Yodogawa-Technique

STATEMENT

Yodogawa-Technique is an art unit founded by Hideaki Shibata and Kazuya Matsunaga in 2003.
They are based out of the river terraces of Yodogawa in Osaka, creating objects using garbage and items drifted to the riverbank.They are also known for making works in different places while interacting with the locals, winning much attention and acclaim for this sort of community work project.They have lately worked on the reconstruction support project for Wakabayashi area in Sendai, Miyagi where devastating tsunami attacked, by using affected windbreak forests there.

ARTIST NEWS

Yodogawa-Technique on ‘The All Art Lovers’ Absolute Guide to Contemporary Japanese Artists’ 2011.12.3

Yodogawa-Technique is going to join an art event in Nara 2011.11.19

Photo Report: Yodogawa-Technique @ ‘TOKYO DESIGNERS WEEK 2011′ 2011.11.2

Yodogawa-Technique is going to join an art events in Osaka 2011.10.26

Yodogawa-Technique’s reconstruction support project in Sendai on ‘Sendai Living’ magazine 2011.10.6

Yodogawa-Technique’s reconstruction support project in Sendai on Kahoku Shinpou News Paper 2011.9.1

Shibata of Yodogawa-Technique is joining an art event in Kyoto 2011.8.16

photo report: Shibata (Yodogawa-Technique) joined an event at Cavaret Universe in Osaka 2011.7.25

Yodogawa-Technique on ‘SO-EN’ magazine 2011.6.28

Yodogawa-Technique has joined ‘DONATION BOOK’ 2011.6.15

STATEMENT

Yodogawa-Technique is an art unit founded by Hideaki Shibata and Kazuya Matsunaga. They are based out of the river terraces of Yodogawa in Osaka, creating objects using garbage and items drifted to the riverbank. Their startling performances involve making unbelievable models and sculptural pieces that bear almost no resemblance to their original form as garbage. They are also known for making works in different places while interacting with the locals, winning much attention and acclaim for this sort of community work project. They have lately worked on the reconstruction support project for Wakabayashi area in Sendai, Miyagi where devastating tsunami attacked, by using affected windbreak forests there. Other than that, they have joined various exhibitions overseas such as the Busan Biennale 2006, the “KITA!!” contemporary Japanese art exhibition held in Indonesia in 2008, “TWINISM” exchange exhibition between Osaka and Hamburg in 2009. Awards received include Silver prize at GEISAI #5, the Grand Prix at the Kirin Art Project 2005 and “Sakuya Konohana Award” in 2009.

BIOGRAPHY

Biography

Hideaki SHIBATA

1976: Born in Okayama, Japan
1998: Graduated from Osaka Bunka Fashion college, Osaka, Japan

Kazuya MATSUNAGA

1977: Born in Kumamoto, Japan
1998: Graduated from Osaka Bunka Fashion college, Osaka, Japan

2003: Started their career as YODOGAWA-TECHNIQUE to create art works from rubbish of the river YODOGAWA area in Osaka where they are based.

EXHIBITIONS ＆ ART FAIRS

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2008: “Diamond Dust”, YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
2006: “Art’s Gigolo”, Kurage bunko, Osaka, Japan
2004: “Rubbish made in Yodogawa”, Yodogawa citizen’s art gallery in Yodogawa government Office, Osaka, Japan

Selected Group Exhibitions

2011: Asuka Art Project 2011 “ASUKA, Time Travel”, Asuka Historical National Government Park/ Takamatsuzuka area, Asuka Village, Nara, Japan
: TOKYO DESIGNERS WEEK 2011 “Elpis – Sky of Hope”, Meiji Jingu Gaien, Tokyo, Japan
: “ECO ART FESTA 2011”, Tempozan Harbor Village area, Osaka, Japan
: “OROSHIMACHI ART FESTA.2011”, Wakabayashi area, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
: “Haut. Mythos und Medium”, Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
: “Osaka Canvas Project”, around Osaka, Osaka, Japan
: YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY’s 3rd year anniversary exhibition vol.2 “Garbage, IT and Me”, YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
2010: “ECO ART FESTA 2010″, Tempozan Harbor Village area, Osaka, Japan
: “Sakuya Konohana Art Festival 2010”, Osaka City Central Public Hall, Osaka, Japan
: 35th Years Anniversary Exhibition “Animals in Contemporary Art”, Amagasaki Cultural Center, Hyogo, Japan
: “Setouchi International Art Festival 2010″, Takamatsu and the 7 Islands, Kagawa and Okayama, Japan
: “KOBE MOSAIC 2010 Spring Art Festa”, Kobe Mosaic, Kobe Harborland, Hyogo, Japan
2009: “ECO ART FESTA 2009″, Osaka Bay area, Osaka, Japan
: “AQUA METROPOLIS OSAKA 2009”, Nakannoshima area, Osaka, Japan
: “Is this waste? Art drifting over borders. Waste floating in society.”, Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, Japan
: “TWINISM”, AD&A gallery, Osaka, Japan
: “TWINISM”, Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
: “LIGHT TRANSIENCE”, Kyoto Art Centre, Kyoto, Japan
: Beppu Contemporary Art Festival 2009 “Mixed Bathing World”, Beppu City, Oita, Japan
: “Meiko Museum Town”, Nagoya Port and Tsukiji Shopping Street, Nagoya, Japan
: “The 12th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art” Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
2008: “ECO ART FESTA 2008”, Tempozan Harbor Village area, Osaka, Japan
: “TOMONI IKIRU -Desire, Contradiction, Creation- ～City, Nature, Human, Food, Media～”, Kawasaki City Museum, Kanagawa, Japan
: “ECO Ennichi 2008”, Osaka City Environment Centre area, Osaka, Japan
: “KITA!! Japanese Artists Meet Indonesia”, Jogja National Museum, Indonesia
2007: “Kozokunosato Art Project”, Katata, Otsu City area, Shiga, Japan
: “ECO ART FESTA 2007”, Tempozan Harbor Village area, Osaka, Japan
: “Yodogawa proverb Dojo”, Nakatsu art cocktail, Osaka, Japan
: “Yodo collection 08”, Space Sou, Osaka, Japan
: “So many men, so many minds by YUKARI ART CONTEMPORARIES”, GalleryES, Tokyo, Japan
: “Views of Water-From Monet and Taikan to the present”, Yokohama Museum of Art, Kanagawa, Japan
: Kyu nakakojo art project “My garden and everybody’s garden”, Hiroshima, Japan
: “Otete tsunaide”, Garougarou, Kanagawa, Japan
2006: “Digital Art festival Tokyo2006”, Panasonic center, Tokyo, Japan
: “Toride art project”, Ibaraki, Japan
: “Busan Biennale”, Busan, Korea
: “SCOUTED!”, Gallery ES , Tokyo, Japan
: “Digital stadium”, NHK BS2 (on TV)
: “Human robot project”, Nakatsu art cocktail, Osaka, Japan
2005: “KIRIN art project 2005”, KPO KIRIN plaza, Osaka, Japan
: “KIRIN art project 2005”, Tamada project art space, Tokyo, Japan
: “ARTBEAT KYOTO 2005”, Kyoto, Japan
2003: “Yodogawa festival”, Osaka, Japan

Selected Art Fairs

2011: ASIA TOP GALLERY HOTEL ART FAIR HONG KONG, Hong Kong
2010: KIAF, Korea International Art Fair 2010, Seoul, Korea
: Art Fair Tokyo 2010, Tokyo, Japan
: ASIA TOP GALLERY HOTEL ART FAIR HONG KONG, Hong Kong
2009: EMERGING DIRECTORS‘ ART FAIR ULTRA 002, Tokyo, Japan
: ART TAIPEI 2009, Taipei, Taiwan
2008: Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2008, Tokyo, Japan
2007: ART@AGNES 2007, Tokyo, Japan

AWARDS

Selected Awards

2009: “Sakuya Konohana Award 2009″
: The 12th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art
2006: “GEISAI#9”, 3 scouted awards (including by yukari-art Inc.,)
2005: “KIRIN art project”, The first prize (sponsored by KIRIN, the biggest beverages Company in Japan)
2004: “GEISAI#5”, Silver medal
2003: “GEISAI#4”, Mainichi news paper award (SHIBATA)
: “GEISAI#3”, Tokyo FM award (SHIBATA)
2002: “Art beat river place”, PIA award (MATSUNAGA)

COLLECTION

Public Collection

: Yogya National Museum (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
: TAKAHASHI COLLECTION (Tokyo, Japan)
: Uno Port (Okayama, Japan)