ENPEI ITO
STATEMENT
Born in Kasama, Ibaraki, 1976. Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music graduate school(MA) in 2002. Enpei Ito was born and raised in the rich nature of Kasama of Japan,where he continues to live. His inspirations always come from the great outdoors that surrounds him.He has been creating paintings with sensitive touch and sculptures with exactly the same textures as paintings in the figurative motif of humans and animals.Currently, however, he has been moving on the more nonfigurative theme, ‘Forest’ and working on the new styled/themed works.
STATEMENT
Enpei Ito was born and raised in the rich nature of Kasama City in Ibaraki Prefecture of Japan, where he continues to live. His inspirations always come from the great outdoors that surrounds him. He has been creating paintings with sensitive touch and sculptures with exactly the same textures as paintings in the figurative motif of humans and animals, which reflect the artist’s world full of originality. Currently, however, he has been moving on the more nonfigurative theme, ‘Forest’ and working on the new styled/themed works. “I don’t pursue only visible subjects. I feel that one of the very important elements for my further self-expression and my current aim is that by including various senses of vitality, my works will start to move and function just like living creatures”. As he has been nominated for “VOCA 2011″(※), his further steps have been noticed.
※One of the most established showcases of 2D works by artists under 40 years old upon the recommendation of curators, journalists and researchers from all over Japan.
BIOGRAPHY
Biography
- 1976
- Born in Ibaraki, Japan
Education
- 2002
- Master of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tokyo, Japan
- 2000
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tokyo, Japan
EXHIBITIONS ＆ ART FAIRS
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2011
- “Recurrence Phenomenon”, YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
- 2009
- “Enpei ITO Solo Exhibition”, YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
- 2008
- “emergence vol.1”, YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
- 2007
- “Enpei ITO Solo Exhibiiton”, Muramatsu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2011
- “VOCA 2011 -new 2D work artists-”, Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan
- 2010
- “idée fixe”: Group Exhibition, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong
- “The 29th Outstanding Rising Artists Exhibition in 2010 Presented by Sompo Japan Fine Art Foundation”, Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
- 2008
- “Figurative: Personified Shapes”, Tsukuba Museum of Art, Ibaraki, Japan
- 2005
- “Warera no Jidai – Our Age”, Art Tower Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
- 2004
- “Another World”, ART COURT Gallery, Osaka, Japan
- 2001
- “JAPAN EXPO IN FUKUSHIMA 2001 Art Project”, Japan Expo Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
Selected Art Fairs
- 2011
- ART OSAKA 2011, Osaka, Japan
- 2010
- KIAF, Korea International Art Fair 2010, Seoul, Korea
- ASIA TOP GALLERY HOTEL ART FAIR HONG KONG, Hong Kong
- 2009
- Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2009, Tokyo, Japan
- ART TAIPEI 2009, Taipei, Taiwan
- Art Fair Tokyo 2009@TOKIA, Tokyo, Japan
- 2008
- Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2008, Tokyo, Japan
- 101Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair, Tokyo, Japan
- 2007
- Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2007, Tokyo, Japan
AWARDS
Selected Awards
- 2011
- “VOCA 2011” nominated artist
- 2010
- The 21th Holbein Scholarship recipient
- “The 29th Outstanding Rising Artists Exhibition in 2010 Presented by Sompo Japan Fine Art Foundation” nominated artist
