About me
Coming and going between reality and unreality, I envisioned a dreamy world searching for what I wanted to be in my childhood. When I was a child, I was brought up surrounded by nature and animals. With coexistence of human beings and nature I once enjoyed as a core of myself, I have taken in fashion and nature in my own way based on Japanese pop culture and comic in my work.
現実と非現実を行き来するような。小さいころからなりたい自分を追いかけるように、夢の世界を想い描いていた。手を動かし作り出すそれは、憧れにも似ていて、同時に手の届かない存在でもある。感じることをやめてしまったら、きっとこの世界は消滅してしまうだろう。
千葉県生まれ。桜美林大学にて美術を学ぶ。大学在学中からアーティスト活動を開始。その後ニューヨークへ渡米、ＦＩＴ＊Fashion Inatetute Of Technology大学にてファッションイラスト、アートについて学ぶ。その傍らテキスタイルデザイン会社にてペインター、デザイナーとして働き、本場の技術を習得する。
２０１６年、北欧スウェーデンへ移住。日本特有のポップカルチャーを背景に、異国の様々なカルチャーをブレンドした独自のスタイルを日々作り上げている。
Biography
Born: Chiba, Japan in 1985
New York, 2010-2012
Sweden, 2016- present
<Education>
2007 Visual Arts, Obirin University, Tokyo
<Solo Exhibition>
2006 "What can you see?" Obirin University Gallery, Tokyo
2008 "the God of Wind and Thunder" Aoyama Club Gallery, Tokyo
2010 "StoryTellers" Broader House, Tokyo
<Group Exhibitions>
2005 "levis×Bear Brick" Levis store Aoyama, Tokyo
2007 "Cafe de Graphix Vol.2" Cafe Gourmand, Chicago USA
2007 "Korea and Japan Contemporary Art" Kawasaki Shimin museum, Kanagawa, Japan
2008 "LOVE" Hajime Gallery, Tokyo
2008 keicocco & Iyori "Camel" Naruco Cafe, Tokyo
2008 keicocco & Iyori "Camel ~Light&Dark~" Mother Earth Cafe, Tokyo
2008 "International Contemporary Art -Road of Beautiful Museum-" Korea
2009 keicocco & Iyori "Toys Box" Gallery FOREST, Tokyo
2009 "International Contemporary Art Vol.2" Korea
2009 "YOUNG ARTISTS JAPAN Vol.2" Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan, Tokyo
2011 "Lower East Side Festival of the Arts" Theater for the New City, New York
2011 "Sakura Exhibition 2011" EXCY GALLERY, Tokyo, New York
2011 "Ambient Milieus" Space Womb Contemporary Art Gallery , New York
2012 "amalgamation" Space Womb Contemporary Art Gallery , New York
2012 "Ashita-eno-omoi" Obirin University Gallery, Tokyo
2018 KULLA SALONGEN, Kurapperups konsthall, Sweden
2023 KULLA SALONGEN, Kurapperups konsthall, Sweden
<Awards>
2005 Levis×Bear Brick
2006 Flower Postcard Contest, Honorable Mention
2006 Pig Illustration Contest, Win a prize
2008 TAGBOAT AWARD Vol.1, Win a prize
2009 TAGBOAT SPRING AWARD, Win a prize
2009 TAGBOAT SUMMER AWARD, Win a prize
<Publications>
2005 levis×Bear Brick, fashion magazine "Boom"
2006 Obirin University article Wall painting "Find it" , design book "Dezain no genba"
2006 Obirin University advertisement, design book "Design Note"
2007 Obirin University advertisement billboard (4m×3m) , JR "Huchinobe" train station for 6 months
2007 Interview for 4 pages by Obirin University magazine
2010 Town newspaper "Nagaranippo", front cover
2010 Lamp with a paper shade (4m×2m) , Newspaper "Chiba Nippo"