Notice of media publication

The March issue of Monthly Art Collectors (on sale February 25, 2023) contains information on upcoming exhibitions at YUGEN Gallery and the works available.

  • P3-4 - Introduction advertisement (Echizen Natsuko)
  • P53-54 - 43 Selections of Artists Who Show the Charm of Points, Lines, and Surfaces (Haro and Kahori Maki)
  • P110 - PREVIEW (MASAHITO HIRANUMA)
  • P119 - This Month's Exhibition Guide 2023.2.25 - 2023.3.24 (Yuta Nakajima)

Monthly Art Collectors - Seikatsu no Tomosha

Echizen Natsuko
Echizen Natsuko
Natsuko Echizen
Illustrator/artist. Born in Ishikawa Prefecture and currently living in Tokyo. While working in a wide range of fields as an illustrator, including advertising, book illustrations, music videos, anime character design, and providing work to apparel brands, he has also been presenting many of his own artworks in recent years. His works are characterized by their unique worldview and narrative style, which make use of his experience in Japanese painting. In addition to WAVE 2019, 2020, and 2021, he has also participated in special exhibitions at Laforet Harajuku and the National Art Center, Tokyo. He is expanding his activities overseas, having been selected as one of Talent 100 (30 notable young creators in Asia) by Creative Expo Taiwan, organized by the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan.
Harou
Harou
Haro Workshop
Silkscreen printer/graphic designer. Living in Hiroshima. A crew member of the psychedelic research voyage ship, who gradually launched into a magazine-like lump of interest, then "gave up" one after another. Belongs to "Iesaku", the private brand of special manga master Nemoto Kei. Works for artwork and design under the name "Haro", and silkscreen printing under the name "HARO WORKSHOP". In recent years, he has been creating collage works with the theme of "mono-psychedelic", which creates a psychedelic world using only black and white optical designs. His favorite flower is the Chrysanthemum paludosum.
Kaori Maki
Kaori Maki
Kahori Maki
Graphic artist living in Tokyo. He draws flowers, plants and living creatures as motifs, and expands from single paintings to products, videos and spatial presentations. In addition to his own creative activities, he has collaborated with many artists and companies both in Japan and overseas, and in recent years has released many digital works, triggered by collaborations with Apple Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc. He is currently active globally, having held a solo exhibition at Gulla JonsdottirAtelir /LA in 2018 and creating a mural in San Diego in 2019.
Masahito Hiranuma
Masahito Hiranuma
Masahito HIranuma
Masahito Hiranuma / Born in 1962. While working on music selection for the Paris Tokyo Collection and stage sound for theater, he began painting in pursuit of his own expression. He moved to France in 1990 and made his debut at "PROCREART" in Paris in 1994. While based in Paris, he has been exploring his own style. He returned to Japan in 1998 and has been actively working on solo exhibitions since his first solo exhibition in Yokohama.
Yuta Nakashima
Yuta Nakashima
Yuta Nakajima
Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1993. Currently living in Tokyo. Artist and art director. Affiliated with Enlightenment. After graduating from Osaka Designer College, he was invited by artist Hiro Sugiyama to join KazePro Inc. He worked on commercial work such as advertisements and CD jackets, and in 2020 he moved to Enlightenment and began working as an artist. His production style involves digitally collaging and painting materials sampled from old films and old books. He is currently working on oil painting. He also produces a zine every year, consisting of digital artwork and photographs he has taken himself. In 2021, he won the Jury Prize and Tokumitsu Kenji Prize at the "Kiyo Bank presents UNKNONWN ASIA 2021". linktr.ee/yutanakajima