Oz-Keisuke Yamaguchi

Born in Nagano.
Held numerous solo exhibitions including "Paintings from NY" at Ronin Gallery in 2016, "MONO" at Museo Taller Luis Nishizawa / Mexico in 2017, "Hazamamono" at Ain Soph Dispatch / Aichi in 2019, "mono -Resonance of Body and Sprit-" at Matsuzakaya Nagoya Store / Aichi in 2020.
Participated to various group exhibitions and art fairs including "-Rin- Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Art Fair" in Tokyo, "LA Art Show" at Los Angeles Convention Center in 2019.
Donated a big votive picture to Zenkoji Temple in 2019.
His work is owned by Azumino Municipal Museum of Modern Art, Toyoshina.

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Works

By integrating traditional Japanese ideology and sensibility with modern ideas and energy indigenous to a specific land or space, I have been painting in search for the 'something' that is hidden inside all things under the sun.
When creating, I am always conscious about the 'something' that dwells in my painting materials and tools.
According to one account, the word 'mono (something)' used to be equivalent to 'reikon (soul)' in ancient Japan.
I believe that 'reikon,' like the myriads of gods, is shapeless and exists at the core of Japanese people's fundamental sense as a spiritual support or an object of faith.
With the presence of such 'mono / reikon' at the core of my artistic philosophy, my recent series of paintings feature onomatopoeia.

PROFILE

Born in Nagano.

Solo Exhibition
2015　Solo Exhibition (Gallery 82 / Nagano)
2016　Paintings from New York (Ronin Gallery)
2017　not one tree HAYASHI (Le Local Théâtre / Paris)
2017　Solo Exhibition (Ain Soph Dispatch / Aichi)
2017　MONO (Museo Taller Luis Nishizawa / Mexico)
2018　Yaworamono（Park Hotel Tokyo)
2019　mono (Matsuzakaya Nagoya / Aichi)
2019　Hazamamono (Ain Soph Dispatch / Aichi)
2020　mono (Matsuzakaya Nagoya / Aichi)
2020　Spirit of the Floating World（Ronin Gallery / New York）

Group Exhibition
2014　N-ART vol.4 (Galleria Omotesando / Nagano)
2015　"common" with Armando Gomez Martinez (from Mexico) and Fred Martin (from France) (gallery Hanagura / Nagano)
2016-2019　Contemporary Talents of Japan (Ronin Gallery / New York)
2017　Danielle et OZ (à l' Atelier de Danielle / Paris)
2018　Art Next 3 (Denkibunka Kaikan / Aichi）
2018　Shinbism 2 (Azumino Municipal Museum of Modern Art, Toyoshina / Nagano)
2020-2021　Inspi（Park Hotel Tokyo）

Art Fair
2017, 2019　ART in Park Hotel Tokyo (Park Hotel Tokyo)
2018-2019　art on paper (Pier 36 NYC / New York)
2018-2020　ART NAGOYA (Hotel Nagoya Castle / Aichi)
2019　LA Art Show (Los Angeles Convention Center)
2019　Rin (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store / Tokyo)
2020　Art Fair Philippines (The Link Ayala Center Makati)

Award
2016　"RONIN-GLOBUS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM" The best award prize
2020　"Hoshino Resort × Avex Group present: CREATORS WALL" Winning a prize

Collection
2019　Azumino Municipal Museum of Modern Art, Toyoshina (Nagano)

Dedication
2011　Large Ema (Takei Shrine / Nagano)
2013　Large Ema (Chitose no Miya / Nagano)
2016　Large Ema (Tofukuji Kannondo Temple / Nagano)
2019　Large Ema (Zenkoji Temple / Nagano)

Live Paint and Performance
2010-2019　Performance "Matsuru" (Ninjitei / Niigata)
2014　Performance "Fresh Winds - Art Festival International Biennale" with Samuel Guibout and Alexandre Ayed (France, Iceland)
2016　Live Paint "Contemporary Talents of Japan" (Ronin Gallery / New York)
2016　Live Paint "Hotel Arts Festival" (Park Hotel Tokyo)
2017　Performance "not one tree HAYASHI" with Claire de Monclin and Antonio Gallego (France, Le Local Théâtre)
2017　Performance "MONO Oz-Yamaguchi Keisuke Solo Exhibition" (Museo Taller Luis Nishizawa, Toluca, Mexhico)
2018　Live paint "HIMONOYAMONO" (Park Hotel Tokyo)
2018　Performance "SHIMBISM 2" (Azumino Municipal Museum of Modern Art, Toyoshina / Nagano)
2019　Performance "Collusion" with Komatsu Dai (Pub Arco / Aichi)