Profile and practice
Kotaro Hoshiyama explores the human condition through faces and bodies. He develops series including Psychological Collage and presents his work primarily in solo exhibitions.
Profile
Born in Nerima, Tokyo, in 1979. He graduated in Japanese painting from Tama Art University in 2003 and held his first solo exhibition, 顔の中へ, at Gallery Q in 2010.
Selected exhibitions
- 2025 | 「GROUP SHOW」 (roidworksgallery)
- 2025 | 「FRAGILE」 (Nihombashi Takashimaya)
- 2024 | 「SHELTER」 (Ginza Tsutaya Books) / 「LAYOUT PAINTING」 (roidworksgallery)
- 2023 | 「Psychological Collage Ⅳ FIGURE-GROUND」 (roidworksgallery) / 「CROWD」 (Nihombashi Takashimaya)
- 2022 | 「COMEDY」 (roidworksgallery)
- 2021 | 「Psychological Collage Ⅲ NAKED」 (roidworksgallery)
Media and collaborations
- 2024 | INTERACTION window display at GINZA SIX
- 2022 | Cover design for Soushi Sakiyama’s Face To Time Case
- 2020 | Appearance on BS Fuji’s ブレイク前夜
Sources and further information
Biographical and exhibition information has been summarized and edited by roidworksgallery from the linked sources. Exhibitions are selected highlights.
Works in Break Zenya Archive
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