Profile and practice
Organic curves and vivid colors overlap in Issei Suzuki’s paintings. Born in Sendai, Miyagi, in 2001, he has expanded his practice through solo exhibitions and collaborations since his first solo show in 2018.
Profile
He held his first solo exhibition, PRE, at Setokatsu Building in 2018. Centering his practice on painting, he has presented work through exhibitions and artwork collaborations with brands.
Approach to making
Suzuki develops feelings and thoughts that resist verbal expression through layered color and organic forms. The gallery text for his 2025 exhibition REFLECTION describes a practice that brings inner experience into visual expression.
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Selected exhibitions
- 2025 | 「REFLECTION」 (roidworksgallery)
- 2024 | 「RESORT」 (roidworksgallery)
- 2023 | 「alive」 (roidworksgallery) / 「punctuation」 (Ginza Tsutaya Books) / 「oxymorons」 (ROOM A)
- 2022 | 「LAYER」 (roidworksgallery) / Exhibition supported by adidas (Ginza Tsutaya Books, Hankyu Men’s Osaka)
- 2021 | 「Diversity」 (roidworksgallery) / 「Fusion」 (A8T)
- 2020 | 「HASHTAG」 (GALLERY b. TOKYO) / 「BREAK OF DAWN」 (MDP GALLERY)
Collaborations and music projects
- 2019, 2022 and 2023 | Wine-label designs for Blaise Plant of MONKEY MAJIK
- 2022 | T-shirts and sweatshirts in collaboration with adidas
- 2023 | Large-screen and sculptural works at SUMMER SONIC, Osaka
Sources and further information
Biographical and exhibition information has been summarized and edited by roidworksgallery from the linked sources. Exhibitions are selected highlights.