Yutaka Watanabe

	Born in 1981, Tokyo. Watanabe is a painter who plays with shapes and human being's perception. Many colorful shapes are floating in his painting. How you recognize those shapes depends on your own perception which has developed from experiences. Moreover, a shape changes its meaning as you see it individually or see the entire painting from apart. When he was little he used to play in a blank space where nobody could disturb him. He enjoyed playing by himself in that space and wants to create a playful space on the canvas as well. [portrait photo by Kenji Takahashi]

Born in 1981, Tokyo. Watanabe is a painter who plays with shapes and human being's perception. Many colorful shapes are floating in his painting. How you recognize those shapes depends on your own perception which has developed from experiences. Moreover, a shape changes its meaning as you see it individually or see the entire painting from apart. When he was little he used to play in a blank space where nobody could disturb him. He enjoyed playing by himself in that space and wants to create a playful space on the canvas as well.
[portrait photo by Kenji Takahashi]

Education
2007: M.F.A. Musashino Art University, Tokyo
2005: B.F.A. Musashino Art University, Tokyo

Awards
2008: Wonder Seeds, Tokyo Wonder Site

Gallery: Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo and Kyoto, Singapore

Exhibition images

Works


GL-3
by Yutaka Watanabe
$1,800
painting


ark Q
by Yutaka Watanabe
$1,350
painting


ooparts BF
by Yutaka Watanabe
$1,800
painting


Wu
by Yutaka Watanabe
$2,800
painting


ooparts AP
by Yutaka Watanabe
$4,500
painting


GL SSG
by Yutaka Watanabe
$4,500
painting


k-006
by Yutaka Watanabe
$1,500
sculpture


k-007
by Yutaka Watanabe
$1,500
sculpture

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	Playing with shapes and perceptions: Interview with Yutaka Watanabe May. 20, 2013 [Interview] Watanabe is a young painter plays with that human being's perception. Many colorful shapes are floating in his painting. One shape looks like a bird when another looks like an umbrella. He told us that what you will find depends on your own experience.Read More >>

	Interview with Koyama, gallerist of Tomio Koyama Gallery Mar. 07, 2013 [Interview] Opened his own gallery in 1996, Tomio Koyama has been one of the most important gallerists, especially known as bringing Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara to the world wide audience. Through the interview, he told us the importance of doing what others are not and having your own way of thinking.Read More >>