ITOSHI SAKHRANI

Painter Born in Tokyo in 1987. He is a mix of British, Indian, and Okinawan descent, and has a background of growing up in a borderless environment. As a teenager, he attended an international school in Okinawa and a local school in Tokyo. He is passionate about graffiti art and spends his student life creating posters and flyers for events and designing T-shirts. Currently, in addition to exhibiting and selling paintings, he is also involved in a wide range of activities, including collaborations with various companies.

concept
When I think about what it means to express myself in my own way, the first thing that comes to mind is my family and then the environment in which I grew up. I believe that individuals are formed by the DNA they inherited from their parents and the influences of the things they have been exposed to from birth to the present, and from this, their daily habits and scenes are born. I believe that all of these things are a series of irreplaceable things, and when it comes to creating things, I place emphasis on enjoying them freely. By not being bound by (social value standards) (plans and meaningful things) (emotions of superiority and inferiority, etc.), the things that make me up will take on different colors and shapes and naturally appear on the screen. There is life, there is flesh and blood. Production is a dialogue between the artist and the work, and is like a phenomenon in which they mutually change. When viewing the works, please feel free to feel the works in your own way.

career / career

2021 ITOSHI SAKHRANI Exhibition / PR BAR
I forgot myself / THE LOCAL TOKYO
Three Seasons and Night / NICK WHITE TOKYO
2022 ITOSHI SAKHRANI x KINKO'S
A DAY / EC GALLERY HARAJUKU

2023 YOTSUYA ART DROPS

Group exhibition history
2021 UNKNOWN GALLERY
SUMMER / UNKNOWN HARAJUKU
2022 Unplugged / TRiCERA Museum
Street Merges Art / TRiCERA Museum
Vulnerability / +ART GALLERY
2023 BITS AND PIECES / DRELLA