Shuhei Yamada 山田 周平

Born in 1980 in Saitama, Japan.

The work of Taku Obata revolves around the body in motion, notably in breakdance. Deeply connected to B-Boy culture in Japan, Obata captures, exaggerates, and deforms the human body in dancing movement, emphasizing the bodies’ shapes, poses, and physiques, while eliminating the emotional or inner elements of the figures. His persistent interest in the body is also reflected in the medium he chooses — wood sculpture. By linking this physically demanding and time-consuming Japanese traditional technique with the modernity of his subject that emanates from vibrant hip-hop culture, Obata embodies a dynamic decomposition of body and movement within a broader cultural context.

He participated in exhibitions including "ART AND SNEAKERS" (solo show, A+S, Tokyo, 2022), "B-BOY REVENGE 2022" (solo show, PARCEL, Tokyo,2022), "Move the volume" (solo show, 3110NZ by LDH kitchen, Tokyo, 2022), "TAKU OBATA SCULPTURE" (solo show, Japan House London, 2020), "HYPER LANDSCAPE" (Watarium, Tokyo, 2018), "sculpture // New Generation series2 Vol3 Taku Obata Exhibition" (solo show, Nihonbashi Takashimaya Gallery X, Tokyo, 2016), "NEW VISION SAITAMA 5 - The Emerging Body" The Museum of Modern Art Saitama, Japan, 2016), and "BUST A MOVE" (solo show, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, 2014).

1974年出生於京都，現居京都。

以虛無主義和幽默為背景，山田周平創作出極簡和概念性的作品，並同時創作攝影、錄像、三維、二維等多種形式的作品。他的許多創作不僅在畫面解讀、甚至在背景文本方面都將解釋的權利交給觀眾。2013年，他被時任匹茲堡安迪・沃荷美術館館長的Eric Shiner選為軍械庫藝博會的策展部門中唯一的日本人，成為各大媒體的熱門話題。

藝術家曾參與展覽包括：「Cama/projecting OW 山田周平，小池一馬」（三越當代畫廊，東京，2021）、「untitled yet」（大和英日基金會，倫敦，2019）、「WISH KISS LOVE HOPE 」（AISHONANZUKA，香港，2017），「Other Ways」（FLAG STUDIO，大阪，2017），「Unclear nuclear」（URANO，東京，2016），「Resonance」（Sao La Gallery，胡志明市， 2014），以及在2013年紐約軍械庫展上的個展等等。

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