KAZUHARU ISHIKAWA
STATEMENT
Born in Nara, 1977. Graduated from Tama Art University in 2002.
Kazuharu Ishikawa is an artist of ‘line’ who draws with ‘yarn’. His work is based on simple drawings that he does wherever he goes – he always takes a sketchbook and pens with him and catches casual scenes as simple lines. He then re-creates ‘impromptu lines’ by using threads and gluing them onto ‘new sites’ – canvases, plexiglass, walls and windows etc.
Received bronze medal at GESAI#9 in2006.
STATEMENT
Kazuharu Ishikawa is an artist of ‘line’ who draws with ‘yarn’. His work is based on simple drawings that he does wherever he goes – he always takes a sketchbook and pens with him and catches casual scenes as simple lines. He then re-creates ‘impromptu lines’ by using threads and gluing them onto ‘new sites’ – canvases, plexiglass, walls and windows etc. His installations in public areas are especially popular, such as on an outside wall of private house in the art island Naoshima, Kagawa and on inside walls at Hostel in Kotobuki-cho, Yokohama etc. He also does ‘’Journey of the Line Project’’, a project where Ishikawa goes to various places in the world to create installations, and he aims for his line to be able to connect people all over the world beyond any borders. His activities are getting wider and wider – he has made work for the company PR of TOYOTA, provided work for the concert flyer of Shuntaro Tanikawa (very famous Japanese poet), and more.
BIOGRAPHY
Biography
- 1977
- Born in Nara, Japan
Education
- 2002
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
EXHIBITIONS ＆ ART FAIRS
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2010
- “HITAMARI and MIZUTAMARI -a place in the sun and a puddle”, Cafe´ Maruya, Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan
- 2009
- “welcome home”, YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
- 2008
- Kazuharu Ishikawa portrait exhibition “Dear friends,” -Cafe´ Maruya ver-, Cafe´ Maruya, Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan
- “Dear friends,”, YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
- 2005
- “lullaby”, Gallery Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan
- “Tokyo Biyori”, rojicafe, Tokyo, Japan
- “Ironna Deai Ironna Kao”, Cafe´ Maruya, Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan
- 2003
- “Ishikawa Kazuharu conceptual painting exhibition”, Gallery Pirka, Tokyo, Japan
- 2002
- “Ironna Deai Ironnna Kao”, Gallery Pirka, Tokyo, Japan
- 2001
- “KAO”, Gallery Ono, Tokyo, Japan
- 2000
- “seed”, B-one, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2011
- “HANARART”, Various historical areas in Nara, Nara, Japan
- “Drawing Connections”, Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy
- “Akito Miyazato Sculpture Exhibition II + Kazuharu Ishikawa”, Gallery Barn, Tochigi, Japan
- gallery4walls 2nd Anniversary “緣”, gallery4walls, Seoul, Korea
- YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY’s 3rd year anniversary exhibition vol.2 “Garbage, IT and Me”, YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
- 2009
- “TONARI：Their personal episode”, gallery4walls, Seoul, Korea
- “GENBI DOKODEMO KIKAKU KOUBO“, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan
- “KOTOBUKI CREATIVE ACTION”, Kotobuki-Cho area, Yokohama, Japan
- 2007
- “So many men, so many minds by YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARIES”, Gallery ES, Tokyo, Japan
- 2006
- “SELF naoshima standard2”, Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan
- “SCOUTED!” produced by yukari-art, Gallery ES, Tokyo, Japan
- 2000
- “Group Show”, Gallery Surge, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Art Fairs
- 2011
- ART OSAKA 2011, Osaka, Japan
- 2010
- KIAF, Korea International Art Fair 2010, Seoul, Korea
- 2009
- Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2009, Tokyo, Japan
- KOMAZAWA MUSEUM X ART, Komazawa Park Housing Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- ART TAIPEI 2009, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2008
- Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2008, Tokyo, Japan
- 101 Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2008, Tokyo, Japan
- 2007
- Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2007, Tokyo, Japan
- ART@AGNES 2007, Tokyo, Japan
AWARDS
Selected Awards
- 2009
- Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art “GENBI DOKODEMO KIKAKU KOUBO”, Ungirls award
- 2006
- “GEISAI#9”, Bronze medal
- yukari-art,Inc. award
- B-gallery award
Commission Works
Selected Commission Works
- 2009
- Leaflet for ‘concert for poem and music’ by Shuntaro TANIKAWA×Hitoshi KOMURO×Kensaku TANIKAWA, Mori no Hall Hashimoto, Kanagawa, Japan
- 2007
- Paintings for Toyota Motor Corporation’s TOYOTA CORPORATE ZONE “Today for tomorrow”, Midlandsquare, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Paintings for Toyota Motor Corporation’s TOYOTA CORPORATE ZONE “Hybrid for tomorrow”, Midlandsquare, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
