Grand Prix
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School Katsumi Asano
Energy (Gokusaiha)
Energy(Gokusaiha)
Mitsubishi Estate Award
Kyoto City University of Arts Graduate School Wang Ting
A Moment of Pleasure
Judge's comment
I was impressed by the artist's ability to intelligently manipulate the color pink, which tends to be associated with physical, vital, sexual, or fashionable images, into a contemplative work. The contrast between humans and nature, and seeing and being seen, has the potential to be developed into an even larger concept, and I look forward to seeing it in the future.
(Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo Curator/Reiichi Noguchi)
OCA TOKYO Award
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School GORILLA PARK
Relief—1, Relief—2, Relief—3, Relief—4
Judge's comment
At first, I felt a mysterious divinity in this work, as if it had been revived from the days of ancient wall paintings. In particular, by using the technique called Relief from a single giant tree, I feel the power of evoking the relationship between humans and nature, as if the spirit of the tree were born from the core. On the other hand, when you touch it, you can feel the soft and gentle feel of the wood, which is backed by reliable technology. I had great expectations for his future works, emitting a mysterious and powerful presence.
(OCA TOKYO Director/Kenichi Hirono)
French Embassy Award
Kyoto University of Arts Graduate School Haru Matsuda Hal Matsuda
Destroyer
Judge's comment
Haru Matsuda's work explores new technologies and reintegrates them into the canvas, giving it a painterly materiality. In the opposite direction, idyllic landscapes and bouquets are finding new dynamism. This dialogue between painting and augmented reality creates a new form of expression, leaving it up to the viewer to decide how to reconstruct the evoked scene.
(Cultural Officer, French Embassy in Japan/Sanson Sylvain)
Yusaku Imamura Award
Akita Public Art University Rina Goto
"Rabbit and the Old Man", "Cemetery Tree", "Rabbit Bat Mandala"
The Rabbit and The Old Wood, The Tree in the Cemetery,
Mandala of the Rabbit Bat
Judge's comment
The existence of boundaries and nature are chaotic and sometimes destructive. The same was probably true of the great earthquake that Goto experienced. The scenery she saw there then gave birth to new scenery. The story of the landscape is both eerie and fascinating.
(Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts/Yusaku Imamura)
Eriko Kimura Award
Nagoya University of Arts Graduate School Kei Uruno Kei Uruno
Room 17 - Tinnitus
17rooms - Tinnitus
Judge's comment
Using the small rooms of a movie set as the image source, the air flowing through a series of small spaces reminiscent of Metabolist architecture emits a multiplicity of sounds. It can also be seen as a sound sculpture of a disturbing era, transposing the fear and madness of an era when people were more conscious of airflow and closed rooms into form and sound.
(Deputy Director of Hirosaki Brick Warehouse Museum/Eriko Kimura)
Tomio Koyama Award
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School Rika Minamitani
Untitled #0250
Judge's comment
Rika Minamitani's works mainly depict people, and the colors, lines, and space within the paintings are of course attractive, but perhaps due to the direction of the face or the line of sight, there is a tendency towards the outside of the painting. , I found it attractive that it took in the space where the viewer was. The expanse of space in the painting was very new, and I was able to feel the current era, which was a great experience to have and feel close to.
(Representative of Tomio Koyama Gallery, Representative Director of Japan Contemporary Art Dealers Association/Tomio Koyama)
Shigeo Goto Award
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School Fumimaro Ayano
don't forget to forget
Do not forget to forget
Judge's comment
History is made up of an accumulation of forgetting. It is made up of a conflict between things you don't want to forget and things you want to forget. Fumimaro Ayano has succeeded in exposing the fate and paradox of history as a ``provisional structure.'' We can expect great things from him in the future.
(Editor, Creative Director, Professor, Kyoto University of Arts/Shigeo Goto)
Akira Tatehata Award
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School Takahashi Ruri
Things that people who care about are concerned about
Like part of the liking human
Judge's comment
The stone carvings have a private and relaxing atmosphere, and I was fascinated by the uniqueness of Poésy. It is said to be a stone called rainbow marble, and what makes this work interesting is that the warmth of its texture naturally syncs with the artist's qualities.
(Director of the Saitama Museum of Modern Art/Akira Tatehata)
Reiichi Noguchi Prize
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School Satoshi Hori
Guitar Room
Judge's comment
How are painting and guitar improvisation related in this artist's work? The music is not background music, nor does it share the same image as the painting. However, their origins are connected somewhere. Only the artist knows how music and paintings are created, where they come from and where they go.
(Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo Curator/Reiichi Noguchi)
Tomoko Yabumae Award
Tohoku University of Art and Design Graduate School Natsumi Sasaki
Rinjin Specimen II - Ten, Rinjin Suit,
Rinjin Specimen III - Open
Specimen of Rinjin II - Ten (Sky), Rinjin Suit,
Specimen of Rinjin III - Kai (Open)
Judge's comment
Perhaps it is the influence of the coronavirus pandemic that has given me the impression that many artists are looking inside themselves, becoming aware of the oppression that lurks within them, and aiming to liberate themselves from it through their productions. While female writers with a clear critical consciousness stand out, the individual award was given to Natsumi Sasaki's work, which embodies the power of imagination to be liberated from the limitations of living things in a material with a strong presence comparable to that of life. .
(Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Curator/Tomoko Yabumae)
audience award
Musashino Art UniversityKim Jiwon
woman
Woman
About the examination
We visited the graduation exhibitions of 19 major art universities, art universities, and graduate schools across the country, and from among the 165 nominated works discovered from over 5,000 works, 22 carefully selected graduation works will be exhibited. On the final day, August 3rd Thu, the final judging will be held by the judges, and a total of 12 awards will be decided, including the Grand Prix and the Judge's Award.
- nomination
Research major graduation projects and select works for the first screening
- First screening
After reviewing the portfolios of nominated artists, 22 works will be selected for exhibition.
- Final examination
Exhibited in Marunouchi Area for two weeks, final judging will be held on the last day of the exhibition and each award will be decided.
nomination
Graduation exhibition visited 19 schools /
Total number of nominations: 165
Aichi University of Arts/Graduate School 15 Nagoya University of Arts/Graduate School 5 Nagoya University of Art and Design/Graduate School 0 Kanazawa College of Art/Graduate School 3 Kyoto City University of Arts/Graduate School 9 Kyoto University of Arts/Graduate School 16 Kyoto Seika University/Graduate School 1 Kyoto Saga Art University/Graduate School 0 Seian University of Art and Design 0 Hiroshima City University Graduate School 2 -
Tokyo University of the Arts/Graduate School 27 Musashino Art University/Graduate School 36 Tokyo Zokei University/Graduate School 12 Tama Art University/Graduate School 16 Joshibi University of Art and Design/Graduate School 9 Nihon University College of Art/Graduate School 0 Tokyo Polytechnic University/Graduate School 2 Akita Public Art University 3 Tohoku University of Art and Design/Graduate School 9
Total 165
Judge's comment
At first glance, the work seems to have been produced in one fell swoop and in an improvised manner, but if you look closely at the actual work, you will see that it was carefully designed over a well-planned support and that it took a long time to create. You can see that it is a very old painting. Combined with its structure as an extensible installation, we believe that this painting has a wealth of possibilities.
(Deputy Director of Hirosaki Brick Warehouse Museum/Eriko Kimura)