMOYAMA Hiroshi MORI Gensho SUGAWARA Yohei YASHIMA HK Yu Chan Hokuto ICHIBAYASHI Takami MIYAOKA

KIRINJI

2020/12/11 -2020/12/26

gallery UG Tennoz

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