Yodogawa Technique
Statement
Yodogawa Technique is an artist name of Hideaki SHIBATA (born 1976, Okayama, Japan). It was originally founded as an artist group by Shibata and his school friend Kazuya MATSUNAGA (born 1977, Kumamoto, Japan) in 2003 at the river terrace of Yodogawa (Yodo river) in Osaka, Japan. Shibata now performs solely. Yodogawa Technique mainly uses garbage and floating objects that have drifted to the riverbank to create works. Its creations involve making beautiful models and sculptures that do not resemble its original form as garbage. "Chinu, the Black Sea Bream of Uno", one of their public art works (Uno port, Okayama, Japan) is well known to the public. Yodogawa Technique is also renowned for "Gomunication" which derives from the word "gomi" (garbage in Japanese) and communication. Based on this concept, Yodo-Tech has been creating works in various places all over the world, interacting with locals and doing community projects. Its way of communicating through art always brings a new perspective for locals and raises awareness for environmental issues. The exhibitions participated include the Busan Biennale 2006 (Korea), the “KITA!!” contemporary Japanese art exhibition (Indonesia in 2008), “TWINISM” exchange exhibition between Osaka and Hamburg (Germany and Japan in 2009), "the Breathing Atolls: Japan-Maldives Contemporary art exhibition " (Maldives in 2012), “Kunst&Byrum Helsingør 2014 The life in the Sound” (Denmark) and many more. In 2011, Yodogawa Technique worked on the reconstruction support project for Wakabayashi area in Sendai, Japan, where devastating tsunami attacked, by creating an art work using affected windbreak forests there. Received Silver prize at GEISAI #5, the Grand Prix at the Kirin Art Project 2005 and “Sakuya Konohana Award” in 2009. ⇒ Yodogawa Technique's blog
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BIOGRAPHY
Biography
Hideaki SHIBATA
- 1976
- Born in Okayama, Japan
- 1998
- Graduated from Osaka Bunka Fashion college, Osaka, Japan
- 2003
- Founded YODOGAWA TECHNIQUE with his school friend Kazuya MATSUNAGA (born 1977, Kumamoto, Japan).
EXHIBITIONS & ART FAIRS
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2016
- "Yodogawa Technique Gommunication in Kumamoto!!",Contemporary Art Museum,Kumamoto,Japan
- 2013
- "Arts eat the garbage of desert island!?",Tomonotsu Museum,Hiroshima,Japan
- 2012
- “Hayaku Gomi ni naritai. (I want to become garbage asap.)”, ART ZONE, Kyoto, Japan
- "Project in PROJECTS", Art Fair Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- 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
- 2016
- “Eyes & Curiosity―anomaly”,Mizuma Art Gallery,Tokyo,Japan
- 2015
- "Your shoes become fish!",Active G,Gifu,Japan
- "Garbage can light 2!",Nakanosshima Plaza,Osaka,Japan
- "Symphony of lives", Koyasan Kongobuji Temple,Wakayama,Japan
- "Rokko Meets Art 2015",Hyogo,Japan
- "Further toward the future",Mizuma Gallery Singapore,Singapore
- "Noseden art line project 2015 Myoko-no-mori",Hyogo,Japan
- "Sumo Alone",Tokyo Wonder Sute Hongo,Japan (Shibata)
- “Let's make animals with Yodoawa Technique”, Global Enviroment Forum Kansai, Osaka,Japan
- 2014
- “Nostalgia and Fantasy: Imagination and Its Origins in Contemporary Art” ,The National Museum of Osaka, Japan
- “Sweet Paradox”, Mizuma Gallery Singapore, Singapore
- “Very Fun Park 2014”, Song Shang Cultural Park, Taipei, Taiwan
- “Kunst&Byrum Helsingør 2014 The life in the Sound”,Helsingør, Denmark
- "Exhibition by nominated artists for Okayama Prefectural Mr.I Development of Rising Artists",Okayama,Japan
- “Arts eat the garbage of desert island!?”,Bora Gallery,Fukuyama,Japan
- “Yodogawa Technique's workshop and its movie”, Aeon cinema Takanohara, Kyoto, Japan
- “Art Kitty Parade”, Umekita Square, Grand front Osaka, Osaka,Japan“
- “Kyoto International Movie Festival”, Moto Rissei Elememtary school, Kyoto, Japan
- “Seitoku AIR”, Seitoku Elementary School, Tottori, Japan(Shibata)
- "Mottainai forum in Maniwa",Tottori,Japan
- "Garbage can light!",Nakanosshima Plaza,Osaka,Japan
- 2013
- "MOT collection",Museum of Contemporary Art,Tokyo,Japan
- "Minato-no monogatari,Sakuya Konohana award winners in Japan and emerging French artists exhibition",Creative centre Osaka,Japan
- "Recover and rebuild Japanese art and design: Monster exhibition",Tokyo,Japan and NYC,USA
- "Shinsekai,Gomi Gomi camp",Tsumutenkaku,Osaka,Japan
- "Art link project",Nara,Japan (Shibata)
- 2012
- “Breathing Atolls”, The National Art Gallery of the Maldives, Male, Maldives
- "“Homecoming Exhibition of Breathing Atolls” spiral Garden, Tokyo, Japan
- "“Recycle Recital”, Art Brut Tomonotsu Museum, Hiroshima, Japan
- "“Osaka Canvas Project”, around Osaka, Osaka, Japan
- 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
- 2017
- Art Stage Singapore,Singapore
- 2015
- Bazaar Art Jakarta 2015,Indonesia
- 2014
- Singapore Art Fair,Singapore
- 2013
- Sniff Out,Osaka,Japan
- 2012
- Art Fair Tokyo 2012, Tokyo, Japan
- ART KYOTO, Kyoto, Japan
- ART OSAKA, Osaka, Japan
- 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
- 2012
- "SUSTAIN sculpture commission for LDN's Chinatown”, shortlisted prize, London, UK
- 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 (Received as Hideaki SHIBATA)
- “GEISAI#3”, Tokyo FM award (Received as Hideaki SHIBATA)
COLLECTION
Public Collection
- Yogya National Museum (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
- TAKAHASHI COLLECTION (Tokyo, Japan)
- Uno Port (Okayama, Japan)
- Uji island (Fukuyama, Japan)
- The National Museum of Art,Osaka (Osaka, Japan)
- Kitakagaya Minna nouen (Osaka, Japan)
- Hiroshima Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hiroshima, Japan)
- Maniwa City (Okayama, Japan)
- Starbucks Coffee (Okinawa Motobucho Branch, Okinawa, Japan)
- Starbucks Coffee (LINKS UMEDA 2nd Floor Branch, Osaka, Japan)
- Bungotakada City (Oita, Japan)
- Kitakyushu City (Fukuoka, Japan)
- Starbucks Coffee (Kanazawa Hyakubangai Rinto Branch, Ishikawa, Japan)
- KAMOI KAKOSHI Co.,LTD (Okayama, Japan)
- Minami-cho (Tokushima, Japan)
Publications
- "Yodo Book", Art Zone × Yodogawa Technique,Art Zone
- "Chugaku Bijyutsu", school text book for Japanese junior high school students,Nihon Bunkyou Shuppan
- "Zuga kosaku 1,2", school text book for Japanese Year 1 and 2 students,Kairyudou Shuppan
- "Journey×Art", Cover photo, Media pal
- "Monthly the Waste", Cover photo of issue April 2015 thru March 2016 (Except issue October 2015)
- One of stamp designs of "The commemorative stamps of Setouchi Art Triennnale 2013",Japan post
- "Musica Piccolino",Studio art design for Japanese kids TV music program,NHK E Television(2015,2016)
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