plus art co., ltd. (head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; representative: Taku Nitta), a company built around the theme of enjoying contemporary art, presents "SOMETA Solo Exhibition 'NEEDY Vol.1'," opening March 4, 2024 at +ART GALLERY, Tokyu Plaza Shibuya 3F.
After three years with a gallery on the 14th floor of Shibuya Scramble Square in the heart of Shibuya, +ART GALLERY now begins a new chapter on the 3rd floor of Tokyu Plaza Shibuya, inside Shibuya's new commercial complex, Shibuya Fukuras. +ART GALLERY will continue to present curated exhibitions aimed at growing the community of people who enjoy collecting art and at supporting artists' careers.
Solo Exhibition ARTIST：SOMETA
Profile
＜Japanese＞
I began self-taught digital painting in 2020.
Sharing my work mainly on social media, I started working as an artist in 2022.
While expressing myself on social media, I made the "Needy" feeling I sense within myself the concept of my work.
Through my work, I express the needy portraits we all feel in this age of social media.
＜English＞
I began self-taught digital painting in 2020.
I will start to transmit my works mainly on SNS, and will start my activities as an artist in 2022.
The concept of my work is based on the “Needy” that I feel while expressing myself on SNS.
I will express the “Needy” portraits that we all feel in this age of SNS through my works.
＜中文＞
2020 年，她开始自学数字绘画。
他主要在社交网站上传播自己的作品，并于 2022 年开始从事艺术家工作。
她的作品概念基于她在 SNS 上表达自己时感受到的 “需要”。
通过她的作品，她表达了在这个 SNS 时代每个人都感到 “需要 “的肖像。
＜한국어＞
2020년부터 독학으로 디지털 그림을 그리기 시작했다.
SNS를 중심으로 작품을 발표하며 2022년부터 작가로 활동하기 시작했다.
SNS로 표현하면서 자신이 느끼는 “Needy”한 부분을 작품의 컨셉으로 삼고 있다.
이 SNS 시대에 모두가 느끼는 Needy한 초상화를 작품을 통해 표현한다.
Biography
SOLO EXHIBITION
2023 「Look at me｣ UART CUBE(TAIPEI) / 「I like me!」PALPITO GALLERY GINZA (TOKYO)
2022「SOMETA IN OKAYAMA] TSUTAYA OKAYAMA（OKAYAMA） / 「#SOMETA SEKAIKAN」CLOUDS KOENJI （TOKYO)
GROUP EXHIBITION
2023 「CITY WHISPREAD MOMENTS」(Ztory teller gallery)HONG KONG / 「TOKYO BIVES」 (Casual Lounge)LISBOA / 「JK-G COMPETITION」（Gallery BISUNJAE）KOREA / 「signifiant」（Art Cafe Undull）KOREA / 「WHAT CAFE EXHIBITION vol.30」(WHAT CAFE)TOKYO / 「SUMMER VIBE」（STARBRIDGE TEA ) TOKYO / 「Hello +ART Tokyu Plaza Shibuya」(+ART gallery)TOKY / 「ASSEMBLY」（DDD ART 苑）TOKYO / 「HEART BEAT」(Nomatsu issuing gallery) SHENZHE、「ONNA NO KO」(Old Street Gallery/TOKYO PARK GALLERY)LONDON / 「e to oto to…2023 ～ART×MUSIC～」 (+ART gallery)TOKYO / 「CRUSH」（CONCEPT STORE SEE?）KOBE / 「SPRING IS COMING」（STARBRIDGE TEA ) TOKYO / 「VERY POP」（STARBRIDGE TEA ) TOKYO
2022「#SNS」（NAGOYA SAKAE MITSUKOSHI）NAGOYA / 「15cmART」（WORLDTIMES） KOBE / 「CHILL TIME GIRL」TOKYO
ART FAIR
2023 ART TAIPEI 2023 / ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2023 / INFINITY JAPAN 2023
EVENTS
2023「ERIC ROSE POPUP EVENT」（ERIC ROSE）TOKYO / 「The Little Prince 80th Anniversary Special Exhibition（Alpha contemporary）TOKYO / 「MINI ROPPONGI ART GALLERY BIG LOVE Weekend」 (MINIROPPONGI)TOKYO / 「BUDDIES IN BONDEE」 （BONDEE JAPAN）TOKYO / 「NAGANO PLANTS MARKET 2023」 (North South East West) NAGANO
2022「TORS POP UP」（SHINJUKU OIOI ANNEX/SHIBUYA MODI）TOKYO / 「SHUTSUGEN GAROU 2」 Leading creator finalist（NAGOYA PARCO）NAGOYA / 「HANDS MEETS ART」（TOKYU HANS HAKATA）HAKATA / 「Collaboration with popular illustrators」（SHIBUYA STREAM）TOKYO / 「NIGAOE TOKYO」（TOKYU PLAZA OMOTESANDO）TOKYO
WORKS
Selected works (illustrations provided, etc.; honorifics omitted)
AJ Tracey Wifey Riddim cover artwork / Matsumoto Kiyoshi Shibuya / The Little Prince 80th Anniversary commemorative work / BONDEE JAPAN / SHIBUYA STREAM / Kewpie × Endoji Shopping Street / TOWER RECORDS etc.
