AIR BABY

Born in Hyogo. 1986 Graduated from Osaka University of Arts, Faculty of Arts, Department of Crafts, Ceramics Major 1988 Completed Graduate Course in Arts, Department of Crafts, Osaka University of Arts My work explores the boundary between imagination and reality hidden within everyday life. By deforming the forms of living spaces and repeatedly engaging in the process of thinking while working with clay, I have brought sensations lying beneath consciousness to life as artworks. Furthermore, by combining the act of creation with artificial elements like industrial materials and AI-generated images, I attempt to extract another landscape that emerges where the forms of reality intersect with virtual imagery, composing it into works as a different aspect. Solo Exhibition 2026 Flowing Scenes ‒ Daily Celebration (Gallery Keifu, Kyoto, Japan) 2025 The Beginning of Words (Nowfu Contemporary, Gifu, Japan) 2019 ‒ absurd ‒ (Note Gallery, Osaka, Japan) 2011 Before Dark ‒ Before Sunset (Nowfu Contemporary, Gifu, Japan) [also 2013] 2010 PET SHOP (INAX Galleria Ceramica, Tokyo, Japan) 2009 Ear Pillow (Gallery Yura, Kyoto, Japan) 2008 Daydream (Azabujuban Gallery, Tokyo, Japan) 2007 Kitchen (VOICE GALLERY psf/w, Kyoto, Japan) [also 2005] 2006 At Home, In the Room (Gallery TAF, Kyoto, Japan) [also 2002] 1995 DARK HALF (Gallery Maronie, Kyoto, Japan) [also 1993, 1997] Awards, Group Exhibitions & Art Fairs 2022 The Power of Crafts (Exhibition Hall, Art Information Center, Osaka University of Arts, Osaka, Japan) [also 2023, 2024] 2022 Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival ‒ Art Fair (Knowledge Plaza, Grand Front Osaka, Osaka, Japan | YOD Gallery) 2020 ART NAGOYA (Hotel Nagoya Castle, Nagoya, Japan | Sakoda Art Gallery) 2019 VvK24: “Unusual Daily Life,” curated by Ayaka Miyata (KUNST ARZT, Kyoto, Japan) 2018 Ceramic, Metal and Lacquer: Materials and Expressions (Itami Craft Center, Hyogo, Japan) 2016 Slightly Scary but Addictive Art (Umeda Tsutaya Bookstore, Osaka, Japan) 2016 Art Award IN THE CUBE, Gifu Art Festival (The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu, Japan) 2016 KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa (KUMU Kanazawa ‒ THE SHARE HOTELS, Ishikawa, Japan | YOD Gallery)[also 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021] 2016 “Scary Paintings” Exhibition (Umeda Tsutaya Bookstore, Osaka, Japan)