​Umemura, Kei

Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Painting, Printmaking

1986年	Born in Mie Prefecture
2011年	Tokyo University of the Arts Ikuo Hirayama Scholarship
2012年	東京藝術大学大学院美術研究科絵画専攻版画修了 個展「梅村圭～骨とパンツ～」B-Gallery、池袋

Synchronized Swimming 2011 830×830×34mm Japanese paper, woodblock print
Dancing girl "Biellmannspin" 2011 1800×700×40mm Japanese paper, woodblock print
Japanese Four Seasons Series 2011 280 x 420 mm each Washi paper, woodblock print
Brave 2011 340×245mm Japanese paper, woodblock print
Glossy and Glossy 2011 340×245mm Japanese paper, woodblock print
Japanese Ritual Series 2011 340×245mm 148×100mm Japanese paper, woodblock print

Author's comment

I use woodblock prints to express vivid bones.
Bones are the basis of people living today.
Then, look at the fun things and the trivial scenery.

Judge's review

I am fascinated by the human skeleton, which is usually hidden by skin and flesh, and have chosen it as the motif for this work, but each piece is filled with a sense of life, such as Sports movements or poses from daily life. This sense of dynamism is also connected to the physicality that accompanies the technique of woodblock prints. (Yuka Uematsu)