Biography
Urushi painting artist Urushi-e painted with craft lacquer. After working as a garden creator and gardener for more than 20 years, he has been actively participating in public exhibitions, art events, craft exhibitions, and craft shows in Japan and abroad since 2016. In November of 2020, he began to...
Urushi painting artist Urushi-e painted with craft lacquer. After working as a garden creator and gardener for more than 20 years, he has been actively participating in public exhibitions, art events, craft exhibitions, and craft shows in Japan and abroad since 2016. In November of 2020, he began to exhibit his "Urushi-e" works, which he had been working on for other purposes, in public exhibitions, and two of them were selected in the 53rd Spanish Art Award Exhibition in 2021. After that, his "Urushi-e" works were selected for a series of national and international competitions, and "Idolâtrie" was selected for the Salon d'Automne 2022, which led him to pursue his career as an artist in earnest. After working as a garden creator and gardener for more than 20 years, he has been actively participating in national and international public exhibitions, art events, crafts exhibitions, and craft shows since 2016. In November of 2020, he began to exhibit his "Urushi-e" works, which he had been working on for other purposes, in public exhibitions, and in 2021, two of them were selected for the 53rd Spanish Art Award. After that, his "Urushie" works were selected in a succession of national and international competitions, and "Idolatry" was selected in Salon d'Automne 2022, which led him to become a full-fledged artist. He uses materials and art supplies from nearby mountain streams and fields, home improvement centers, and 100 other equally accessible places. He creates his works as he feels like it. His works are based on a sense of awe and reverence for nature and a desire to pass on culture. He loves cats, nature, mountain streams, movable figures, Kyooni, beautiful things, beautiful things, and cute things. He is a healthy old man living with his wife and three cats. His favorite car is #Keitora (Subaru Sambar truck) #Kojizo' #Box Gardener #Box Gardener Kojizo' # Urushi Painting #urushipainting #Craft Urushi #Washin Paint #WashinPaint 【SNS Link】 https:// aboutme.style/kojizou [Instagram] https://instagram.com/kojizous_factory 339 Higashi-Haruchika, Ina, Nagano 399-4432 Kojizou's factory Mobile number 090- 9665-2999 Contact email address kojizousfactory@gmail.com kojizou62@gmail.com Invoice system compliant Registration number T3810397386741 [Awards/prizes] 2017 iPhone case exhibition "Celebration Time" Excellent work award 2021 Selected for two works, "Red and Red Vermilion / Blue and Blue Blue" at the 53rd Spanish Art Award Exhibition 2022 Selected for two works, "Guru Guru" and "Mera Mera" at the 35th Paris International Salon TOKYO World Exhibition in FRANCE 2022 Selected for "Birth of Stars" at the 23rd Japan-France Contemporary Art World Exhibition "Seeds of Wind" Selected for "To the Universe" Recommended Exhibition Selected for "Idolâtrie" at Salon d'Automne 2022 Selected for "Cherry Blossoms" and "Red and Black" at the 4th All Japan Art Competition 2023 Selected for "Seeds of Wind" at the 2nd TOKYO World Art Exhibition in Paris 2023 Awarded the Prize for Excellence in Abstract Expression 21st Century Art Borderless Exhibition Aurora "Idolâtrie" Selected for "Idolatry" at the Contemporary Art Exhibition in Paris 2022 Won the Grand Prize in the Contemporary Art Division.
Awards
2017
iPhoneケース展 優秀作品賞
2023
第2回TOKYO世界展 パリ2023 『風の種』 抽象表現優秀賞受賞
2023
21世紀アートボーダレス展 Aurora 『Idolâtrie/偶像崇拝』 コンテンポラリー部門 最優秀賞受賞
Group Exhibitions
2016
iPhoneケース展クリエイターが作るダンボー展
2017
iPhoneケース展2017 in 東急ハンズ銀座
2017
アート オブ ウルトラセブン展
2018
信州ハンドクラフトフェスタ
2018
第10回長野県工芸美術展
2018
iPhoneケース展 2018
2019
第11回長野県工芸美術展
2019
iPhoneケース展in名古屋 10thanniversary
2020
第12回長野県工芸美術展 出展
2021
第53回スペイン美術賞展
2021
信州ハンドクラフトフェスタ
2021
第13回長野県工芸美術展
2021
iPhoneケース展 2021
2022
第35回パリ国際サロン
2022
TOKYO世界展 in FRANCE 2022
2022
第23回 日本・フランス現代美術世界展
2022
サロン・ドートンヌ2022
2022
第14回 長野県工芸美術展
2022
ArTone2022inArtChiyoda3331 iPhoneケース展
2022
第10回躍動する現代作家展
2023
第四回全日本芸術公募展
2023
第2回TOKYO世界展-パリ2023-
2023
第15回記念長野県工芸美術展
2023
iPhoneケース展2023
2023
FWAG東京国際グループアート展
2023
21世紀アートボーダレス展Aurora
2024
WORLD GALLERY〜繋がり展vol.2〜
2024
21世紀アート ボーダレス展 Monumental
Solo Exhibitions
2022
こじぞう’の世界展 〜だいたいでいぃんだでぇ〜 壱之巻
2023
こじぞう’の世界展 〜だいたいでいぃんだでぇ〜 弍之之巻
2024
こじぞう’の世界展 〜だいたいでいぃんだでぇ〜 参之巻
2024
こじぞう’の世界展 〜だいたいでいぃんだでぇ〜 四之之巻
2024
こじぞう’の世界展 〜だいたいでいぃんだでぇ〜 伍之巻
2024
YOTSUYA ART DROPS ショーケース展示
2024
高遠さくらホテルロビー展