Artist in Residence Vol. 01 襖絵

Artist in Residence Vol. 01 Fusuma Art

Title: Dream of Billow

A fusuma painting created by the artist during a two-week stay at Ryukyu Villa Bilow.
I painted the landscape of the Bilow tree visible from the inside on the fusuma of the bedroom.

The Bilow tree has been cherished as a sacred tree in the Ryukyu Islands since ancient times, and is a place of spiritual worship.
Commonly seen on Mt. Ontake. It has been regarded as a sacred plant since ancient times on the mainland.
Even today, during the Daijosai ceremony of the Imperial Court, the Emperor performs purification in the building called 'Hyakushichō'.
is used as roofing material.

 

 

Artist (Painter): Konirow

Born in Kyoto. Influenced by the fusuma paintings of Kyoto temples that I saw closely during my childhood, I started painting. I mainly engage in mural production based on street art culture. I have participated in numerous projects, including live painting, mural production, and exhibitions, traveling across Japan, Asia, Europe, America, and the Caribbean.

【Awards】
・LIVE PAINT DOJO 2013 Team Battle Champion
・LIVE PAINT DOJO -extra- 2014 Individual Battle Champion / Jury Koji Morimoto Award Winner
・LIVE PAINT TEAM BATTLE 2016 Tag Battle Champion

【Exhibition】
・KONIROW ARTWORKS EXHIBITION 2010 at Nakagawa Sake Shop / Kyoto:2010
・OT29 Underground Daily Exhibition at KITCHEN MUM / Kyoto:2010
・KONIROW ARTWORKS EXHIBITION 2011 at SPINNERS / Kyoto:2011
・KONIROW ARTWORKS EXHIBITION 2012 at Nakagawa Sake Shop / Kyoto:2012
・Art Exhibition 'STENCIL Exhibition' at Atelier I-House / Kyoto:2013
・OT29 Exhibition NEW OSAKA HOTEL Shinsaibashi / Osaka:2013
・OT29 Exhibition NU Chayamachi / Osaka:2014
・Art Exhibition 'HIGH & LOW' (with YOUBOB) NEW OSAKA HOTEL Shinsaibashi / Osaka:2015
・KONIROW ARTWORKS EXHIBITION 2015 KITCHEN MUM Autumn Event / Kyoto:2015
・KONIROW ARTWORKS EXHIBITION 2016 at MOMURAG / Kyoto:2016
・KONIROW ARTWORKS EXHIBITION 2017 'IMA to MIRAI' at Gallery MARONIE / Kyoto:2017
・100 Japanese Artist Exhibition [WE] Artwork Exhibition at Pleiades Gallery / America, New York: 2018
・KONIROW ARTWORKS EXHIBITION 2018 at Fujii Daimaru 7F Gallery / Kyoto:2018
・KONIROW ARTWORKS EXHIBITION 2019 at SUISHA / Kanazawa:2019
・KONIROW ARTWORKS EXHIBITION 2023 at en-Hostel & Cafe bar / Amami Oshima:2023

【Mural Production】
・FM89.4 Alpha Station Mural / Kyoto:2016
・Yatai Village Mural 'Pine, Bamboo, and Plum' / Kyoto: 2018
・Mural on Inner and Outer Walls of Urban Mural Street / Italy, Florence: 2019
・Minamisenba Center Building B2F Art Project Mural Production / Osaka:2020
・GREE Inc. 9F Office Mural / Tokyo:2022
・Sunozaki Hara 'Portrait of Takashi Satokuni' Mural / Amami Oshima:2022
・CAMP&MUSIC KOYA Mural on Site / Amami Oshima:2022
・AMACMA SKATE PARK / Amami Oshima:2022