201 Artworks
Kotaro Machiyama
Japan
« Reconnecting with the act of seeing »
I explore abstraction as a way to return to the act of seeing itself. By removing narrative, depth, and recognizable imagery, I allow color and form to exist on their own, without directing the viewer toward a fixed meaning.
My work is inspired by how a child first encounters the world, before things are named or defined. In that state, color and shape are experienced more freely and openly. Through painting, I seek to approach this kind of direct, intuitive perception.
In the studio, I intentionally avoid figures and narrative elements. This allows me to focus on the relationships between colors and forms. On the canvas, they interact, shift, and come alive as a dynamic presence.
The paintings do not represent something specific. They function as a space where the viewer can pause, look without expectation, and connect with their own sensations, emotions, and memories. Painting becomes a place where seeing is immediate, personal, and alive.
My work is inspired by how a child first encounters the world, before things are named or defined. In that state, color and shape are experienced more freely and openly. Through painting, I seek to approach this kind of direct, intuitive perception.
In the studio, I intentionally avoid figures and narrative elements. This allows me to focus on the relationships between colors and forms. On the canvas, they interact, shift, and come alive as a dynamic presence.
The paintings do not represent something specific. They function as a space where the viewer can pause, look without expectation, and connect with their own sensations, emotions, and memories. Painting becomes a place where seeing is immediate, personal, and alive.
Credentials
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- Nationality
- Japan
- Born
- 1980
- Mediums
- Painter
J-WAVE TIME TABLE- Grand prize- Tokyo, Japan
Rise Art Prize - Nominated- United Kingdom
Graphic Design in Japan 2011 - Nominated- Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo TDC 2011 - Nominated- Tokyo, Japan
The six time “Daikokuya contemporary art award” - Nominated- Tochigi, Japan
Sapporo Pre-Biennale Contemporary Art Exhibition 2011 International Art-Proposal Competition - Nominated- Sapporo, Japan
The third time "VISUAL ART AWARD BY INTERNATIONAL ART & DESIGN COLLEGE"- Mariko Abe award winning- Hukusima, Japan
Transition / Itoopia Kanda Kyodo Building 1F, 1-1 Kanda Kitanorimoncho, Chiyoda-ku - Tokyo, Japan
Field of Play / Wine Bar "En Dehors" - 東京都港区新橋5-29-4 吉岡ビル2F, Japan
Yamato Spirits / Daikanyama Tsutaya Books - Tokyo, Japan
Clipping / Arflex Nagoya and Arflex Osaka - Nagoya and Osaka, Japan
Clipping / Arflex Tokyo - Tokyo, Japan
WAKARANAI MONO GA SUKI in Osaka / arflex osaka - Osaka, Japan
WAKARANAI MONO GA SUKI in Tokyo / arflex tamagawa - Tokyo, Japan
Subconscious Paradise / Xiamen - Xiamen, China
ART365 Daimaru Shinsaibashi / "Shinsaibashi PARCO 14F, PARCO GALLERY / SPACE14, Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store" 1-7-1 Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo-ku - Osaka, Japan
ART365 DAIMARU TOKYO / Daimaru Tokyo Store, 11th Floor Event Hall / 1st Floor Event Space, 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku - Tokyo, Japan
ART 365 / Matsuzakaya Nagoya Store, 3-16-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, - Nagoya, Japan
SOMSOC ART SHOW 24A/W / SOMSOC GALLERY - Tokyo, Japan
Ningbo Contemporary 2024 International Gallery Week / 1844 Entertainment Art Street - Ningbo, China
SOMSOC ART SHOW 24 S/S / SOMSOC GALLERY - Tokyo, Japan
ART AMOY 2023 / Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center - Xiamen, China
SOMSOC ART SHOW 23A/W / SOMSOC GALLERY - Tokyo, Japan
ASYAAF 2022 / Culture Station Seoul 284 - Seoul, South Korea
Concerto / arflex nagoya - Aichi, Japan
#SHAPEOFTHENEW" / CasildART - Online, United Kingdom
Summer Tracks / Programa Taide - Online, Spain
OBSERVER BIAS / THE blank GALLERY - Tokyo, Japan
ASYAAF 2014 / Seoul - Seoul, South Korea
The six time “Daikokuya contemporary art award” / Daikokuya - Tochigi, Japan
"The third time VISUAL ART AWARD BY INTERNATIONAL ART & DESIGN COLLEGE" Winning exhibition,[Bikkuai] 6F citizens gallery / [Bikkuai] 6F citizens gallery - Hukusima, Japan
Pinzle- Magazine “Pinzle”
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