Kayoko Kimura
By switching the focus to macro and then to micro and repeating the process of intersimilarity, the artist, Kayoko Kimura produces works with universal themes such as the
universe, time and life.
Just as how we cannot ignore the concept of time when talking about the world (universe), we cannot avoid living in considering life.
“What is this world? In other words, what is life?”
Art production is a journey to find the answer to her question. The practice of creation might as well be her continuous search for very answer.
Until 2010, the artist’s works are mainly created and inspired by the energy of pencil, Japanese washi and photographs.
Since 2011, she began to focus on “drawing” the action, by inserting the energy of her very own life to every single brush she put into the work. The consistent theme of Kimura’s works is the exploration of the universe, time, as well as life cycle.
“Flower blossom” is one of the major subjects in most of her drawings to depict how beautifull our life is.
1971 Born in Tokyo, Japan
1994 Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Majored in Oil Painting Graduation Award
1996 MFA, Tokyo University of the Arts
1999 Nomura Art Prize
2014 TENSAI108, Third Place Award
2014 FACE2015, Selected
■ Solo Exhibitions
1995 Gallery Mi-yu, Kanda (’97)
1996 Gallery Muramatsu, Ginza
1997 Gallery Mi-yu, Kanda
1999 Museum of Tokyo University of the Arts, Ueno
2000 Gallery Q, Ginza (‘13, ‘14, ‘15)
2003 Gallery Kaku, Ginza
2007 Gallery Closet, Nishiazabu (‘09, ‘11, ‘13)
2015 Gallery Non Finito, Akebonobashi
2016 Gallery of Nihombashi MITSUKOSHI
2017 Gallery of Tobu Hunabashi
2018 “Border” Solo Exhibition / Artglorieux, Tokyo
■ Selected Group Exhibitions
1995 “Points Of View, ” Bellini Hill Gallery, Yokohama
1996 Ljubliana Glaphic Art Biennial
1997 “Resonance Memory, ” Muramatsu Gallery, Ginza
1998 “PLIX WHANKI SEOUL,BERLIN,TOKYO,” WHANKI Museum, Seoul
To the new century. Two-dimension PART1,”Muramatsu Gallery, Ginza
“Slide/Video Collaboration,” Toki Art Space, Aoyama
1999 “ONE DAY ONE SHOW,” free space 3, Aoyama
2013 “Summer Mechanism,” WRIGHT Business Alumni, Kyoto
“MATURE2013,” Gallery Q, Ginza
“HEARTWARMING 2013,” Gallery Q, Ginza
“Mitsui Property Group Exhibition,” Nihonbashi Hamacho
2014 “The Best Selection, MITSUKOSHI Art Fair,” Nihombashi MITSUKOSHI
“TENSAI108,” Zojoji
2015 “Flower of Flower,” Gallery Q, Ginza
“In My Haruki Murakami,” Gallery echo-ann, Ginza
“Beautiful dream,” Butchart International Contemporary Art Space, Taipei
“The Special Show,” Awazu Gallery, Nihombashi Art Fair, TOBU Funabashi
“Evolution-2015-,” Kinoshokikaku, Kyobashi
2016 “SAKURA Group,” MDP GALLERY, Meguro
“Self-Portrait,” Gallery ARK, Yokohama
“Meditation–scape,” Gallery AMU, Sendagi
2017 “Quintet 3” / Sompo Japan of Tobu Hunabashi, Japan
■ Art Fair
2015 Asia Hotel Art Fair, Hong-Kong
Infinity Japan Contemporary Art Show, Taichung
Young Art Taipei, Taipei
2018 Art Central (A Gallery) , Hong Kong
2019 Art Central (A Gallery) , Hong Kong