MASAYUKI TSUBOTA MASAYUKI TSUBOTA

MASAYUKI TSUBOTA

MASAYUKI TSUBOTA
MASAYUKI TSUBOTA

Born in Osaka in 1976, Masayuki Tsubota studied sculpture at Osaka University of Arts and completed his M.F.A. at its Graduate School of Arts and Culture in 2001. Working primarily with natural materials such as wood, stone, and mineral pigments, he creates refined, minimal forms through repeated acts of carving, sanding, scraping, and polishing. Tsubota approaches wood in particular as a living, breathing material, responding closely to its individual qualities to create surfaces in which sharpness and softness, structure and fluctuation coexist. Vivid color, subtle relief, and shifting light and shadow give his works a quiet physical presence that activates the viewer’s senses and memories. Observing the movement of people and the use of space in contemporary urban environments, he has consistently explored the relationship between the body and space in modern life.

ARTWORKS

ARTICLES

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2026
The Unfixed, Whitestone Ginza New Gallery, Tokyo
2025
InART Space, Tainan, Taiwan
2023
Gallery MOE, Kumamoto, Japan
LADS GALLERY, Osaka, Japan
2022
H-art Beat Gallery, Tokyo
LADS GALLERY, Osaka
2021
Gallery Shimada, Kobe, Japan
2020
H-art Beat Gallery, Tokyo
Gallery MOE, Kumamoto, Japan
2019
Gallery MOE LA, Los Angeles, USA
GALLERY FUKUZUMI, Osaka, Japan
2018
The Vibrant Field, Whitestone Ginza New Gallery, Tokyo
Unknown Memory, Whitestone Gallery, Karuizawa
Vibrant Field, Whitestone Gallery, Taipei
2016
Gallery Renaissance Square, Hyogo, Japan
Yamaki Art Gallery, Osaka
2015
COHJU Contemporary Art, Kyoto
Yamaki Art Gallery, Osaka
H-art Beat Gallery, Tokyo
Gallery LVS, Seoul
2014
Old Course, Osaka
2013
INSA Gallery, Seoul
Maek Hyang Gallery, Daegu
2011
NIKI Gallery SATSU, Tokyo
COHJU Contemporary Art, Kyoto
Yamaki Art Gallery, Osaka
2010
Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka
Gallery Fine Art, Osaka
2009
Yamaki Art Gallery, Osaka
Faenza City Hall, Faenza, Italy
2006
Yamaki Art Gallery, Osaka
Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2005
Gallery Shimada, Kobe
Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka
2004
Gallery Fine Art, Osaka
2002
Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka
2001
Kitano Pocket Museum, Kobe

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026
East of Abstraction: Shuhari / Shibumi, Whitestone Gallery, Singapore
2025
SERENITY, Whitestone Gallery, Hong Kong
The Art of Retreat: Forms of Living and Beauty, Karuizawa, Japan
2024
Silent Vibration, Whitestone Gallery, Taipei
Unknown Memories, Whitestone Gallery, Seoul
Invisible Dimension, Whitestone Gallery, Beijing
2023
WE LOVE SINGAPORE, Whitestone Gallery, Singapore
WE LOVE CHINA, Whitestone Gallery, Beijing
WE LOVE KOREA, Whitestone Gallery, Seoul
2022
Intermixture Vol.3, Whitestone Gallery, Hong Kong
2019
Neo Materialism, Whitestone Ginza New Gallery, Tokyo
OAP Sculpture Path 2019–2021: Masayuki Tsubota and Kouzo Takeuchi “Axis”, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
2018
Neo Materialism, Whitestone Ginza New Gallery, Tokyo
2017
INTERMIXTURE Vol.1, Whitestone Gallery, Hong Kong
2012
Made in Japan, Sant Pere de Riudebitlles City Hall, Spain
Biennale Internationale Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco

 

COLLECTION

Coreana Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea / Centre d’Art Contemporain Essaouira, Morocco / The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan / Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan / Toyooka Public Hospital, Hyogo, Japan / Akashi Medical Center (Akashi Medical Association), Hyogo, Japan / Kobe Kaisei Hospital, Hyogo, Japan / Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissin Training Center, Aichi, Japan / Kyungsung University, Busan, South Korea / The Yomiuri Shimbun, Wakayama Branch Office, Wakayama, Japan / Recruit Co., Ltd., Osaka Branch Office, Osaka, Japan / Hilton Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan / InterContinental Hotel Osaka, Osaka, Japan / Hotel JAL City Naha, Okinawa, Japan / Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, Tokyo, Japan / Otemachi Park Building, Tokyo, Japan / Tokyu Harvest Club Nasu, Tochigi, Japan / Hotel Brighton City Osaka Kitahama, Osaka, Japan / Naruto Park Hills Hotel Ridge, Tokushima, Japan / Niki Club, Tochigi, Japan / Saison Arena Shinyurigaoka, Kanagawa, Japan / Willmark Kashiihama, Fukuoka, Japan / Minamiaoyama Terrace, Tokyo, Japan / City Plaza Osaka, Osaka, Japan / Myoken Ishiharasou, Kagoshima, Japan

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