皮埃塔十二世

Born in 1978 in Okayama Prefecture. After finishing high school in 1998 he moved to Berlin and studied in Daniel Richter’s class at the University of the Arts Berlin (UdK), graduating as a Meisterschüler. He exhibited widely across Germany at galleries and art fairs. After winning the I Award’s top prize at the Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art in 2012, he began showing in Japan, mainly in museums and galleries. In 2013 he received the Encouragement Award of the Darmstadt Art Prize. Recently he expanded exhibitions across Europe, including Paris and Vienna, and gained recognition from New York collector Asher Edelman, whose support attracted attention from investors and collectors. Since moving to Germany he has focused on the relationship between humans and nature, especially environmental issues, developing a distinctive style that blends abstract figurative expression with realist elements.