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Education
2011 Setu Mode Seminar graduation.
2004 Tokyo Zokei University of Art and design subject dye major graduation
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025 ｜“Yamato Spirits” – Daikanyama Tsutaya Books, Tokyo, Japan
2024 ｜“Clipping” – arflex Nagoya & Osaka, Japan
2023 ｜“Clipping” – arflex Toky, Japano
2020 ｜“Wakaranai Mono ga Suki” – arflex Tamagawa & Osaka, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions / Art Fairs
2025 ｜ART 365 – Daimaru Tokyo & Matsuzakaya Nagoya, Japan
2025 ｜“Subconscious Paradise” – Xiamen, China
2024 ｜International Gallery Week – Ningbo, China
2023 ｜Modern Art Museum Shangha, China
2023 ｜ART AMOY – Xiamen, Chinai
Awards / Recognition
2017 ｜Rise Art Prize – Highly Commended (UK)
2017 ｜J-WAVE TIME TABLE – Grand Prize (Japan)
Selected Clients / Collaborations
Louis Vuitton
arflex Japan
BBC (UK)
Stanford University (USA)
Kotaro MachiyamaKotaro Machiyama
Kotaro Machiyama
Tokyo, Japan
"Artist Statement "My work explores abstraction as a return to the simple act of seeing. By removing narrative and recognizable imagery, I allow color and form to exist freely, without fixed meaning. Inspired by the early way a child experiences the world, I create paintings that are open spaces rather than representations. I focus on the relationship between color and form, inviting viewers to slow down and experience the work in a direct, personal, and sensory way."
CVEducation
2011 Setu Mode Seminar graduation.
2004 Tokyo Zokei University of Art and design subject dye major graduation
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025 ｜“Yamato Spirits” – Daikanyama Tsutaya Books, Tokyo, Japan
2024 ｜“Clipping” – arflex Nagoya & Osaka, Japan
2023 ｜“Clipping” – arflex Toky, Japano
2020 ｜“Wakaranai Mono ga Suki” – arflex Tamagawa & Osaka, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions / Art Fairs
2025 ｜ART 365 – Daimaru Tokyo & Matsuzakaya Nagoya, Japan
2025 ｜“Subconscious Paradise” – Xiamen, China
2024 ｜International Gallery Week – Ningbo, China
2023 ｜Modern Art Museum Shangha, China
2023 ｜ART AMOY – Xiamen, Chinai
Awards / Recognition
2017 ｜Rise Art Prize – Highly Commended (UK)
2017 ｜J-WAVE TIME TABLE – Grand Prize (Japan)
Selected Clients / Collaborations
Louis Vuitton
arflex Japan
BBC (UK)
Stanford University (USA)
IMPACT
Handmade
Made To Order
Wescover creator since 2020
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arflex Tokyo
Shibuya, Japan
Residential Project
Tokyo, Japan
arflex Tokyo
Shibuya, Japan
Arufurekkusuosaka
Osaka, Japan
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How do your pieces come to life? Tell us one interesting thing about your creative process?
"Based on the landscape sketch, I make a draft by adding and subtracting digitally through trial and error."
Kotaro MachiyamaQ&A
What do you want people to do or feel when they encounter your creations?
"I want people to think about what the work is and enjoy "thinking" itself. I want them to use the work as an introduction to the play of thinking."
Kotaro Machiyama