Kisho Kakutani defines his creation as "the tool that allows people to imagine." Depictions resembling the "frosted glass" in the "Frosted Window series" and the "curtain" in the "Curtain series" function as "noise," where the work and the gaze of others intertwine. This sense of incompatibility stimulates the viewer's imagination; conversely, it evokes scenes in their mind's eye and forms a unique "reality" that each one holds. Kakutani's landscapes, which embrace ambiguity by using the blurred characteristics of snapshots or adopting mediums with high water content, quietly capture the viewer's everyday life while simultaneously hinting at the ongoing state of Japan at its core.

Born in Kobe in 1993, Kakutani completed the doctoral course in Japanese Painting at the graduate school of the Tokyo University of the Arts in 2022 (Ph.D. in Fine Arts). He currently works as an assistant at his alma mater the Department of Japanese Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts.

Selected Exhibitions:
2024
Duo Exhibition by Kisyo Kakutani & Yudai Takeuchi “The torrent in seconds”
(Whitestone Ginza New Gallery, Tokyo)

2023
Solo Exhibition “White Night” (Courtyard HIROO, Tokyo)
Solo Exhibition “At Once Mediums and Protective Walls” (Ginza Tsutaya Book Store, Shikisaisha Gallery, Tokyo)
ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA2023 (Shikisaisha’s booth)
ART FAIR TOKYO (Shikisaisha’s booth)

2021　
The 30th Exhibition of Sato International Cultural Scholarship Foundation (Sato Museum, Tokyo)
A-TOM ART AWARD (Courtyard HIROO, Tokyo)
FACE 2021 Exhibition (Sompo Museum of Art, Tokyo)

Selected Awards and Media Appearances:
Monthly “Art Collectors” featuring sold-out artists, February issue (Tomosha Publishing, 2024) / BS Fuji Television “Break Zenya-Next Generation Artists-#399” (2023) / A-TOM ART AWARD (2021) / FACE2021 Exhibition (2021) / The 46th Tokyo Sogakai Spring Exhibition Award (2020)

While attending an art preparatory school for two and a half years with the initial goal of enrolling in an art university, Yudai Takeuchi eventually chose a path of self-taught and self-launch. His primary production theme revolves around "standing in awe of getting old," by incorporating fragments of time and recollection into his work, he creates exquisite compositions that evoke a strong sense of dynamism and pulsation in the viewer. Known for his bold brushstrokes and a delicate yet vivid sense of coloring, Takeuchi pays particular attention to the connotative power and flexibility inherent in "black." By utilizing "black" as more than just a color, he effectively represents the inexorable flow of time that individuals cannot avoid confronting. Yudai Takeuchi's artistic realm stimulates multiple perspectives in the viewer, such as "the eyes for ephemeral/the wide picture" and "self-reflection/mutuality with others." Born in 2000, the artist currently resides and works in Saitama.

Selected Exhibitions：
2024
Duo Exhibition by Kisyo Kakutani & Yudai Takeuchi “The torrent in seconds” (Whitestone Ginza New Gallery, Tokyo）
Group exhibition “Behind the Closet”（Shinjuku Ganka Gallery, Tokyo）
2023年
Solo Exhibition “Initiation of El Nido”（Gallery Saikoha, Saitama）
Solo Exhibition “Sequence” (Gallery 33, Tokyo)
Group Exhibition ”Aap 2023 toward the future” (Roidworks Gallery, Tokyo）
2022年
Group Exhibition “Watowa Art Award 2022” Finalist Exhibition
Solo Exhibition “Predilected Sunlight” (Gallery33)
Group Exhibition “SILENT RHAPSODY (THE blank GALLERY, Tokyo)
Group Exhibition “Behind the Closet” (Shinjuku Ganka Gallery)

Selected Exhibitions & Media Appearances:
Monthly “The Window of Arts” (Tomosha Publishing, 2023) / BS Fuji Television “Break Zenya-Next Generation Artists-#351” (2022) / Finalist at “Watowa art award” (2022) / Illustrations for Yuma Mochizuki’s anthology of poems “Burning Garden, Stiffing River” (Shichosha Publishing, 2022)