Kohei Nawa
PixCell［Toy-Minnie Mouse (Comic Ver.) ］
2009
mixed media
19.5×16.3×16.3cm
There is a signature on the certificate of authenticity.
(SCAI THE BATHHOUSE certificate)
The condition of the artwork is good, but there are some minor scratches on the acrylic box.
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ABOUT Kohei Nawa
Japanese contemporary artist. He is known for his PixCell series of stuffed deer covered with glass beads that show various expressions depending on the angle of view, and his Direction series of two-dimensional works painted with paint that flows down according to gravity by tilting the campus. In 2011, he held "KOHEI NAWA - SYNTHESIS" a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, in which he became the youngest male artist to hold a solo show, and attracted attention from various fields.
BIOGRAPHY
1975 Born in Osaka, Japan, 1998 Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture,2000 Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, majoring in sculpture, 2003 Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, doctoral course, majoring in sculpture, doctoral degree (fine arts) 2004 Sakka Yakonohana Award [Fine Arts Division] (Osaka, Japan)
2005 Asian Cultural Council grant for six months in New York, Kyoto City Special Encouragement for Arts and Culture, 2006 DaimlerChrysler Foundation in Japans 「Art Scope」 cultural and artistic support program, three months in Berlin, 2006 DaimlerChrysler Foundation in Japans 「Art Scope」 program, three months in Berlin, 2006 DaimlerChrysler Foundation in Japans 「Art Scope」program, three months in Berlin, 2006 DaimlerChrysler Foundation in Japans 「Art Scope」 program, three months in Berlin. Awards received include the Kyoto Prefecture Culture Award Encouragement Prize in 2007, the Special Prize at Roppongi Crossing 2007 (Mori Art Museum) in 2008, and the Grand Prix at the 14th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2010 in 2010.
Major solo exhibitions from 2018
2018
“Biomatrix,” SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo / Japan
“Throne,” Louvre Museum, Paris / France
“Throne,” Gallery Vera Munro, Hamburg / Germany
2019
“Recent Works,” PACE Gallery Hong Kong, Hong Kong
“Foam,” 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa / Japan
“VESSEL,” ARARIO Gallery Seoul | Ryse Hotel, Seoul / South Korea
“Throne -Louvre Pyramid-,” GINZA SIX, Tokyo / Japan
2020
“Oracle,” GYRE GALLERY, Tokyo / Japan
“Special exhibition for 100th anniversary of its enthronement of Meiji Jingu,” Meiji Jingu, Tokyo / Japan
2021
“TORNSCAPE” SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo / Japan
“MOMENT” SCAI PARK, Tokyo / Japan
“Wandering” Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film, Tokyo / Japan
“Metamorphosis Garden,” GINZA SIX, Tokyo / Japan
2022
“Focus,” RICOH ART GALLERY, Tokyo / Japan
“Decode,” Arario Galley Shanghai, Shanghai / China
“PixCell_Moment,” Pace Gallery Palo Alto, Palo Alto / USA
“Fountain,” Ginza Tsutaya Books GINZA ATRIUM, Tokyo / Japan
“Esquisse,” Gallery Nomart, Osaka / Japan
2023
“Project,” Gallery Nomart, Osaka / Japan
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