loopool

loopool

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loopool is a creative office belong to Ko. Machiyama(illustrator) and Kotaro Machiyama(painter).


Kotaro Machiyama

Artist Statement
...Combining the desire to get closer to an object that I am attracted to and thinking about
it in a time other than the present...
“I want to draw it, because it is beautiful” is same as “I want to be like that, because it
looks cool” or “I want to sing, because it seems fun.” This is the first condition of “the
desire to get closer to an object that I am attracted to.”
The second condition, “thinking about it in a time frame other than the present,” is the
process and result of a creation derived from an attractive object and the capturing of it on
a flat surface. The process of composition, extraction of colors, and the reconstruction of
them helps one to detach from the obvious standards of everyday life and start thinking in a
time that is out of the ordinary. The result is a creation that includes more “confusion”
than “comprehensibility,” keeping in mind that “confusion” helps one think in a time frame
not of the present. In our busy, everyday lives, we often can’ t think this way, but it’ s like
how you are transported when you think about a favorite place, movie, or music – I believe
this artistic process is similar.

CV
Education
2011 Setu・Mode Seminar graduation.
2004 Tokyo Zokei University of Art and design subject dye major graduation

Exhibition
2014 ASYAAF 2014, Seoul, Korea/ Group exhibitiont
2011 The six time “Daikokuya contemporary art award” ,Tochigi/ Group exhibitiont
2009 "The third time VISUAL ART AWARD BY INTERNATIONAL ART & DESIGN COLLEGE"
Winning exhibition,[Bikkuai] 6F citizens gallery,Hukusima/ Group exhibitiont and more..

Prize/Selected
2017 Rise Art Prize, highly commended, UK
Magazine “Pinzel” interview, Korea
“J-WAVE TIME TABLE” grand prize, Japan
2015 ARTslant, the 2,3,4,5,6th 2015 Showcase competition(abstract), selected, USA
2011 Sapporo Pre-Biennale Contemporary Art Exhibition 2011 International Art-Proposal Competition selected, Japan
The six time “Daikokuya contemporary art award” selected, Japan
Tokyo TDC 2011 selected poster used the artwork, Japan
Graphic Design in Japan 2011 selected poster used the artwork, Japan
2009 The third time "VISUAL ART AWARD BY INTERNATIONAL ART & DESIGN COLLEGE" Mariko Abe award winning, Japan