Ryohei Yamashita’s solo exhibition “HOPE” will be held at the community space “chignitta space” (located at the back of Takagi Building 1F, 1-13-21 Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City) from December 10 (Fri.).
Ryohei Yamashita
Painter and illustrator
Born in Fukuoka and currently lives in Kanagawa. Graduated from Kyushu Institute of Design. After working as a street artist in Fukuoka, moved to Kanagawa Prefecture in 2002 and began creating art in earnest. His representative works are “Samurai” and “Athlete” series. Recent works include public art for Tokyo Metro Gaienmae Station, official visuals for the Japanese national sailing team, and artwork for Achilles Shunsoku. He actively participates in exhibitions in Japan and abroad, and won the “E-Plus Award” at the art fair “UNKNOWN ASIA” in 2015.
©️RYOHEI YAMASHITA
Ryohei Yamashita, an artist who expresses “dynamism,” will hold his last solo art exhibition at “chignitta space,” a community space for culture transmission, in 2021. He is a popular illustrator and painter who specializes in motifs of athletes and samurais, and his energetic style of drawing with bold composition and brush strokes attracts people’s hearts and is supported by a wide range of fans.
©️RYOHEI YAMASHITA
Recently, Yamashita’s work has been seen more and more in the social scene, such as in the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Public Art Installation Project, where he created stained glass art for Gaienmae Station, the closest station to the new National Stadium. Yamashita’s illustrations for the cover of the magazine “Tarzan,” the Nike Japan headquarters, murals in Starbucks stores in Umeda and Ebisu, the official visuals for the Olympic sailing team, and corporate advertisements for Mizuho Financial Group using the Olympic Games as a motif have also attracted a great deal of attention.
Gaienmae Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line) “Dynamic Forest ©️RYOHEI YAMASHITA
This is Ryohei Yamashita’s solo exhibition in Osaka in about six years. The title of this solo exhibition, “HOPE,” which he followed in Tokyo and Hakata, has the meaning of “hope for eternity, even though we know it is fleeting. This exhibition will be an opportunity to enjoy the current form of his work, which is expanding its range of expression while maintaining the theme of “dynamism. In addition to his works featuring athletes, the “Blue ocean” series, which dynamically depicts the sea of Shonan, where his studio is located, will be exhibited for the first time. The exhibition will also feature a new collaborative work depicting the world of the manga “Kingdom” with Yamashita’s unique touch. A collection of works, giclee posters, art books and other related products produced to commemorate this exhibition will also be available for purchase.
Collaboration with “Kingdom ©️RYOHEI YAMASHITA
©️RYOHEI YAMASHITA
■Period: December 10 (Fri.) – December 26 (Sun.), 2021
■Time: 13:00 – 19:00 / Free admission / Closed on Mondays
■Venue: chignitta space
■Address: 1-13-21 Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Exhibition and sale of paintings and goods
■Inquiries about the works are welcome: info@chignitta.com
There will be a gallery talk with the artist on Saturday, December 11, from around 3:00 pm.
(The latest information will be updated on chignitta Instagram @chignitta)
Information
Please note that on December 12 (Sun) and 19 (Sun), admission fee will be charged due to a paid music event being held at the same time from 3:00 p.m. December 12 (Sun): 1,500 yen (with one drink), December 19 (Sun): 1,000 yen (with one drink).
map of chignitta space
