HOLBEIN ART FAIR 2022 1st-week artist Kotaro Inoue
井上光太郎
In my work, while using motifs such as people, houses, and trees, I turn my eye toward the "darkness" that lies beyond what is physically visible. The darkness I refer to here is not simply the color black, but something like a presence drifting within a scene — easily overlooked at a glance. I feel that this darkness does not merely instill awe; at times it gently accompanies a person's solitude.
[Biography]
1982 Born in Tottori Prefecture, raised in Nara Prefecture
2005 Graduated from the Painting Course, Art Research Program, Osaka School of Art Selected Solo Exhibitions
2021 『Those Lurking Right Beside Us』 (KOKI ARTS/Tokyo)
2021 『HIDEAWAY』 (flotsambooks/Tokyo)
2018 『VISION』 (KOKI ARTS/Tokyo)
2017 『Kaleido』 (Gallery Den mym/Kyoto)
2015 『Short Arabesque』 (KOKI ARTS/Tokyo)
2013 『Dark Chaos, Faint Light』 (GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku/Tokyo)
2010 『End Roll Garden』 (SANAGI FINE ARTS/Tokyo)
Selected Group Exhibitions & Art Fairs
2022 Seattle Art Fair (Lumen Field Event Center/Seattle)
2020 Dazzling Shadows (Shinjuku Ganka Gallery/Tokyo)
2019 Winter Show (KOKI ARTS/Tokyo)
2019 ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA
2018 ART FORMOSA (Eslite Hotel/Taipei)
[Works]
Reflect Shadow
Oil on Canvas
H333×W242×D20 (mm)
2022
Those Who Walk
Oil on canvas
H242×W333×D20 (mm)
2022
Through Lost Sleep
Through Lost Sleep
H910×W1410×D20 (mm)
2019
In the Interstice
Oil on canvas
H457×W814×D20 (mm)
2020
HIDEAWAY
Oil and charcoal on canvas
H606×W454×D20 (mm)
2020
View all works by Kotaro Inoue ▽
https://pls-art-shop.com/collections/inouekoutarou
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[Installation View]
A stylish piece 🌳😊
You can also enjoy a large work made up of connected canvases!
Please come and enjoy Kotaro Inoue's stylish, atmospheric works at the venue!
[Staff Comment]
Inoue's works, said to depict darkness, give off a distinctive atmosphere — even a slightly damp, humid air. Within that darkness, each work carries its own sense of narrative, and as you wonder just what kind of place this is and what is happening, you may find yourself drawn deep into the piece. Please come and experience Inoue's wonderful, immersive works in person at least once ✨✨ (Nagaya)
