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Grand Prix　

​Jahana, Shoyo

Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Intermediate Arts
1987年Born in Okinawa Prefecture
2011年Graduated from Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi 2011 Jury Tomio Koyama Award
2013年Completed the Department of Intermediate Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
Shoyo Jaka
Shoyo Jaka | My skull/That child's name/The other side of the moon 2012 Size variable Marble, wood, crayon, glitter, resin, nails, OthersShoyo Jaka | My skull/That child's name/The other side of the moon 2012 Size variable Marble, wood, crayon, glitter, resin, nails, OthersShoyo Jaka | My skull/That child's name/The other side of the moon 2012 Size variable Marble, wood, crayon, glitter, resin, nails, Others
My skull/That child's name/The other side of the moon 2012 Size variable Marble, wood, crayon, glitter, resin, nails, Others
Author's comment

In accomplishing the miracle of the One, what is below is like what is above, and what is above is like what is below.

Judge's review

A distinctive feature of Shoyo Jaka's work is its ritualistic nature. Draw directly with your finger or nail on the screen, which has many layers of bright colors coated in black. The world of his line drawings is filled with chaos, filled with light, springs, women, and animistic sense of life. Everything surrounding him, such as musical instruments, tables, and TVs, is also subject to the same ``transmutation ritual.'' (Shigeo Goto)