Mayuka Yamamoto
Biography
Kenji Kubota studied at Kyoto City University of Arts, majoring in painting (currently lacquer technology), but he also began to produce the support by himself from the middle of his studying at university. He still operates all steps by myself. Kubota mainly uses Japanese Zelkova, Tochi, Sakura, Kaede, etc. to make furnitures by himself and finish them with lacquer. He has created a wide range of chairs, benches, tables, stools, desks, etc. with beautiful forms, combining wood and wood without using any nails. By using rubbed lacquer furnitures for a long time, the wood grains become even more beautiful. Recently, the small chairs that is useful for wearing boots at the front door are also popular.
Kenji Kubota studied at Kyoto City University of Arts, majoring in painting (currently lacquer technology), but he also began to produce the support by himself from the middle of his studying at university. He still operates all steps by myself. Kubota mainly uses Japanese Zelkova, Tochi, Sakura, Kaede, etc. to make furnitures by himself and finish them with lacquer. He has created a wide range of chairs, benches, tables, stools, desks, etc. with beautiful forms, combining wood and wood without using any nails. By using rubbed lacquer furnitures for a long time, the wood grains become even more beautiful. Recently, the small chairs that is useful for wearing boots at the front door are also popular.
History
1964 Born in Okayama, Japan
1990 Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking, Musashino Art University
1998 – 99 Stayed in England as a trainee under the overseas study program for upcoming artists of the Agency for Cultural Affairs
<Exhibitions>
1992 i Gallery, Tokyo
gallery21yo-j, Tokyo
1993 Gallery Tsubaki, Tokyo (’94, 96, 98, 00, 02, 03, 04, 06, 08, 10, 12)
Gallery Kaku, Okayama (’95)
Gallery Petites Forms, Osaka (’94, 95)
2003 Kouichi Fine Arts, Osaka
2007 Canvas International Art, Amsterdam, Netherland
Cross Road — sympathized arts — , Kurashiki City Art Museum
<Group Exhibitions>
1993 TOKYO Machida International Printing Exhibit, Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo
1994 Modern Printing 1994, The Shoto Museum of Art, Tokyo
Selected for the special award of the Prints 21 Grand Prix 2nd
1996 Modern Tokyo Printings – Traditions and Deviation –
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo
1999 Exhibit VOCA 1999, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo
Lines of Sight, Musashino Art University and University of Alberta printing exchangement
1999 – 2000 Hokusai’s legacy, Sweden
2006 go along with art -Exhibit of Kotaro Terada, Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo
2010 Okayama Art Spanning Thousand Year, Okayama prefectural Museum of Art
Prized the 20th Jomo Art Award
<Public Collections>
– Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo
– Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo
– Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo
– Musashino Art University
1964 Born in Okayama, Japan
1990 Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking,
Musashino Art University
1998 – 99 Stayed in England as a trainee
under the overseas study program
for upcoming artists of the Agency
for Cultural Affairs
<Exhibitions>
1992 i Gallery, Tokyo
gallery21yo-j, Tokyo
1993 Gallery Tsubaki, Tokyo (’94, 96, 98, 00,
02, 03, 04, 06, 08, 10, 12)
Gallery Kaku, Okayama (’95)
Gallery Petites Forms, Osaka (’94, 95)
2003 Kouichi Fine Arts, Osaka
2007 Canvas International Art, Amsterdam,
Netherland
Cross Road — sympathized arts — ,
Kurashiki City Art Museum
<Group Exhibitions>
1993 TOKYO Machida International Printing
Exhibit, Machida City Museum of
Graphic Arts, Tokyo
1994 Modern Printing 1994, The Shoto
Museum of Art, Tokyo
Selected for the special award of the
Prints 21 Grand Prix 2nd
1996 Modern Tokyo Printings – Traditions
and Deviation –
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts,
Tokyo
1999 Exhibit VOCA 1999, The Ueno Royal
Museum, Tokyo
Lines of Sight, Musashino Art
University and University of Alberta
printing exchangement
1999 – 2000 Hokusai’s legacy, Sweden
2006 go along with art -Exhibit of Kotaro
Terada, Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo
2010 Okayama Art Spanning Thousand Year,
Okayama prefectural Museum of Art
Prized the 20th Jomo Art Award
<Public Collections>
– Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo
– Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo
– Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo
– Musashino Art University
Available Works
deer
2003
120.5 × 107.5cm
oil on canvas
mama and I
2003
100.5 × 75.3 cm
oil on canvas
blue-dots
2013
17.5 × 12.5 cm
oil on canvas
faces
2013
17.5 × 12.5 cm
oil on canvas
elder brother
2003
100.5 × 80.3cm
oil on canvas
cow
2003
120.5 × 107.5cm
oil on canvas
water boy
2003
162.5 x 130.7 cm
oil on canvas
deer
2003
120.5 × 107.5cm
oil on canvas
mama and I
2003
100.5 × 75.3 cm
oil on canvas
blue-dots
2013
17.5 × 12.5 cm
oil on canvas
faces
2013
17.5 × 12.5 cm
oil on canvas
elder brother
2003
100.5 × 80.3cm
oil on canvas
cow
2003
120.5 × 107.5cm
oil on canvas
water boy
2003
162.5 x 130.7 cm
oil on canvas
