Must-see artists in 3 minutes!
In this issue, we will quickly bring you the charms of Osamu Watanabe, a pioneer in the field of sweets art.
TRiCERA ART currently features over 4,000 artists and 52,000 artworks from more than 126 countries around the world. Our curators will introduce you to the artists you should not miss now.
Characteristics of Artists
Creates works of art as if she were making sweets
- Influenced by his mother, a pastry chef, he creates art
- Exhibitions abroad
- Believes that sweet things bring happiness
Cream fountain
W 32.30cm x H 37.50cm x D 5.00cm
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JPY 28,000 + tax (30,800 JPY including tax)
Uniqueness
Creating a work of art like making sweets
- Using fake cream made from resin
- Transform the world sweetly with cream
- Painting with cream instead of paintbrushes
Karesansui
W 27.00cm x H 27.00cm x D 3.00cm
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JPY 35,000 + tax (38,500 JPY including tax)
Curator's Comment
Transforming the world sweetly with cream
- Related to Japan's first Kawaii movement
- A unique method of incorporating sweets into art
- Appealing to the universal sense of sweetness
Happiness
W 41.80cm x H 47.80cm x D 7.00cm
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JPY 35,000 + tax (38,500 JPY including tax)
Artist Biography
2007
Nagano Prefectural Shinshu Art Museum, Higashiyama Kaii Gallery
2009
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial
Metaphor of Un/Real - Animamix Biennial
Shanghai Contemporary Art Museum
2010
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art Shiga Kogen Roman Museum
2012
Ohara Museum of Art Kiyosu City Haruhi Art Museum
2013
Takamatsu City Museum of Art
Hyogo Prefectural Maruyama River Public Art Museum
2014
Pola Museum of Art Annex
Takasaki City Museum
Akita Museum of Modern Art
Karuizawa New Art Museum
Click here for Osamu Watanabe's artist page
Currently, TRiCERA ART is listing about 52,000 art works including
paintings, photographs and sculptures from more than 126 countries around the world.
