Matsushita Tohru

1984 Born in Kanagawa, Japan

2010 Graduated from Tokyo National University of Arts and Music with a master's degree

SOLO EXHIBITION

2014  

Pigment X, TETOKA KANDA, Tokyo

WRECKAGE, Seibu Shibuya Art Gallery, Tokyo

WRECKAGE, BLOCK HOUSE, Tokyo

2012  

Abstracted and Abandoned, island MEDIUM, Tokyo

GROUP EXHIBITION

2015 

2015 Art Nova 100, Beijing

Tokyo Walkman, Hiromi Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo

Qusamura ×10, NADiff, Tokyo

Hidden Champions of Tokyo, Backwoods Gallery, Australia

New Nomal presented by Anagura and SIDE CORE, Seibu Shibuya Art Gallery, Tokyo

Matsushita's painting is created through the process of applying chemical paints to the canvases, causing cracks to appear on the surface. The unique process was developed from his interest in traditional Japanese arts, such as the golden folding screens that can reveal different images depending on lighting, and the way traditional potters give different appearances toIdo bowls by selecting certain liquid solutions they apply to the material. By using the modern technique of street graffiti, Matsushita challenges himself to create artwork that goes beyond his intention and interpretable concept, allowing a phenomenon to emerge asa result of his actions.