[Artist introduction] IKU→
“SYNESTHESIA” artist Introducing IKU→
IKU→
While mainly focusing on fashion, he moved to the United States to immerse himself in creating art in search of a more free form of expression. Signed a contract with a gallery in New York and began working as an artist, holding multiple exhibitions. After returning to Japan, he worked as a khayah. Active as IKU→ in 2020. I wanted to meet myself. However, I can't meet you just by being myself. I am aware of who I am, but what am I and why am I here? You become aware of yourself through the flow of moments with the living things that connect you. Inspired by daily feelings and real experiences, he considers the existence of faces from the perspective of life and death, and relationships with others and himself, and while questioning them, he expresses various faces that are imaginary.
[Career]
After returning to New York, he worked as khayah.
November 1, 2020 ~ Active as IKU→
2019
・The 1st Exhibition in New York / NY One Art Space Group Exhibition, NY Offer, NHK coverage ・Ochanomizu Art College Group Exhibition OCHABI Gallery, Tokyo ・Selected key visual for Shibuya Entertainment Tech Promotion Project XR Art Exhibition "INVISIBLE ART IN PUBLIC"
・Night VR.AR exhibition, Tokyo
・Khayah Special Exhibition at CITYSHOP SHIBUYA CAST, Tokyo
・Shibuya Printone "art x fashion" event exhibition, Tokyo 2020
・Solo exhibition Khayah closed exhibition Shibuya Cast, Tokyo
・Auction participation
・ Solo exhibition Ego search theorem =? TRiCERA galley, Tokyo
・100 people 10exhibition Shinwa Auction, Tokyo 2022 ・"Boderless" exhibition Hiltopia Art Square, Tokyo
【the work】
Freerun
Acrylic on canvas
H 727 x W606 x D 20(mm)2022
marbles bouncing
Acrylic on canvas
H652×W530×D20(mm)
2022
Interested in the energy and color of water and light themselves, and the various states that change, I created stories based on my own senses based on instantaneous everyday events, and created various mental images of faces.
my country
Acrylic on canvas
H530×W455×D20(mm)
2022
Interested in the energy and color of water and light themselves, and the various states that change, I created stories based on my own senses based on instantaneous everyday events, and created various mental images of faces.
15th day
Acrylic, round wood panel
H530×W530×D20(mm)
2022
Interested in the energy and color of water and light themselves, and the various states that change, I created stories based on my own senses based on instantaneous everyday events, and created various mental images of faces.
bud
Acrylic on canvasH410×W318×D20
2022
List of works by IKU→
https://pls-art-shop.com/collections/iku
[Exhibition view]
This is a piece that sparkles and shines. Please take a look!
The round-shaped pieces have a beauty similar to marbles.
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[Staff comment]
The sparkling texture and bright colors give the object a beauty that feels like light is shining on it from various angles✨I wonder what kind of facial expressions the people depicted in the works have and what kind of thoughts they have. It is a work that you can enjoy while imagining it (Kawahara).
[Exhibition information]
“SYNESTHESIA”
This exhibition brings together 10 diverse and up-and-coming artists with the aim of allowing viewers to update their sensibilities and foster new values through art. "SYNESTHESIA" in the exhibition title refers to the sense of sensing colors in letters and sounds, and sensing shapes in tastes and smells. We hope that the diverse expressions woven by these 10 artists will give you an opportunity to discover something within you.
▼Exhibiting artists
neuronoa | buggy | Kenichi Sugimoto | Tomohiro Shimizu | IKU→
Otakiyo | Maki Adachi | Nakamura Woru | Moko Sawada | Jun Suzuki
*Please refer to each artist's SNS for dates when they will be in the gallery.
Business hours: October 31, 2022 (Monday) to November 13, 2022 (Sunday) 10:00 - 21:00
*Business hours may change due to the influence of the new coronavirus. Please check the official website from time to time.
free entrance
Venue: +ART GALLERY
Event overview: https://neuronoa.com/exhibition/synesthesia4/
Address: Shibuya Scramble Square Shop & Restaurant 14F
(150-0002 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Access: 30 seconds to 1 minute each from JR Shibuya Station (Yamanote Line, Shonan-Shinjuku Line), Tokyo Metro Shibuya Station (Fukutoshin Line, Hanzomon Line, Ginza Line), Tokyu Line Shibuya Station (Toyoko Line, Denentoshi Line)
Works can be purchased and will also be sold online during the period!
+ART Online Store: https://pls-art-shop.com/
