[INTERVIEW] Thinking about humans through dogs: Tairakuruka Taira Kuruka uses dogs as a motif to create works that explore human freedom and relationships. His style, which depicts unique colors and compositions with a free-flowing brushstroke, has gained popularity and won the 100 People 10 2023/...
[Exhibition] Group Exhibition “UPDRAFT” Rising Artist from 100 People 10 2023/24 From Saturday, May 18, 2024 to Saturday, June 1, 2024, 9s Gallery will be hosting a group exhibition titled "UPDRAFT" Rising Artist: Kamakiriko, Nakamitsuki, Tairakuruka, Hidehiko Iijima, and Kai Inoue...
INTERVIEW] Through Beautiful Women's Paintings, Mantis' Works Depict the Life Force of Human Beings: Mantis' Tantoko A woman with her lips pulled back in a knot, holding a banana like a pistol. The simple colors of yellow, black, and white accentuate the strength of the work. banana" (2024) "Banana" (2024)
INTERVIEW] Practicing Crafts that Reflect the Contemporary: Kai Inoue LOVE-2401" is a ceramic work in which the word "LOVE" is sculpted in vivid red. This work, which was selected for "LOVE-2401" (2024) 100 10 2023/2024, attracted much attention from the judging, and was the most...
INTERVIEW] Depicting communication before it becomes words through "music": Nakamitsuki The guitarist's fingers, rendered in vivid colors, seem ready to move at any moment. Mixed-Gt.-》2024(©MITSUKI NAKA)Positioning music as the starting point of communication, the artist has been creating music...
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