chuuu
Painter
VJ
Noise musician
Paintings
Chuuu was born in Kyoto Japan. His base is now in Berlin.Now the theme of his works are nostalgia-ism and reconstitution. In his paintings and drawings,influenced by Japan, Berlin wall, Girl and History of painting tools. he expresses nostalgia by using techniques such as scraping and scaling paints,use dry impasto material to make crack surface, use flat touches and intentionally unshaded image. Adding modern elements of manga and anime on those,that is his work. He uses Acrylics,Gouache,Aquarelle,Ink,Colored pencil,Tea,Oil,Magazines and more.
1975 born and grew up in Kyoto Japan.
1994-1998 Kyoto Seika University design manga class.
2003 Moved my activities to Berlin, participated some group exhibitions.
2009-2012 Artist in Residence at Tacheles.
2016 EWAAC (East West Art Award Competition) London 2016, Finalist
2022 RAYMAR Traditional Art Award 2022, Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, Finalists
Solo, Group Exhibitions
2023.11.02 "chuuu Ausstellung”, Neonkunst, Berlin2023.09.16 "You’re Beautiful”, Otho Gallery, Tokyo
2023.08.18 “Summer Series”, GH36, Berlin
2023.06.22 "48 Stunden Neukölln 2023”, Neonkunst, Berlin
2023.05.19 “Banners-many tentacles”, Jugend{widerstands)museum, Berlin
2023.04.06 “ACT Art Prize 2023” ATC, Tokyo
2022.10.22 “Unbelievable friendship” Neurotitan, Berlin
2022.06.25 "48 Stunden Neukölln 2022", Neonkunst, Berlin
2022.06.09 “THE CUT UP”, LiTE-HAUS Galerie, Berlin
2021 "Wahlverwandtschaft", Neonkunst, Berlin
2021 "GOODHEART", GH36, Berlin
2020 "neue Zeit", GH36, Berlin
2019 "Kuboshow Kunstmesse 2019”, Flottmann-Hallen, Herne
2019 "Urban Art Week", Neonkunst, Berlin
2018 "48 Stunden Neukölln 2018 -Neue Echtheit", Neonkunst, Berlin
2017 "The Art From The Heart Of The City" Group Exhibition at Galerie Lottum, Berlin
2017 "Embalming" solo Exhibition at Galerie Lottum, Berlin
2016 "EWAAC" (East West Art Award Competition 2016) at La Galleria, London
2016 "East-West Artists Exchange Exhibition" Somos, Berlin
2016 "Kyoto Berlin" chuuu und Eric Meßloh Exhibition at Welturlaub, Berlin
2015 "chuuu solo Exhibition" at Honeyed Gift, Tokyo
2015 "chuuu solo Exhibition" at URA-Berlin, Berlin
2015 "gape 06 - Decay" chuuu solo Exhibition at Greenhause, Berlin
2014 "Fukushima the aftermath" at THE STORY OF BERLIN, Berlin
2012 "Group Exhibition - NOW IS NOW!" at Tacheles, Berlin
2010 "Tacheles Werkschau 20 years" at Tacheles, Berlin
2008 "empty garden vol,1" at battering ram, Kyoto
2006 "chuuu and Tomo Ausstellung" at Zeit Zone, Berlin
2006 "Tacheles werkschau 2005" at Tacheles, Berlin
2006 "Japan meets Egypt" at KANI MANI, Berlin
2005 "we - west.east(japanese-german friendship 2005)" at Pefferbank, Berlin
2005 "Stille im Raum" at Humboldt-Universitaet, Berlin
2005 "Pacifik Raw" at Bartik Raw Tower, Hamburg
2005 "Centralgrapes" chuuu Erste Ausstellung at NEU!, Berlin
2005 "...und weil die alle zu unterschiedlich sind" Neue Galerie at Tacheles, Berlin
2004 "Gruppenausstellung" at AL RAI, Berlin
2004 "Verbinding" Group Exhibition at Neue Galerie, Berlin
2001 "EVE-button" Group Exhibition, Kyoto
2000 "Kurageya-ten" at Nakano ZERO, Tokyo
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