Izumikawa no Hana　

Nohana Izumikawa
Tohoku University of Art and Design Graduate School
Graduate School of Art and Design,
Tohoku University of Art And Design

Focusing on the postwar history that shaped the landscape of modern Okinawa, I create works with the theme of urbanizing Okinawa, exploring the relationship between Okinawa and Japan.

The history of Okinawa since World War II has largely determined the archipelago's current landscape. With the urbanization of Okinawa as the theme for this piece, I have been exploring how the current relationship between the region and Mainland Japan came to be shaped.

Sachiko Oyama　

Sachico Oyama
Aichi University of Arts Graduate School
Graduate School of Fine Arts,
Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts

Relationships between people that keep changing without any real feeling. I am interested in the masculinity, femininity, and romantic feelings within myself. I continue to think about how to strike a balance within each human being, where contradictory things exist within each person, such as life/death, male/female, reality/imagination, violence/silence, etc.

In my work I explore the intangibility and volatility of human nature, relationships and emotions. We all possess masculine and feminine traits and are capable of love. Moreover, one person can simultaneously entertain a yearning for both life and death; have a well-grounded personality yet enjoy testing out different personas; or be capable of both violence and tranquility. I have been thinking about how these contradictions are maintained and a balance struck between them.

Nao Nagata　

Nao OSADA
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School
Graduate School of Fine Arts,
Tokyo University of the Arts

This is an attempt to capture a moment when you are captivated by what you are seeing before you even realize what it is in front of you.

Sometimes we are betrayed by our eyes. I aim to create work that allows for that mesmerizing moment when we see without fully understanding.

Yoshiki Omote　

Yoshiki Omote
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School
Graduate School of Fine Arts,
Tokyo University of the Arts

I create works with the aim of translating immeasurably large forces and wide-ranging time into everyday dimensions.

I'm striving to create pieces of art that, although no larger than everyday objects, are able to convey the sense of overwhelming wonder invoked by encountering immeasurable forces and the eternal passage of time.

Mina Kazuki　

Mina Katsuki
Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduate School
Kyoto University of Art and Design
Graduate school

Rather than using paint as a material to express something, or projecting something from memory or experience, I pursue what paint itself is.

To me, pigment is more than a tool for expressing concepts or ideas. In my work, I'm seeking to find the meaning of pigment itself. My pursuit is not dependent on memories or experience and always intended to determine the “archetype” of expression methods.

spicy yuri　

Yuri Kanoto
Tohoku University of Art and Design Graduate School
Graduate School of Art and Design,
Tohoku University of Art And Design

Born and raised in Morioka and spending his university years in Yamagata, he began creating works with winter and mountains as motifs. It expresses the soft curves of the mountain and the woman, as well as their strength and impression.

Because I was born and grew up in Morioka and later traveled to Yamagata to attend university, it was only natural that winter and mountains became the primary piece of my artwork. In this work, I incorporated the gentle and feminine shape of the mountains while trying to convey their innate dynamism.

Shinichiro Iro　

Shinichiro Koromo
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School
Graduate School of Fine Arts,
Tokyo University of the Arts

When you look at a certain landscape, if you change the angle or distance, you will see something different. The accumulation of each touch, color, and shape becomes a painting.

Depending on angle and distance, the same scene can look completely different. In my work, I'm trying to create a composition that keeps this in mind by building it up stroke by stroke, color by color and shape by shape.

Albert Jonathan
Setiawan　

Albert Yonathan Setyawan
Kyoto Seika University Graduate School
Graduate School of Art, Kyoto Seika University

Through the creation of mandalas, an iconography that is one of the main principles of Buddhist teachings, he expresses meditation techniques, rituals, and the human mental system of the ``cosmic order.''

In creating this piece as a mandala, the iconic Buddhist art form often used to illustrate core principles, I intended to convey the concept of “cosmic order,” an ideal state of mind realized through meditation and ritual.

Yuki Takada　

Yuki Takada
Tokyo Polytechnic University
Tokyo Polytechnic University

A signal for the not-so-distant future that emerges from the chain of the past. A device for reliving the experience of walking the land and being aware of the light you capture and the scenery you missed.

The present is the result of a chain of events stretching into the past. I created this piece to signal to those living in the near future. The device allows viewers to experience lights and scenes that I have captured, and sometimes forgotten, during my ramblings around coastal areas.

Natsuki Takayama　

Natsuki Takayama
Tokyo Zokei University Graduate School
Graduate School of Tokyo Zokei University of Arts and Design

This work considers a world in which humans, animals, and the environment are one, which is completely different from modern worldviews, through the images of the Inuit who live in the Arctic Circle.

Living in the Arctic region, the Inuit have a worldview that is far removed from that of many in the developed world. Inspired by this perspective, I created this piece as a study of the possibilities of a world in which humans, animals and the environment coexist in a harmonious whole.

Mari Nakano　

Mari Nakano
Nagoya University of Arts Graduate School
Graduate School of Art,
Nagoya University of Arts

I'm always looking for a comfortable place. Comfort and discomfort are always the same. I want to express the overlapping spaces that flow between people.

People are always trying to maintain an ideal comfort zone but there is a fine line between being comfortable and feeling intruded on. In this work I hope to convey the importance of the zones people maintain and what happens when zones overlap.

Moe Nakamura　

Moe Nakamura
Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduate School
Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduate School

It's a bit like cake.
Crispy, fluffy, melty, squishy.
You'll definitely get addicted to it!

This piece makes me think of cakes.
It's crisp and fluffy yet creamy and soft.
Sugar addicts beware!

Junya Fujita　

Junya Fujita
Tokyo Zokei University
Tokyo Zokei University of Arts and Design

When I feel like I can't remain indifferent, Kakashi, standing there calmly, looks like a perfect passive nihilist, so I couldn't help but mess with him.

Conveying indifference in the face of need, this work centers on the figure of a scarecrow. A passive nihilist, he is hard not to constantly poke due to his insistence on remaining a bystander.

Misaki Fujiwara　

Misaki Fujiwara
Tohoku University of Art and Design Graduate School
Graduate School of Art and Design,
Tohoku University of Art And Design

As long as you are here, you cannot avoid taming something or being tamed by something. I would like to find other options.

People constantly seek to control others while they themselves are also being controlled. That's how the game is played in this world. I'm looking for a better way.

Jun Maruyama　

Jun Maruyama
Nagoya Zokei University
Nagoya Zokei University of Art & Design

I live in a living organism-like structure that is packed with various things and undergoes transformation. Accept that struggle. resist. A powerless existence against injustice.

My piece conveys what it's like to be one component crammed with myriad others in a living structure such as a cell as it moves and evolves. Accept it or resist it, you are helpless before the absurdity of reality.

Masato Mizutani　

Masato Mizutani
Kyoto City University of Arts Graduate School
Graduate School of Arts,
Kyoto City University of Arts

For the first time, I sense an encounter-like experience when the present merges with the past and the past with the present. This time with Francis Bacon.

I gained fresh insight while conducting a retrospective study of art that went from the contemporary to the great masters when I found overlaps between the futuristic visions created in the past and modern works. This piece is inspired by Francis Bacon.

Haya Murakami　

Saki Murakami
Musashino Art University Graduate School
Graduate School of Art and Design,
Musashino Art University

Unforgettable memories from my childhood make me who I am. Corrosion of the plate is rot, the scratches on the plate are wounds of the human body and mind, and the ink that can be printed on paper is blood.

Who we are today is shaped by indelible memories of our youth. In this work, the corrosion marring the plate represents corruption. These scars are evidence, the memory of physical and mental wounds. Ink applied on paper is my blood.

murata courage　

Yuki Murata
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School
Graduate School of Fine Arts,
Tokyo University of the Arts

By disassembling and reconstructing images, we attempt to explore the possible forms of symbols and meanings of mixed objects.

In this piece I demonstrate how by deconstructing images, stirring up the resulting fragments, and reassembling them into new images, random objects and symbols can take on new meaning as a work of art.

Momoko Yoshida　

Momoko Yoshida
Kyoto City University of Arts Graduate School
Graduate School of Arts,
Kyoto City University of Arts

I am exploring ways to present the moving images and elation that I usually imagine when listening to my favorite music in a way that goes beyond musical illustrations.

My favorite music not only lifts my spirits, it creates pictures in my mind's eye. While my drive for creating art is often fueled by music, I seek to present works that are more than mere “illustrations” inspired by music.

Takuya Watanabe　

Takuya Watanabe
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School
Graduate School of Fine Arts,
Tokyo University of the Arts

I believe that using tools is the most primitive relationship between things and people. Let's look at the human desires that arise from a little distance.

The fundamental relationship between humankind and objects began when the first human picked up and began using tools. From this relationship the human desire for things emerged. That's what I tried to express in my work through observation from a distant perspective.