HIROKI TASHIRO
STATEMENT
Born in Gifu, 1982. Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University in 2007.
Hiroki Tashiro is a wood carving artist who has been expressing boldly conceived animal figures with a strong sense of dynamism and vitality in traditional sculpture methods, making wood carvings and applying color to their surface.He is also known for his drawings and paintings that have exactly the same world as his sculptures.Lately, he is moving on to a new expression beyond his popular animal figured wooden sculptures.
STATEMENT
Hiroki Tashiro is a wood carving artist who has been expressing boldly conceived animal figures with a strong sense of dynamism and vitality in traditional sculpture methods, making wood carvings and applying color to their surface. He aims to connect each thought or sense of viewers by expressing “Inside” such as sceneries he sees in everyday life, cycle of the seasons he feels and conflicting feelings in his life as ‘figures (=Outside)’ on the surfaces of wood. He is also known for his drawings and paintings that have exactly the same world as his sculptures, and these works have been receiving great reputations as in the sculptures. Lately, he is moving on to a new expression beyond his popular animal figured wooden sculptures.
BIOGRAPHY
【略歴】
Biography
- 1982
- Born in Gifu, Japan
Education
- 2007
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, Japan
EXHIBITIONS ＆ ART FAIRS
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2010
- “Inside Out”, YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
- 2009
- “MIND TRAVEL”, YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
- 2007
- “HARMONY” produced by yukari-art, Gallery ES, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2010
- “Toyota Art Competition 2010, Selected Works Exhibition”, Aichi, Japan
- 2009
- “neo neo, Part1 [boys]”, TAKAHASHI COLLECTION Hibiya, Tokyo, Japan
- 2008
- “Imaginary animal kingdom”, YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
- 2007
- “So many men,so many minds by YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARIES”, GalleryES, Tokyo, Japan
- 2006
- “SCOUTED! 2” produced by yukari-art, Gallery ES, Tokyo, Japan
- 2005
- “Azuki Mushi”, Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, Japan
- 2004
- “Azuki Mushi”, Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Art Fairs
- 2011
- ASIA TOP GALLERY HOTEL ART FAIR HONG KONG, Hong Kong
- 2009
- ART TAIPEI 2009, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2008
- Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2008, Tokyo, Japan
- 2007
- Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2007, Tokyo, Japan
- ART@AGNES 2007, Tokyo, Japan
AWARDS
Selected Awards
- 2007
- Tokyo Zokei University, Zokei award
- 2006
- Folk Art OYA public wood sculpture award
- 2005
- “GEISAI#10”, yukari-art,Inc. award
- “GEISAI#8”, BT magazine award
COLLECTION
Public Collection
- TAKAHASHI COLLECTION
