Hiroki Tsukuda / Kazuma Koike / Ryuichi Ohira /
Shuhei Yamada / Taku Obata / Toru Ishii

“KUROOBIANACONDA 05 SUKIYAKI”

7 Jan - 4 Feb 2023

AISHONANZUKA is pleased to announce the group exhibition "KUROOBIANACONDA 05 SUKIYAKI." KUROOBIANACONDA is an artist collective formed in 2019, they are producing scenery created from multifaceted combinations of diverse artists with different genres and themes. This show will be the first Hong Kong exhibition, featuring Hiroki Tsukuda as a guest artist.

Hiroki Tsukuda
Born in 1978 in Kagawa, Japan.
Hiroki Tsukuda graduated from the Department of Imaging Arts & Sciences at Musashino Art University in 2001. He lives and works in Tokyo. The artist’s drawings and digital collages explore the turbulent, futuristic cityscapes of his imaginings. Created with meticulous detail, these intricate, monochromatic works illustrate collapsed spaces, in which mechanized worlds merge with sci-fi mythos in states of controlled chaos and organic mutation. Similarly, Tsukuda creates installation works out of raw industrial materials, flora, and found objects that transpire directly from the artist’s drawings. He participated in exhibitions including "The Darkest Hour" (solo show, NANZUKA UNDERGROUND, Tokyo, 2022), "They Live" (solo show, Petzel, New York, 2020), "Global Pop Underground" (PARCO MUSEUM TOKYO, 2020), "Monolog in the Doom" (solo show, The Museum of Modern Art Gunma, Japan, 2019), and "PHANTOM PLANE, CYBERPUNK IN THE YEAR OF THE FUTURE" (Tai Kwun, Hong Kong, 2019).

Kazuma Koike
Born in 1980 and lives in Osaka, Japan.
He spent his childhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and attended a high school in Barcelona, Spain. Graduated from the Department of Sculpture, College of Art at Nihon University. He has produced ceramic sculptures, drawings, and paintings with motifs of ancient gods, pots, big cats, plants and pineapples. With the theme of “fictional ancient artefacts”, artworks created by mixing images from different places/periods have a unique floating feeling as if they do not belong anywhere. Koike says his interests are “the state where different elements coexist in harmony” or “the processing that changes the purpose and meaning of things”. He participated in exhibitions including "KOISHI-KEI" (Sokyo Gallery, Kyoto, 2022), "MIKADO2 - My baby collection" (Tezukayama Gallery, Osaka, 2022), "Kuroobianaconda 04 Tempura" (Sokyo Lisbon, Portugal, 2022), "End of Eden" (Galerie Wolfsen, Denmark, 2022), the solo show at the OMURO MUSEUM (Mie, Japan, 2021), and "Cama" (Mitsukoshi Contemporary Gallery, Tokyo, 2021).

Ryuichi Ohira
Born in 1982 in Tokyo, Japan.
Ohira uses wood carving as his lead method of working, creating works by taking apart and rebuilding the hidden symbols in society, ancient Japanese faiths and worship. In recent years, Ohira has returned his attention to the original characteristics of this material, producing sculptures that “remain undefined in meaning” motivated by his mindless absorption and unreasonable impulse –both of which can be regarded as primal instincts of human creativity. Now he is represented by the contemporary art gallery NANUZKA UNDERGROUND. He participated in exhibitions including "SYNDROME" (solo show, NANZUKA UNDERGROUND 1F, Tokyo, 2022), "The Yellow Portal" (solo show, 2G Tokyo & 3110NZ, Tokyo, 2021), "CAR BONE DRAGON" (solo show, TSUTAYA - SHOTEN Ginza, Tokyo, 2021), "PINEAPPLE” (solo show, Mitsukoshi Contemporary Gallery, Tokyo, 2020), and "JP POP UNDERGROUND" (Shinsaibashi PARCO 14F, Osaka, 2020).

Shuhei Yamada
Born in 1974 and lives in Kyoto.
With a background of nihilism and humor, he creates minimal and conceptual works while developing various forms of work such as photography, video, three-dimensional, and two-dimensional. Many of his works leave the interpretation to the viewer not only in terms of their meaning but also of the context. In 2013, in the curation department of The Armory Show, he was selected as the only Japanese by Eric Shiner, then director of the Andy Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh), and became a hot topic in various media. He participated in exhibitions including "Cama/ projecting OW Shuhei Yamada, Kazuma Koike" (MITSUKOSHI CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, Tokyo, 2021), "untitled yet" (solo show, Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, London, 2019), "WISH KISS LOVE HOPE" (solo show, AISHONANZUKA, Hong Kong, 2017), "Other Ways" (Enokojima FLAG STUDIO, Osaka, 2017), "Unclear nuclear" (URANO, Tokyo, 2016), "Resonance" (Sao La Gallery, Ho Chi Minh, 2014), and the solo show at The Armory Show (69th Regiment Armory, New York, 2013).

Taku Obata
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).

Toru Ishii
Born in 1981 in Shizuoka, Japan.
Toru Ishii studied the techniques and history of the 'yuzenzome' dyeing technique tradition and graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts in dyeing and weaving. Toru depicts today's social problems such as the miserable lives of salarymen, the aftermath of natural disasters, and disposed cardboard boxes on the street in his unique pop art style, using the traditional 'yuzenzome'. The subtle texture of the silk is emphasized by the extreme vividness of colours and daring humorous compositions introducing pop elements different from traditional patterns, rendering a captivating and overwhelming presence. He participated in exhibitions including the solo show at FITZROVIA Gallery (London, 2018), the solo show at Sokyo Gallery (Kyoto, 2018), "LIGHT SGRAFFITO" (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2017), "IMAYO" (The Shoto Art Museum, Tokyo and Honolulu Museum of Art, 2016), "Metropolitan Moment" (solo show, Daiwa Anglo Japanese Foundation, London, 2016), "KIZASHI" (POLA MUSEUM ANNEX, Tokyo, 2014), "EDO POP" (Japan Society Gallery, New York, 2013), and "Weird World" (ISE Cultural Foundation Gallery, New York, 2013).

AISHONANZUKA欣然呈獻2023年的首個展覽 — 由日本藝術家團體黑帶水蚺（黒帯アナコンダ）為香港觀眾帶來的群展「KUROOBIANACONDA 05 SUKIYAKI」。

該團體由佃弘樹、小池一馬、大平龍一、山田周平、小畑多丘和石井亨六位日本藝術家組成。 本次展覽是他們在香港的首個展覽，也是他們繼 2019 年的「01 KIRIMI （GINZA SIX，東京）」、2020 年的「02 WAGIRI（The 5th Floor，東京）」、2021年的「03 SANMAIOROSHI （Tezukayama Gallery，大阪）」、和2022年的「04 TEMPORAS（Sokyo Lisbon，里斯本）」後的第五次展覽。

藝術家簡介

佃 弘樹
1978年出生於日本香川縣。 現時生活及工作於東京。
佃弘樹於 2001 年畢業於武藏野美術大學的影視學科。他的素描和數位拼貼作品探索了他想像中充滿動蕩的未來主義城市景觀。這些錯綜複雜的單色作品以一絲不苟的細節創作，展示了坍塌的空間；當中的機械化世界在受控混亂和有機突變的狀態下與科幻神話融為一體。對應其創作概念，佃弘樹也會使用原始的工業材料、植物和現成物創作裝置作品，和他的繪畫作品在同一世界觀中互相呼應。

藝術家曾參與展覽包括：「The Darkest Hour」（NANZUKA UNDERGROUND，東京，2022）、「They Live」（Petzel，紐約，2020）、「Global Pop Underground」（Parco Museum Tokyo，2020）、「Monolog in the Doom」（群馬縣立近代美術館，2019）、以及「幽靈維面―電馭叛客在未來之年」（大館，香港，2019）等等。

小池一馬
1980年出生於日本大阪。
小池一馬於阿根廷布宜諾斯艾利斯度過了他的童年，並在西班牙巴塞羅那完成高中學業，後畢業於日本大學藝術學部雕塑系。他的創作主題為以古代神靈、陶製器皿、大型貓科動物、植物和菠蘿為靈感的陶瓷雕塑、素描及繪畫。以「虛構的古器物」為主題，藝術家把不同地點和時期的影像混合創作的作品，帶有一種獨特的漂浮感，彷彿不屬於任何地方。小池曾說他的興趣是「不同元素和諧共存的狀態」和「改變事物的目的及意義的過程」。

藝術家曾參與展覽包括：「KOISHI-KEI」（Sokyo Gallery，京都，2022）、「MIKADO2 - My baby collection」（Tezukayama Gallery，大阪，2022）、「End of Eden」（Galerie Wolfsen，奧爾堡，2022 年）、OMURO MUSEUM 個展（日本三重縣，2021 年）和「Cama」（三越當代畫廊，東京，2021 年）等等。

大平龍一
1982年出生於日本東京。
大平龍一以木雕為主要的創作手法，通過解構在日本社會、古代信仰和崇拜中的隱藏符號來創作作品。近年來，藝術家將注意力回歸到材料的原始特性上，創作出各種「意義不明」的雕塑；其靈感來自於他自身的盲目專注和不合理的衝動 ―― 這兩者都可以被視為人類創造力的原始本能。

藝術家曾參與展覽包括：「SYNDROME」（NANZUKA UNDERGROUND，東京，2022）、「The Yellow Portal」（3110NZ，東京，2021）、「CAR BONE DRAGON」（銀座蔦屋書店，東京，2021）、「菠蘿」（三越當代畫廊，東京，2020）和「JP POP UNDERGROUND」（心齋橋 PARCO，大阪，2020）等等。

山田周平
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。

小畑多丘
1980年出生於日本埼玉縣。
小畑多丘的作品總是圍繞運動的身體展開，尤其以霹靂舞為主。與日本B-Boy文化息息相關的小畑在舞蹈動作中捕捉、誇大和變形人體，強調身體的形狀、姿勢和體格，同時消除人物的情感和內在元素。他對「身體」的執著也體現在他選擇的媒介――木雕上；通過將這種對體力要求高且耗時的日本傳統技術與充滿活力和現代性的嘻哈文化的聯繫起來，藝術家在更廣泛的文化背景下體現了身體和運動的動態分解。

藝術家曾參與展覽包括：「ART AND SNEAKERS」（A+S，東京，2022）、「B-BOY REVENGE 2022」（PARCEL，東京，2022）、「Move the Volume」（3110NZ, Tokyo, 2022)、「TAKU OBATA SCULPTURE」（Japan House London，倫敦，2020）、「HYPER LANDSCAPE」（WATARI-UM美術館，東京，2018）、「sculpture // New Generation series 2 Vol3 Obata Exhibition」（日本橋高島屋Gallery X，東京，2016）、「NEW VISION SAITAMA 5 - The Emerging Body」（埼玉縣立近代美術館，日本，2016）和「BUST A MOVE」（Jonathan LeVine Gallery， 紐約，2014 年）等等。

石井亨
1981年出生於日本靜岡縣。
石井亨畢業於東京藝術大學染織專業，長期研究「友禪染」這種日本傳統染色的技術和歷史。他以獨特的波普藝術風格，配合傳統的友禪染技藝描繪當今各式各樣的日本社會問題，大至自然災害的後果、工薪族的悲慘生活、小至在街上丟棄的紙箱等等。絲綢的微妙質感被極致鮮豔的色彩和大膽幽默的構圖強調，同時引入了有別於傳統圖案的流行符號，呈現出迷人而壓倒性的存在感。

藝術家曾參與展覽包括：FITZROVIA畫廊個展（倫敦，2018）、Sokyo畫廊個展（京都，2018）、「LIGHT SGRAFFITO」（維多利亞與艾伯特博物館，倫敦，2017）、「IMAYO」（日本澀谷區立松濤美術館，美國檀香山藝術博物館，2016）、「Metropolitan Moment」（大和英日基金會，倫敦，2016）、「KIZASHI」（Pola Museum of Art Annex，東京，2014）、「EDO POP」（Japan Society Gallery，紐約，2013）和「Weird World」（ISE Cultural Foundation Gallery，紐約，2013）等等。