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Sonomi Kobayashi

Born and raised in Japan, Sonomi Kobayashi, is a New York based painter and printmaker who is interested in science, physics, stars, nature, and spirituality.

Her work is symbolic and abstract.  Her recent oil paintings are based on images that she saw during her meditation.  She also paints symbolic shapes that she finds attractive in nature. Her ink drawings and printmaking works are organic and abstract.  She likes to mix traditional and contemporary techniques and experiment with materials, color, and shapes.

Her work has been exhibited in the United States, Japan, and Europe, including Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (NYC), Lesley Heller Workspace (NYC), Galerie ARTAe, (Leipzig Germany), Galerie La (Ginza, Tokyo, Japan), and will be shown at The National Art Center Museum (Tokyo) in 2018.  She received Will Barnet Grant in Printmaking in 2013, and got accepted a residency at MASS MoCA in 2017.  She also earned scholarships and has done residencies at Vermont Studio Center(VT), Vytlacil Campus, (NY), and Cat'Art Contemporary Art Centre (France).  She received studio certificate in painting from The Art Students League of New York, and also studied sculpture and printmaking there.

Sonomi Kobayashi

Sayako Soma

I believed I can create another space with some holes and edges on a white paper. I expressed my own wonder space into this book.

Graduated from Tama Art University, majored in Graphic Design. Learned fine art in my childhood and this turned to make me to be deeply interested in art.
I just started my career in design industry 2017.

Kaisei Yamada 

Kaisei Yamada is a artist currently based in LA.  Other works which trace the story of immigrant and of same sex include the artist's texts, photos and graphics.

Born in Shizuoka, Japan in 1995. Studied at Department of Graphic Design, Tama Art University and graduated in 2017. Moved to LA in the same year. Currently lives and works in LA.

Kaisei Yamada 

Park Nahyun

"Virtual" means, existing in the mind, especially as a product of the imagination, not only things computers created. My works represent icons that we usually create in SNS or posted images with hashtag, and the masks has visualized "inner side" hidden behind the face of real world.  "Virtual Identity", Self-expression of the people in the virtual space, is something between virtual and reality, which boundary lines has been destroyed. Since 2014, using own old clothes I've been wearing, I am in the process of transforming into a new identity through the wearing of cloths and accessories.

1983.2. Born in Seoul, Korea
・Solo-exhibition  :
2017. "Profile@" (Tokyo Polytechnic University Nakano Campus, Tokyo, Japan)
2016. "CLUSTER" (space 8×8, Ibaraki, Japan)
2013. "UMARERU : Mega-pet & I" (Pepper’s Gallery, Tokyo, Japan)
2012. "Where The Wild Thing is" (space 8×8, Ibaraki, Japan)
2010. "Mega-pet and Their world" (Gallery La Mer, Seoul, Korea)

Azusa Hayashi Komori

www.azusahayashikomori.com
is a photographer and an artist, based in Tokyo, and she is in New York now.
She has graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design.
She is using every representations by photography and pursuing original visions of herself.

Exhibitions and Works
2010 「MEMORIES」(solo exhibition / Pepper's Gallery / Tokyo)
2011-2014「JAPANESE YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR」(New York Kinokuniya Book Stores, Printed Matter etc. / New York)
2012-2015, 2017「The NY Art Book Fair」(MoMA PS1/ New York)
2014　Google+ page「Nikon Photomentary」(produced by Nikon) photographer of January
2015 「TOKYO art crossing BERLIN」(neurotitan gallery, Motto Berlin / Berlin)
　　  「DJ OKAWARI Official Website」promotional photography

Azusa Hayashi Komori

Yoichiro Kawakami

He was born and raised in Akabane Tokyo. Inspired by a lot of Movies and intended to be an Actor. He joined the movie production company Art Port inc in 2000 and casted a lot of Movies. In 2003 he traveled around in the US by himself and inspired with energy and people in NYC. Then he decided to live in NYC someday.  After that he joined Shinbian which was established by Actor Takanori Higuchi to improve his acting skills. He also starred in "Making of Love" (2010), "The sorrow of younger Lotte" (2011), "Hell driver"(2011) and "Grateful dead"(2013). He moved to NYC in 2014 and starred in the Winter Film Festival Best film "Last Samurai 2". Also he joined the Samurai Sword Soul Tour in 2015, performed in "Samurai Shakespeare " in the Theater, acted in the commercial "XSOL" starring Ryuichi Sakamoto, and performed a Voice over in a commercial for the "Vinegar flavor supplement of Yazuya".  He established HOME GROUND which is a platform for connecting artists and people in 2016.  Photo-book "YO-CLOWN@ NEW YORK 2017" was released As the first project of HOME GROUND. 

Yoichiro Kawakami

Ken Ishida

In this society, we are surrounded by various “concepts”, and sometimes they make us difficult to identify our trueand reality of existence.
When they are taken away, the value of our original existence will be emerged.
What if the concept of “time” did not exist? What if the concept of “life and death” did not exist?
I believe the truth we reach after all is something noble, beautiful and precious.

1994　 From Chiba Prefecture
2017 　Graduated from Department of Photography, Nihon University College of Arts

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Azusa Hayashi Komori

www.azusahayashikomori.com
is a photographer and an artist, based in Tokyo, and she is in New York now.
She has graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design.
She is using every representations by photography and pursuing original visions of herself.

Exhibitions and Works
2010 「MEMORIES」(solo exhibition / Pepper's Gallery / Tokyo)
2011-2014「JAPANESE YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR」(New York Kinokuniya Book Stores, Printed Matter etc. / New York)
2012-2015, 2017「The NY Art Book Fair」(MoMA PS1/ New York)
2014　Google+ page「Nikon Photomentary」(produced by Nikon) photographer of January
2015 「TOKYO art crossing BERLIN」(neurotitan gallery, Motto Berlin / Berlin)
　　  「DJ OKAWARI Official Website」promotional photography

Mayu Oishi

Illustration expresses the space and material casually existing in daily life.
While studying at university, "Mr. Plug" was produced. In addition, I'm making illustration of various patterns and characters.

1995　Born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
2017　Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan expected in 2019

Minami Fujii

I draw boys and girls standing still in nature and daily life by methods such as the drawing. I regard a feeling of life as important.

1995, born in Tokyo. I am a student at Musashino Art University, majoring in Japanese painting.

http://minami-no-shima.tumblr.com/

Yukie Takeda

A artist who loves the fox.
Follows the shadow of the fox and draws a world of mysterious mind
that is immediately near ordinary reality.

Yukie Takeda has graduated Printmaking Course at Musashino Art
University, Tokyo Japan in 2017.
I making copperplate prints, crayon drawings and picture books.
Jan. 2016  YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR_10th
Jan. 2017  Graduation Exhibition “The Story of Fox’s Book Store”
May 2017  “My Book, My Design Vol.8” FLEW GALLERY, TOKYO
Sep. 2017  “Illustrations for Picture Book II“ FLEW GALLERY, TOKYO
Jan. 2018  YOUNG ARTISTS’ BOOKS FAIR_12th
Web site : https://yukie-takeda.tumblr.com/

Sayako Soma

I believed I can create another space with some holes and edges on a white paper. I expressed my own wonder space into this book.

Graduated from Tama Art University, majored in Graphic Design. Learned fine art in my childhood and this turned to make me to be deeply interested in art.
I just started my career in design industry 2017.

Sonomi Kobayashi

Born and raised in Japan, Sonomi Kobayashi, is a New York based painter and printmaker who is interested in science, physics, stars, nature, and spirituality.

Her work is symbolic and abstract.  Her recent oil paintings are based on images that she saw during her meditation.  She also paints symbolic shapes that she finds attractive in nature. Her ink drawings and printmaking works are organic and abstract.  She likes to mix traditional and contemporary techniques and experiment with materials, color, and shapes.

Her work has been exhibited in the United States, Japan, and Europe, including Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (NYC), Lesley Heller Workspace (NYC), Galerie ARTAe, (Leipzig Germany), Galerie La (Ginza, Tokyo, Japan), and will be shown at The National Art Center Museum (Tokyo) in 2018.  She received Will Barnet Grant in Printmaking in 2013, and got accepted a residency at MASS MoCA in 2017.  She also earned scholarships and has done residencies at Vermont Studio Center(VT), Vytlacil Campus, (NY), and Cat'Art Contemporary Art Centre (France).  She received studio certificate in painting from The Art Students League of New York, and also studied sculpture and printmaking there.

Yuko K.

I believe the existence of any artist’s sense of view must be reflected by the memories of their experiences. To me, the method of taking photographs and videos symbolize the importance of time. 
Suspending the equal value for both passing time and present time, gives me a diverse creator’s awareness and ability to recall memories of past experiences I had almost lost in the transforming, changing figure.  
After I graduated art university in Japan, I began working as a freelance illustrator and painting instructor along with my fine art painting and later moved to New York City. Currently I am living in NYC and work with various materials in painting, printmaking, illustration, photographs and videos for the methodology of contemporary art. 

Moe Machida

The little king of Tabēru
I make works under the theme of the relationship of meal and  human now.
This picture book was born from a word about dietary habits of recent youth of a teacher of the school which I go.
If it is a chance to think about eating once again, I am glad.

I live in Saitama prefecture,Japan.
I am 19 and a student at Musashino Art University ,majoring in Department of Oil Painting.

Kaisei Yamada 

Kaisei Yamada is a artist currently based in LA.  Other works which trace the story of immigrant and of same sex include the artist's texts, photos and graphics.

Born in Shizuoka, Japan in 1995. Studied at Department of Graphic Design, Tama Art University and graduated in 2017. Moved to LA in the same year. Currently lives and works in LA.

kiriko Shirobayashi

My works contain complex meanings not only by their direct transmissions but also their reminiscences. The corners of our minds, which conceal what we carry underneath our consciousness and unconsciousness, are of supreme interest to me. My work is not necessarily intended to direct anyone in any direction, but more to illuminate aspects of our existence and encourage the viewer to develop their own concept. It is by this method, I believe, that art cultivates understanding and exhibits its own inherent value.

After graduating from Osaka University of Arts, I moved to the United States going on to graduate from the School of Visual Arts with a MFA in Photography and Related Media. I have been exhibiting my work including Allentown Art Museum, the Center for Photography at Woodstock, the Houston Center for Photography, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Onoma Center, Finland, the 5th Pingyao International Festival and the National Museum of Belarus.

I have received awards from GEN ART, LMCC and Photography 21 and have completed residencies at the MacDowell Colony, Headlands Center for the Arts, and Santa Fe Art Institute.

Ken Ishida

In this society, we are surrounded by various “concepts”, and sometimes they make us difficult to identify our trueand reality of existence.
When they are taken away, the value of our original existence will be emerged.
What if the concept of “time” did not exist? What if the concept of “life and death” did not exist?
I believe the truth we reach after all is something noble, beautiful and precious.

1994　 From Chiba Prefecture
2017 　Graduated from Department of Photography, Nihon University College of Arts

Eri Goto

What I learnt at the art college is to notice;
an action to turn my eyes and my heart to something small at my feet.
Something new is born by this action.
I collected in this book what I found by seeing, hearing, touching and feeling.

Brought up surrounded by nature in Nagano JP.
Moved to Tokyo in 2012, and graduated from Musashino Art University Depertment of Science of Design. 

Yoshiyuki Maeda

Acting mainly on handmade picture books, illustration, graphic design, goods design etc. Activities started in 2013. Participate in art book fairs such as Tokyo, New York, Berlin and collect attention such as sold out exhibition works.
I regularly hold a solo exhibition of picture books and also make space as an exhibition where you can experience the world view of picture books directly.
In addition, there are band direction art direction and brochure design of event guide, design of paper miscellaneous goods and so on.

HP : http://shinmekobo.com

Yoichiro Kawakami

He was born and raised in Akabane Tokyo. Inspired by a lot of Movies and intended to be an Actor. He joined the movie production company Art Port inc in 2000 and casted a lot of Movies. In 2003 he traveled around in the US by himself and inspired with energy and people in NYC. Then he decided to live in NYC someday.  After that he joined Shinbian which was established by Actor Takanori Higuchi to improve his acting skills. He also starred in "Making of Love" (2010), "The sorrow of younger Lotte" (2011), "Hell driver"(2011) and "Grateful dead"(2013). He moved to NYC in 2014 and starred in the Winter Film Festival Best film "Last Samurai 2". Also he joined the Samurai Sword Soul Tour in 2015, performed in "Samurai Shakespeare " in the Theater, acted in the commercial "XSOL" starring Ryuichi Sakamoto, and performed a Voice over in a commercial for the "Vinegar flavor supplement of Yazuya".  He established HOME GROUND which is a platform for connecting artists and people in 2016.  Photo-book "YO-CLOWN@ NEW YORK 2017" was released As the first project of HOME GROUND. 

Yuki Neo

Yuki Neo is a photographer who was born in Takamatsu, Japan, and is currently based in New York.  She studied photography at the International Center of Photography in New York City.  Many of her photographs focus on streets and the nature in her everyday, and her life theme to live every moment wholeheartedly is underlying throughout her work.  She holds a M.S. in Advertising from Northwestern University, and formerly worked in advertising.

Haruna Yasui

Was born in Kesennuma-city, Miyagi, Japan in 1987.

Now, independently producing new art-works in copper engraving and printing, and
black-and-white pen drawing.

In Yasui's work, there is mixture of the landscape of the reality and
imagination, which is like a glimpse of never-ending tale. In this tale drawn in black
and white induces people to her unique nostalgic world.
Especially, the view-point of each persona in stories is dramatically impressive.

Park Nahyun

"Virtual" means, existing in the mind, especially as a product of the imagination, not only things computers created. My works represent icons that we usually create in SNS or posted images with hashtag, and the masks has visualized "inner side" hidden behind the face of real world.  "Virtual Identity", Self-expression of the people in the virtual space, is something between virtual and reality, which boundary lines has been destroyed. Since 2014, using own old clothes I've been wearing, I am in the process of transforming into a new identity through the wearing of cloths and accessories.

1983.2. Born in Seoul, Korea
・Solo-exhibition  :
2017. "Profile@" (Tokyo Polytechnic University Nakano Campus, Tokyo, Japan)
2016. "CLUSTER" (space 8×8, Ibaraki, Japan)
2013. "UMARERU : Mega-pet & I" (Pepper’s Gallery, Tokyo, Japan)
2012. "Where The Wild Thing is" (space 8×8, Ibaraki, Japan)
2010. "Mega-pet and Their world" (Gallery La Mer, Seoul, Korea)

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Yoshiyuki Maeda

Acting mainly on handmade picture books, illustration, graphic design, goods design etc. Activities started in 2013. Participate in art book fairs such as Tokyo, New York, Berlin and collect attention such as sold out exhibition works.
I regularly hold a solo exhibition of picture books and also make space as an exhibition where you can experience the world view of picture books directly.
In addition, there are band direction art direction and brochure design of event guide, design of paper miscellaneous goods and so on.

HP : http://shinmekobo.com

Haruna Yasui

Was born in Kesennuma-city, Miyagi, Japan in 1987.

Now, independently producing new art-works in copper engraving and printing, and
black-and-white pen drawing.

In Yasui's work, there is mixture of the landscape of the reality and
imagination, which is like a glimpse of never-ending tale. In this tale drawn in black
and white induces people to her unique nostalgic world.
Especially, the view-point of each persona in stories is dramatically impressive.

Azusa Hayashi Komori

www.azusahayashikomori.com
is a photographer and an artist, based in Tokyo, and she is in New York now.
She has graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design.
She is using every representations by photography and pursuing original visions of herself.

Exhibitions and Works
2010 「MEMORIES」(solo exhibition / Pepper's Gallery / Tokyo)
2011-2014「JAPANESE YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR」(New York Kinokuniya Book Stores, Printed Matter etc. / New York)
2012-2015, 2017「The NY Art Book Fair」(MoMA PS1/ New York)
2014　Google+ page「Nikon Photomentary」(produced by Nikon) photographer of January
2015 「TOKYO art crossing BERLIN」(neurotitan gallery, Motto Berlin / Berlin)
　　  「DJ OKAWARI Official Website」promotional photography

Yuki Neo

Yuki Neo is a photographer who was born in Takamatsu, Japan, and is currently based in New York.  She studied photography at the International Center of Photography in New York City.  Many of her photographs focus on streets and the nature in her everyday, and her life theme to live every moment wholeheartedly is underlying throughout her work.  She holds a M.S. in Advertising from Northwestern University, and formerly worked in advertising.

Yuko K.

I believe the existence of any artist’s sense of view must be reflected by the memories of their experiences. To me, the method of taking photographs and videos symbolize the importance of time. 
Suspending the equal value for both passing time and present time, gives me a diverse creator’s awareness and ability to recall memories of past experiences I had almost lost in the transforming, changing figure.  
After I graduated art university in Japan, I began working as a freelance illustrator and painting instructor along with my fine art painting and later moved to New York City. Currently I am living in NYC and work with various materials in painting, printmaking, illustration, photographs and videos for the methodology of contemporary art. 

Minami Fujii

I draw boys and girls standing still in nature and daily life by methods such as the drawing. I regard a feeling of life as important.

1995, born in Tokyo. I am a student at Musashino Art University, majoring in Japanese painting.

http://minami-no-shima.tumblr.com/

Yoichiro Kawakami

He was born and raised in Akabane Tokyo. Inspired by a lot of Movies and intended to be an Actor. He joined the movie production company Art Port inc in 2000 and casted a lot of Movies. In 2003 he traveled around in the US by himself and inspired with energy and people in NYC. Then he decided to live in NYC someday.  After that he joined Shinbian which was established by Actor Takanori Higuchi to improve his acting skills. He also starred in "Making of Love" (2010), "The sorrow of younger Lotte" (2011), "Hell driver"(2011) and "Grateful dead"(2013). He moved to NYC in 2014 and starred in the Winter Film Festival Best film "Last Samurai 2". Also he joined the Samurai Sword Soul Tour in 2015, performed in "Samurai Shakespeare " in the Theater, acted in the commercial "XSOL" starring Ryuichi Sakamoto, and performed a Voice over in a commercial for the "Vinegar flavor supplement of Yazuya".  He established HOME GROUND which is a platform for connecting artists and people in 2016.  Photo-book "YO-CLOWN@ NEW YORK 2017" was released As the first project of HOME GROUND. 

Mayu Oishi

Illustration expresses the space and material casually existing in daily life.
While studying at university, "Mr. Plug" was produced. In addition, I'm making illustration of various patterns and characters.

1995　Born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
2017　Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan expected in 2019

kiriko Shirobayashi

My works contain complex meanings not only by their direct transmissions but also their reminiscences. The corners of our minds, which conceal what we carry underneath our consciousness and unconsciousness, are of supreme interest to me. My work is not necessarily intended to direct anyone in any direction, but more to illuminate aspects of our existence and encourage the viewer to develop their own concept. It is by this method, I believe, that art cultivates understanding and exhibits its own inherent value.

After graduating from Osaka University of Arts, I moved to the United States going on to graduate from the School of Visual Arts with a MFA in Photography and Related Media. I have been exhibiting my work including Allentown Art Museum, the Center for Photography at Woodstock, the Houston Center for Photography, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Onoma Center, Finland, the 5th Pingyao International Festival and the National Museum of Belarus.

I have received awards from GEN ART, LMCC and Photography 21 and have completed residencies at the MacDowell Colony, Headlands Center for the Arts, and Santa Fe Art Institute.

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Yukie Takeda

A artist who loves the fox.
Follows the shadow of the fox and draws a world of mysterious mind
that is immediately near ordinary reality.

Yukie Takeda has graduated Printmaking Course at Musashino Art
University, Tokyo Japan in 2017.
I making copperplate prints, crayon drawings and picture books.
Jan. 2016  YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR_10th
Jan. 2017  Graduation Exhibition “The Story of Fox’s Book Store”
May 2017  “My Book, My Design Vol.8” FLEW GALLERY, TOKYO
Sep. 2017  “Illustrations for Picture Book II“ FLEW GALLERY, TOKYO
Jan. 2018  YOUNG ARTISTS’ BOOKS FAIR_12th
Web site : https://yukie-takeda.tumblr.com/

Moe Machida

The little king of Tabēru
I make works under the theme of the relationship of meal and  human now.
This picture book was born from a word about dietary habits of recent youth of a teacher of the school which I go.
If it is a chance to think about eating once again, I am glad.

I live in Saitama prefecture,Japan.
I am 19 and a student at Musashino Art University ,majoring in Department of Oil Painting.

Mayu Oishi

Illustration expresses the space and material casually existing in daily life.
While studying at university, "Mr. Plug" was produced. In addition, I'm making illustration of various patterns and characters.

1995　Born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
2017　Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan expected in 2019

Yoshiyuki Maeda

Acting mainly on handmade picture books, illustration, graphic design, goods design etc. Activities started in 2013. Participate in art book fairs such as Tokyo, New York, Berlin and collect attention such as sold out exhibition works.
I regularly hold a solo exhibition of picture books and also make space as an exhibition where you can experience the world view of picture books directly.
In addition, there are band direction art direction and brochure design of event guide, design of paper miscellaneous goods and so on.

HP : http://shinmekobo.com

Eri Goto

What I learnt at the art college is to notice;
an action to turn my eyes and my heart to something small at my feet.
Something new is born by this action.
I collected in this book what I found by seeing, hearing, touching and feeling.

Brought up surrounded by nature in Nagano JP.
Moved to Tokyo in 2012, and graduated from Musashino Art University Depertment of Science of Design.