YOSHITO ISHII:ROTRINGER'S DIARY

日日是匍匐:時時跳躍

BIOGRAPHY

 

BIOGRAPHY

 

1980 
Born in Isesaki City, Gunma, Japan, Living in Takasaki City, Gunma, Japan

2003
Graduated from Nihon University College of Art, The Department of Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan


Solo Exhibitions

2009 
A-Un(阿吽),at SAKuRA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2011 
Ani-Millimism, at FUMA CONTEMPORARY Tokyo/BUNKYO ART, Tokyo, Japan

2014
Sen no Zawameki(線乃ざわめき),at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

2015
Zoku Sen no Zawameki(続・線乃ざわめき), at Gallery Shimon, Tokyo, Japan

2016
ByoByo -Kyokusen no bi-(渺渺ー極線之美ー),at Uspace gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2017

Issen Nyukon(一線入魂),at Uspace gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2018

繾綣 Touching, at Uspace Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2020

熾 Flourishing, at Uspace Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2021 

水色 WATERSCAPE, at Uspace Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2022

水色 vol.2 WATERSCAPE, at Uspace Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

 2023

水色 vol.3 WATERSCAPE, at Uspace Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

 

 

Group Exhibitions

1999 
Gunma Biennale for Young Artists 99’,at Museum of Modern Art Gunma, Gunma, Japan

2000

Design Festa Vol.11,at Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan

2002 
The 26th Annual Exhibition of The Association of Japanese Art Colleges, at Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo, Japan

2003

Joint Graduation Exhibition of Five Art Universities in Tokyo, at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan

2010 
Exhibition N+N 2010 The First Spring Storm in Nerima :Art Now of the Young Graduates of Nichigei Fine Arts, at Nerima Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Meets, at SAKuRA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
The 26th Fukui Thumbhole Art Exhibition, at Fukui Culture Center, Fukui, Japan 
The 8th Okanoyama Museum of Art Nishiwaki Thumbhole Art Exhibition Award, at Okanoyama Museum of Art Nishiwaki, Hyogo, Japan
Design Festa Vol.32,at Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan
GeiHo Exhibition, at Hyogo Prefectural Art Museum, Hyogo, Japan

2011 
ACT Art Award, at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
The 3rd Saimitsu Exhibition 2011,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
Exhibition N+N 2011 Gazing at the Life: Works of Art of the Teaching Staffs and Graduates of Nichigei Fine Arts ,at Nerima Art Museum,Tokyo,Japan
Aozora De Art Exhibition,at SAKuRA Gallery,Tokyo,Japan
Aozora De Art,at Taimei Primary School,Tokyo,Japan
Santa Claus is Coming To Gallery Edel at Christmas,at Gallery Edel,Kyoto,Japan

2012 
The 4th Saimitsu Exhibition,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
MOVIE Exhibition,at BAR Joint,Kanagawa,Japan
The 7th Okanoyama Museum of Art Nishiwaki Thumbhole Art Exhibition Award,
at Okanoyama Museum of Art Nishiwaki,Hyogo,Japan
The 17th Art Move Award,at Osaka,Japan
Daisaimitsu Exhibition,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
The 29th Fukui Thumbhole Art Exhibition,at Fukui Culture Center, Fukui, Japan 
CHIPS 2012,at Daikanyama Hillside Terrace,Tokyo,Japan
Design Festa Vol.36,at Tokyo Big Sight,Tokyo,Japan
Junkai Exhibition,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo, Dojidai Gallery,Kyoto,Japan

2013 
Sensai Exhibition,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
Design Festa Vol.37,at Tokyo Big Sight,Tokyo,Japan
Daisaimitsu Exbihition2013,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
Permanent Exhibition, at Gallery Art Soup,Gunma,Japan
Ura Carbon Black,SELF-SO gallery.Kyoto,Japan

L'art contemporain JAPONAIS,UNE IDENTITÉ PARTICULIÈRE,at Galerie Robespierre,Grande-Synthe,France

Art Wave Exhibition,at RECTO VERSO GALLERY,Tokyo,Japan
Design Festa Vol.38,at Tokyo Big Sight,Tokyo,Japan
COLORS TO GO,at 25TOGO BRIGHT,Kaohsiung,Taiwan

2014
Shohin Exhibition2014,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
C/LABORATORY PROJECT@ HONGKONG CONTEMPORARY 2014,at THE EXCELSIOR,HongKong
Daisaimitsu Exbihition2014,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
The 31th Fukui Thumbhole Art Exhibition,at Fukui Culture Center, Fukui, Japan
ACT+ISM,The Art complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
C/LABORATORY PROJECT@ Asia Contemporary Art Show 2014,at Conrad hotel,HongKong
Gift Of Art -For Sleepless Night- at GinzaMitsukoshi,Tokyo,Japan

2015
Saimitsu Exbihition2015,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
The 8th Kiyosu City Haruhi Painting triennale,at Kiyosu Haruhi Museum,KIyosu City Library,Aichi,Japan 
Daisaimitsu Exhibition 2015,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
ART CASE-My Digital Life-,at 25TOGO,Kaohsiung,Taiwan

2016 
Talking Abstract Paintings Exhibition, at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
Infinity Japan 2016 Contemporary Art Show, at MIRAMAR GARDEN TAIPEI, Taipei, Taiwan
Onagigawa Ballad,at SAKuRA Gallery,Tokyo,Japan
Saimitsu Exhibition 2016,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
Design Festa vol.43,at Tokyo Big Sight,Tokyo,Japan
The 33th Fukui Thumbhole Art Exhibition,at Fukui Culture Center, Fukui, Japan 
DaiSaimitsu Exhibition 2016,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
Kobe Art Marche 2016,at Kobe Meriken Park Hotel, Hyogo, Japan
METRO ART vol.25 @Tokyo Sankei building Autumn Festival, at Tokyo Sankei building, Japan
Saimitsu Exhibition 9,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan

2017
METRO ART vol.26,at Tokyo Sankei building, Japan
Infinity Japan 2017 Contemporary Art Show,at MIRAMAR GARDEN TAIPEI, Taipei, Taiwan
Saimitsu Exhibition 11,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
Art Soup Chronicle,at Gallery Art Soup,Gunma,Japan
Cross the River,at SAKuRA Gallery,Tokyo,Japan
Daisaimitsu Exhibition 2017,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
Minaduki-Japanese Contemporary Art Special Exhibition,at Uspace gallery,Taipei,Taiwan
The 34th Fukui Thumbhole Art Exhibition,at Fukui Culture Center, Fukui, Japan

Art Fair Asia Fukuoka,at Hotel Okura Fukuoka,Fukuoka,Japan

Kobe Art Marche2017,at Kobe Meriken Park Hotel, Hyogo, Japan

Kosyu Sankei,at SAKuRA Gallery,Tokyo,Japan

Detail of Genesis,at Gallery Voice,Iwate,Japan

2018

Infinity Japan Pre-Exhibition,at Uspace Gallery,Taipei,Taiwan

Saimitsu Exhibition 12,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan

Infinity Japan 2018 Contemporary Art Show,at Hotel Royal Nikko Taipei, Taipei,Taiwan

Artsoup in Colmena vol.2,at Colmena Gallery & Art Space,Okinawa,Japan

ART FAIR TOKYO 2018,at Tokyo International Forum,Tokyo,Japan

Permanent Exhibition(during ART FAIR TOKYO 2018 ),at Ishikawa Gallery,Tokyo,Japan

EXTRA ART 2,at The Art complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan

Small Art Collection Memorial,at Uspace Gallery,Taipei,Taiwan

PIA Exhibition,at Gallery O-TWO,Gunma,Japan

Art Fair Asia Fukuoka 2018,at Hotel Okura Fukuoka,Fukuoka,Japan

Kobe Art Marche 2018,at Kobe Meriken Park Hotel, Hyogo, Japan

Takashi Shibata Megumi Toyosawa Yoshito Ishii Exhibition,at SAKuRA Gallery,Tokyo,Japan

2019

Saimitsuga Exhibition,at CLOUDS ART+COFFEE,Tokyo,Japan

Saimitsu Exhibition 14,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan

Psychedelic Line,at Uspace Gallery,Taipei,Taiwan

Infinity Japan 2019 Contemporary Art Show,at Hotel Royal Nikko Taipei, Taipei,Taiwan

Art Fair Asia Fukuoka 2019,at Hotel Okura Fukuoka,Fukuoka,Japan

Kobe Art Marche 2019,at Kobe Meriken Park Hotel, Hyogo, Japan

SMALL WONDERS ART SHOW 2019 - 2020, at CLOUD ART+COFFEE,Tokyo,Japan

2020 

The 2nd Art Selection Exhibition, at Gallery O-TWO,Gunma,Japan

Spring Fun, at Fong-Yi Art Gallery,Taichung,Taiwan

Daisaimitsu Exhibition 2020,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan

KaNAM Art Wall COLORS exhibition,at Karuizawa New Art Museum,Nagano,Japan

Unbelievable-

The 37th Fukui Thumbhole Art Exhibition in Kanaz Forest of Creation,

at Kanaz Forest of Creation Art Museum, Fukui, Japan

Saimitsu Exhibition 16,at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Infinity Japan 2020 Special Exhibition, at Uspace Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2021

Keep It Blue Exhibition Part2, at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

PIA Exhibition, at Gallery O-TWO, Gunma, Japan

Hidden code in the Spring, at Uspace Gallery Taipei, Taiwan

DaiSaimitsu Exhibition 2020, at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Art Project Takasaki, Around Takasaki station, Gunma,Japan

2022

ACT15th Anniversary Exhibition, at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

BLACK AUROLA,  at Uspace Gallery Taipei, Taiwan

Keep It Blue Exhibition Part2, at The Art Complex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

PIA Exhibition, at Gallery O-TWO, Gunma, Japan

Infinity Japan 2022 Special Exhibition, at Uspace Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2023

Guimao8, at Uspace Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

Yoshito Ishii, Haruka Shiga Duel Exhibition, at SAKuRA Gallery,Tokyo,Japan

PIA Exhibition, at Gallery O-TWO, Gunma, Japan

Infinity Japan 2023, at Hotel Royal Nikko Taipei, Taipei,Taiwan

Art Fair Asia Fukuoka 2023, at Marine Messe Fukuoka,Fukuoka,Japan

 

collection

 

Pigozzi Collection, US

www.japigozzicollection.com

 

 

Awards

 

1999 
Selected for Biennale of Young Artist Gunma

2010 
Selected for The 27th Competition of Fukui Thumbhole Size Painting 
Selected for The 8th Competition of Nishiwaki Thumbhole Size Painting

2012 
Selected for The 9th Competition of Nishiwaki Thumbhole Size Painting
Selected for The 29th Competition of Fukui Thumbhole Size Painting
Dream Award for The 17th Art Move Award
Award of Excellence for Daisaimitsu Exbihition

2014
Encouragement Award for The 29th Competition of Fukui Thumbhole Size Painting

2015
A fine work for The 8th Kiyosu City Painting triennale

2016
Selected for The 33th Competition of Fukui Thumbhole Size Painting

2017
Selected for The 34th Competition of Fukui Thumbhole Size Painting

2020 

Selected for The 37th Competition of Fukui Thumbhole Size Painting

※"Saimitsu" and "Sensai" means minute and“Thumbhole size”means Japanese original size of canvas=22.7×15.8(cm) in English.


Insert

Jyomo Shimbun (上毛新聞) as of Dec. 12, 2009
Asahi Shimbun (朝日新聞) as of Dec. 9, 2009
ARTBOX mook series Vol.12 Cool Japan, P79
Tokyo graffiti vol.91 Mar.23,2012
Article vol.39 April 2011
Shinjuku Shimbun(新宿新聞)as of Sep.15,2014
Art collectors magazine as of Oct.2014
Baccarat magazine as of Oct.2014

Iwate Nichinichi Shimbun(岩手日日新聞) as of Dec. 04,2017