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Yuki Tsukiyama "Exhibition 2025"
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Yuki Tsukiyama
TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY is pleased to announce Exhibition 2025, a solo exhibition by sculptor Yuki Tsukiyama, opening on July 12.
Tsukiyama was born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in 1976, he graduated from the Sculpture Course in the Department of Fine Art at Kyoto University of Art in 2000. Since then, he has remained based in his hometown of Kobe and has been actively working throughout the Kansai region. As of June 2023, he also serves as the director of C.A.P. (The Conference on Art and Projects), an artist community in Kobe committed to fostering positive relationships between art and society.
Tsukiyama works with a wide range of materials, including metal, resin, wood, and paint, but the starting point of his creative process is always the material itself through what he describes as “play,” a process of repeated experimentation. Through what he describes as “play” – a process of repeated experimentation – he uncovers the inherent characteristics of each material. He allows these qualities to become integral to the concept of his work. This consistent approach is a defining feature of his practice.
In this exhibition, Tsukiyama presents works developed from a large camphor tree he received from an acquaintance’s company four years ago after allowing the wood to dry slowly and thoroughly. He began to envision new forms that would take shape from it. Watching children build houses and bridges freely within video games, Tsukiyama recalls thinking, “Why don’t they try making something with their own hands?” This reflection became the inspiration for the current body of work.
For Tsukiyama, play is a way for children to discover what they love and to act upon their own desires—and in that sense, it is also a fundamental expression of human culture and society. By creating these works through acts of play, Tsukiyama invites viewers to share in the joy of creation and to reconsider the intrinsic value of making.
Tsukiyama was born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in 1976, he graduated from the Sculpture Course in the Department of Fine Art at Kyoto University of Art in 2000. Since then, he has remained based in his hometown of Kobe and has been actively working throughout the Kansai region. As of June 2023, he also serves as the director of C.A.P. (The Conference on Art and Projects), an artist community in Kobe committed to fostering positive relationships between art and society.
Tsukiyama works with a wide range of materials, including metal, resin, wood, and paint, but the starting point of his creative process is always the material itself through what he describes as “play,” a process of repeated experimentation. Through what he describes as “play” – a process of repeated experimentation – he uncovers the inherent characteristics of each material. He allows these qualities to become integral to the concept of his work. This consistent approach is a defining feature of his practice.
In this exhibition, Tsukiyama presents works developed from a large camphor tree he received from an acquaintance’s company four years ago after allowing the wood to dry slowly and thoroughly. He began to envision new forms that would take shape from it. Watching children build houses and bridges freely within video games, Tsukiyama recalls thinking, “Why don’t they try making something with their own hands?” This reflection became the inspiration for the current body of work.
For Tsukiyama, play is a way for children to discover what they love and to act upon their own desires—and in that sense, it is also a fundamental expression of human culture and society. By creating these works through acts of play, Tsukiyama invites viewers to share in the joy of creation and to reconsider the intrinsic value of making.
Schedule | Jul 12 (Sat) 2025-Aug 9 (Sat) 2025 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.tezukayama-g.com/exhibition/exhibition-2025 | ||||
| Venue | Tezukayama Gallery https://tezukayama-g.com/en/ | ||||
| Location | 2F Yamazaki Bldg., 1-19-27 Minami Horie, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 550-0015 | ||||
| Access | 10 minute walk from exit 6 at Yotsubashi Station on the Yotsubashi subway line, 10 minute walk from the North exit of Namba Station on the JR Kansai Main line. | ||||
| Phone | 06-6534-3993 | ||||
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