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Toshihiko Mitsuya, His main work is sculpture made from Aluminum foil. The first part of the current series consists of 300 small sculptures made from normal kitchen Aluminum foil. Having collaborated with architects testing its durability in various forms of construction, Mitsuya created life-size equestrian or standing statues made of special wide aluminum foil. The motifs of each work is based on the mixture of various countries cultures in this highly-networked information society. It relates to images common all over the world. He has also produced flat
works, composed of reflections from boards of scratched stainless steel with angle grinder, which can be said to stand between a sculpture and a painting.
Education
- 1979
- Born in Osaka japan
- 2004
- Graduated Seian University of Art and Design
Solo Exhibitions
- 2017
- Toshihiko Mitsuya Solo Exhibition "Leaking Light", Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo
- 2016
- "Far from Static", GATEAU FESTA HARADA GALLERY, Takasaki, Gumma
- 2015
- "THE ALUMINIUM GARDEN - STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF PLANTS"
JUNE 14 MEYER-GROHBRÜGGE & CHERMAYEFF
STUDIO PICKNICK, Berlin - 2013
- "Structual Studies", a collaboration with June-14 Meyer-Grohbrügge&Chermayeff Krings-Ernst Gallery, Cologne
- 2012
- ”Structural Studies”, Deutsches Architektu Zentrum DAZ, Germany
A collaboration with June-14 Meyer-Grohbrügge&Chermayeff - 2011
- Solo Exhibition ”Going Up a River”, Children's Art Museum Funabashi, Chiba
Solo Exhibition "The Indignant" (for alternative reality game), Marienburger str.16 / Berlin
Solo Exhibition "Fluid Mountain" (Artist In Residence in Kurayoshi / Meirin AIR), Tottori - 2009
- Solo Exhibition "Still River", Kodama Gallery, Kyoto
Group Exhibitions
- 2022
- "Lindau biennale - in situ Paradise -" Lindau
"Er ist’s" Galerie KWADRAT Berlin, Berlin - 2019
- "The Vision of Contemporary Art 2019", Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo
- 2016
- "White cube jangle" (Group show) Sexauer Gallery, Berlin
"Art Project Takasaki: THE ECHO", City Gallery Takasaki, Gunma - 2014
- "Drive The Change" 100plus, Zurich, Switzerland
"PLAYERS", Arts Maebashi, Gunma - 2013
- "NOW JAPAN: Tentoonstelling met 37 hedendaagse Japanse kunstenaars", Kunsthal KAdE / Amersfoort, Nederland
The Echo – Spreading of Light – Japanisches Kulturinstitut／Köln,Germany
Betwixt and Betweens TS art project／Berlin,Germany - 2012
- Blooming in the dark Historischer Keller, Berlin
"The echo -Although I am still alive-", Kunstraum Bethanien / Bethanien, Berlin
"Point of Departure" Dr. Claudia Delank / Berlin
"Rock the Block", Kanta studio, Kreuzberg, Berlin - 2011
- THE WAY THINGS MOVE Parkhaus projects, Berlin
"LARK/PLUNGE", Atelierhof Kreuzberg, Berlin - 2010
- "The 13th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art" (The Grand Prize),
Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki
”WE ARE THE ISLANDS” Bethanien, Berlin - 2007
- "View Point of 10 People", Gallery Yuragi, Kyoto
- 2006
- "Art Court Frontier 2006 #4" by recommendation of Katsushige Nakahashi, ArtCourt Gallery, Osaka
- 2005
- "Why am I here? Yoshio Kitayama × Toshihiko Mitsuya", Gallery Yuragi, Kyoto
- 2004
- Selected Exhibition of Seian University of Art and Design Kyoto Cultural Museum, Kyoto
- 2003
- Artist in Residence in SUMISO SUMISO, Osaka
Independent Project Invisible garden Neyagawa tenant building, Osaka - 2002
- 7:28temperature26.8℃ Dohjidai Gallery of Art, Kyoto
- 2001
- Aspect toward present age, Shiga
Rainbow, Nagoya
Others
- 2012
- Workshop "Backjumps: Junior Issue 2", Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin
- 2011
- Workshop 100th birthday of TaroOkamoto TaroOkamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki
Workshop solo exhibition ”Going up a river” Related Events Children's art museum Hunabashi
Artist In Residence in Kurayoshi (Meirin AIR)
・Utubuki Festival（Dashi project Meirin)
・Workshop
・Solo exhibition - 2010
- Rideau clandestin - independent Project - show and exhibiton Kyoto
- 2008
- Rideau clandestin - independent Project - show and exhibiton Kyoto
Awards
- 2010
- The 13th Exhibition of the Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art (The Grand Prize)
Selected Collection
- GATEAU FESTA HARADA, Takasaki