Keisuke Tsuchida

Born in Niigata in 1974.
Graduated from Kyoto College of Art in 2001.
Held numerous solo exhibitions including "Tranquil Heart beat" at EHARA GALLERY / Tokyo in 2012, "leave of mind" at Gallery 219 / Tokyo in 2014, "The World of Pencil Drawing" at Kiuchi Gallery / Chiba in 2017.
Participated to various group exhibitions and Art Fair including "Di Art Fair + Puryusu - Ultra 2014" at Spiral / Tokyo in 2014, "art KARLSRUH" in Germany in 2019.
Won many prizes including "Grand Prize in the Category of Illustration" in design department of Nika Exhibition in 2003.
Designed the book-cover of "Love is a sound of Spilling q."
Appeared on Webmedia "NEXTYLE" in 2018.

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Works

Since childhood I have been attracted to creating something from nothing, and that is still true.
I started to feel emptiness in the drawing of real things, and now I draw the "fluctuation surfacing in my heart" as "forms that do not actually exist."
This yearning for unreal forms could be an effort to search for the "pure essence" that only exists there.
I create art by layering pencil vertical strokes over and over.
This monochromatic world is limited in technique as well as color, and does not exude a flashy presence, but has a solid core.
It is because the elements are few that there is no muddiness.
It heightens the purity of my image and imbues my works with a unique texture and mood.
I want each viewer to experience their own unique emotional reaction, like kindness, sadness, or humor.

PROFILE

1974　Born in Niigata
2001　Graduated from Kyoto College of Art

Solo Exhibition
2010　Monochrome Exhibition (Mitsubachihokenfarm / Chiba)
2010　Keisuke Tsuchida Exhibition (Ono Gallery Ⅱ / Ginza)
2012　Tranquil Heart beat (EHARA GALLERY / Ginza)
2012　Heart×Monochrome (Mireya Gallery / Ginza)
2013　まるなげの物語 (Gallery 219 / Tokyo)
2013　219＃002 (Gallery 219 / Tokyo)
2014　leave of mind (Gallery 219 / Tokyo)
2015　Carved in the Heart (Gallery 219 / Tokyo)
2015　Light, Shadow, and Painting Skin (PI Gallery / Aichi)
2017　The World of Pencil Drawing (Kiuchi Gallery / Chiba)
2017　Pencil Drawing Solo Exhibition "ASHITA" (Gallery 219 / Tokyo)
2018　Pencil Drawing Select Exhibition "Study and Cafe" (art lab Melt Meri / Tokyo)

Group Exhibition
2006　Group Alpha + Alpha Nines (Artspace Eumeria / Tokyo)
2007　Three Person Exhibition(Artspace Eumeria / Tokyo)
2009　expression design展 (Mireya Gallery / Ginza)
2011　expression design展 (Mireya Gallery / Ginza)
2013　The 2nd DORADO Fantastic Art Exhibition (DORADO GALLERY / Tokyo)
2013　Black&White展 (DORADO GALLERY / Tokyo)
2013　Festivals ART Exhibition (DORADO GALLERY / Tokyo)
2014　空想病院展 (DORADO GALLERY / Tokyo)
2014　部屋の絵展 (DORADO GALLERY / Tokyo)
2014　Mechanical Nostalgic展 (DORADO GALLERY / Tokyo)
2015　Infini vol.2 (SPACE ZERO / Tokyo)
2016　Infini vol.3 (SPACE ZERO / Tokyo)
2017　ネコという、ものがたり-TH叢書セレクション- (Maison Neko / Tokyo)
2017　Blanc et Noir 2017展 (GALLERY ART POINT / Ginza)
2017　Life 2017展 (GALLERY ART POINT / Ginza)
2017　Cat Culture Nippon (Art House Kori / Aichi)
2018　Breakzenya -the next generation artists- PartⅠ (Bunkamura Gallery / Tokyo)
2018　Otona no Otogi (DORADO GALLERY / Tokyo)
2018　Miniature Doll & Drawing Show partⅡ (SPAN ART GALLERY / Tokyo)
2018　Cheers!! -art lab Melt Meri 1st Anniversary Exhibition- (art lab Melt Meri / Tokyo)
2018　Early Summer Allumage -Drawing- (K's Gallery / Ginza)
2018　Märchen (Mireya Gallery / Ginza)
2018　うさ展「飛躍」 (Gallery 219 / Tokyo)
2018　sio.×Keisuke Tsuchida "月と剣の物語" (art lab Melt Meri / Tokyo)
2018　KSAC ART FESTA 2018 (GALLERY21 / Tokyo)
2019　Three Person Exhibition "SUMI" (art lab Melt Meri / Tokyo)
2019　Märchen (Mireya Gallery / Ginza)
2019　Early Summer Allumage -Drawing- (K's Gallery / Ginza)

Art Fair
2013　Emerging Directors' Art Fair: Ultra 006 (Spiral / Tokyo)
2014　Di Art Fair + Puryusu - Ultra 2014 (Spiral / Tokyo)
2019　art KARLSRUH (Germany)

Award
2001　二科デザイン部イラスト部門入選
2002　二科デザイン部イラスト部門 the Encouragement Prize
2002　デザイン展CHIBA2002 千葉美術協会賞一席
2003　"Grand Prize in the Category of Illustration" in design department of Nika Exhibition
2003　デザイン展CHIBA2003 会友賞
2004　二科デザイン部自由部門 Special Prize
2004　二科デザイン部イラスト部門 the Encouragement Prize
2005　二科デザイン部自由部門 Special Prize
2005　二科デザイン部イラスト部門 the Encouragement Prize
2006　二科デザイン部自由部門会友賞
2007　"Chiba Citizen Art Exhibition" the Mayor of Chiba Prize
2008　"Chiba Citizen Art Exhibition" 千葉市美術館長賞
2009　二科デザイン部イラスト部門会友賞
2009　"Chiba Citizen Art Exhibition" 依嘱優秀賞
2014　"PAINT50 VOL2" PI Gallery Prize

Collaboration
Designed the book-cover of "Love is a sound of Spilling q."

Media
2018　Breakzenya-the next generation artists＃93
2018　NEXTYLE Keisuke Tsuchida＃1
2018　NEXTYLE Keisuke Tsuchida＃2