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cozo cobun

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cozo cobun(こうぶんこうぞう)

Concept

Kozou uses a child as a motif to express problems that modern society has. Problem includes gender identity of the artist, negative experiences in childhood, mass production and consumption, etc.
Kozou started incorporating stamps as a new technique which is partly based on Japan's unique 'Hanko' c...
Kozou uses a child as a motif to express problems that modern society has. Problem includes gender identity of the artist, negative experiences in childhood, mass production and consumption, etc.
Kozou started incorporating stamps as a new technique which is partly based on Japan's unique 'Hanko' culture, but at the same time, it is expressing the mass production and mass consumption of objects and information in society. Also, using mechanical characters rather than handwritten letters expresses the emptiness of the digital society.

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Biography

An artist from Osaka, Japan.
Since his debut in 1996, he has been creating works using children as motifs, mainly in department stores, but since 2009, he has expanded the scope of his work to contemporary art, challenging himself to express himself and contemporary society through the subject of c...
An artist from Osaka, Japan.
Since his debut in 1996, he has been creating works using children as motifs, mainly in department stores, but since 2009, he has expanded the scope of his work to contemporary art, challenging himself to express himself and contemporary society through the subject of children. The eyes of children that seem to appeal to her draw the viewer into her unique world of Koubun Kouzo. He is also active in many other fields, giving lectures on LGBT issues, designing jewelry and textiles, and collaborating with companies.

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Solo Exhibitions

1996 ギャラリーうず潮 初個展
1997 ギャラリーうず潮 アンコール展
1997 ギャラリーストラダ
1997 8[Aug.]・12[Dec.]ホテル日航大阪
1997 ギャラリー萌
1998 1[Jan.]・9[Sept.]　ギャラリーストラダ
1998 エスパス ジュアンJR東京蒲田
1998 8[Aug.]・12[Dec.]　ホテル日航大阪
1999 高宮画廊
2000 丸善 大阪心斎橋店
2000 神戸阪急百貨店
2000 阪南市オークワ
2001 丸善 なんばＯＣＡＴ店 丸善 大阪心斎橋店
2001 神戸阪急百貨店
2001 ギャラリー４匹の猫
2002 ギャラリー恭美堂
2002 神戸阪急百貨店
2002 本間パブリック和歌山
2002 ギャラリーハルシオン「恋文」絵本原画展
2006 大丸百貨店 梅田店 個展
2010 3[Mar.]　東京・銀座 個展『Dress...』
2010 9[Sept.]　大阪・京阪百貨店守口店 個展『時の中のこども達』
2011 4[Apr.]　東京・早稲田 個展『Red Child』
2011 7[July]　東京・早稲田 個展『Red Child A continuance...』
2011 9[Sept.]　大阪・淀屋橋 個展『こうぶんこうぞう展』
2012 5[May]　大阪・淀屋橋 個展『プチヴィーの森』
2013 4[Apr.]　大阪・淀屋橋 個展『Feliz coccinell（フェリス・コシネル）』
2014 10[Oct.]　大阪・十三 個展『こうぶんこうぞう展 2014』
2014 11[Nov.]　京都 嵐山嵯峨野 老舗料亭 『テキスタイル×アート×歴史的建造物×骨董 コラボレーション個展』
2015 9[Sept.]　神戸・ポートピアホテル 個展『無限のゼロ。』
2016 3[Mar.]　大阪・あべの 個展『colorful monster（カラフルモンスター）』
2017 9[Sept.]　神戸・ポートピアホテル 20周年記念個展『CHILD STORY（チャイルドストーリー）』
2018 6[June]　大阪・阪神百貨店 個展『sweet memories（スイートメモリーズ）vol.1』
2018 9[Sept.]　神戸・ポートピアホテル 個展『sweet memories（スイートメモリーズ）vol.2』
2019 9[Sept.]　神戸・ポートピアホテル 個展『Childoll（チャイルドール）』
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