ChuyouB

Born in Osaka, Japan. He began drawing at an early age and received numerous selections and awards in open-call exhibitions during high school, holding his first solo exhibition at the age of 17. He studied architecture at Osaka University of Arts while also working on-site under a master miyadaiku (traditional Japanese temple and shrine carpenter), where he developed a deep understanding of structure, space, and balance. After working in graphic design, he became involved in the planning and development of new businesses and business ventures. Through the process of transforming ideas into reality, he entered the world of international trading and eventually joined a trading company. Working primarily across East Asia exposed him to diverse cultures, values, and perspectives. Through these experiences, he became increasingly aware of the tension and equilibrium that emerge between opposing or differing forces. This became the foundation of his artistic philosophy, "Chuyou-Bi" — the Beauty of Equilibrium. After a long hiatus, he returned to art and resumed his practice in earnest. Using the sea, nature, people, and animals as recurring motifs, he works with Cubist and geometric compositions to explore the tension created by constant change and the equilibrium that seeks to maintain balance within the space between opposing forces. Destruction, regeneration, and circulation. Through their continuous repetition, he expresses the equilibrium that emerges as "Chuyou-Bi."