Permanent exhibition of works by artists associated with Amami Oshima
Numerous artists have lived in Ashitoku, where Ryukyu Villa is located,
and many artists have moved to the area from outside the island.
The villa displays their work indoors and in the garden.
Fusuma Picture
Artist: Konirow
Born in Kyoto. Influenced by the fusuma paintings of Kyoto temples that I saw closely during my childhood, I began painting. I focus on mural production based on street art culture. I have participated in numerous projects, including live painting, mural creation, and exhibitions, traveling across Japan, as well as to Asia, Europe, America, and the Caribbean.
[Awards]
・LIVE PAINT DOJO 2013 Team Competition Champion
・LIVE PAINT DOJO -extra- 2014 Individual Competition Champion / Judge Koji Morimoto Award Winner
・LIVE PAINT TEAM BATTLE 2016 Tag Battle Champion
Silver Foil for Fusuma
Artist: Shuhei Fukuda
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Fine Arts, First Research Laboratory of Mural Studies, currently enrolled in the doctoral program. After honing my skills in Japanese painting, I am attempting a contemporary approach using traditional Japanese materials and techniques. In particular, by using silver leaf as a material and allowing the work to be left in nature, I represent the discoloration that occurs in silver as a gentle relationship between the artist and the material. By strongly presenting the materiality of the materials and works on the surface, I am pursuing an Eastern view of nature and aesthetic sense that values the natural state of things.
Major solo exhibitions include "Quiet colors" (RUE VERTE, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2023) and "Change / Unchange = Universal" (Arts Chiyoda 3331, Tokyo, 2019). Major group exhibitions include "ashes and silver leaf" (Hebel_121, Basel, Switzerland, 2023) and "Depository Archeology" (kvalitar, Prague, Czech Republic, 2023). Exhibitions are held primarily in Europe.
Object
Two types of buoys washed ashore on Amami-Oshima Island are used to create a cycad-shaped circulatory object. Viewers can update the object by adding new cycad leaves.
Artist: Eisuke Kubo
Born in Amami Oshima. Joined EXIT METAL WORK SUPPLY, a group of creators engaged in interior design and manufacturing, and participated in numerous projects. Later, he became independent and ran DAWN, an art label presenting art, music, and video.
【Past Exhibitions】Drift Exhibition" (Venue: Fukuoka Art pod 99 / Tokyo Gallery cafe 78) "Drift Store" (Venue: Amami en-hostel & cafe bar) "Bizarro Bazaar" (Venue: Amami Manjuka)
Stained Glass
【Profile】
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture. Lives and works on Amami Oshima Island.
As the head redlighter (production manager) of the long-established North Shore Stained Glass in Sydney, Australia, he continues to produce and install traditional stained glass, a traditional European and American craft, while creating works under the theme of Surf & Nature in his own studio.
Since 2002, he has moved his studio to Amami Oshima, where he produces works that naturally blend into the Japanese vernacular architecture.
Observation Deck
【Profile】
After experiencing the Yakuza, he became a shrine carpenter. He has been involved in the construction of shrines, temples, and other structures throughout Japan. He lives in Amami Oshima Island and Kanagawa Prefecture.
【Major buildings he have worked on in the past】
Shirahige shrine(Tokyo), Daikyu temple(Hokkaido), Renjyo temple(Ibaraki), Asakusa shrine(Tokyo), Ryuan temple(Amamioshima), Jyoraku temple(Tokyo), Daiou temple(Saitama), Honjyo temple(Akita), Shinmei shrine kaguraden(Tokyo)
Floor Hanging
Born in Osaka Prefecture, currently living on Amami Oshima Island.
Using the material of Oshima Tsumugi, a traditional craft of Amami Oshima, we create art pieces.
Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) Member
[Past Exhibitions]
・"THE CARROUSEL OF ART AND CREATION" (Venue: France Paris Louvre Museum Carrousel)
・"Encounter with Leonardo da Vinci" (Venue: France Loire UNESCO World Heritage Site Château de Clos Lucé)
・"MINERVA2021 Kyoto to London" (Venue: Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art / London Mall Galleries)
・"Art Exhibition Viewed with Art Critics" (Venue: Nara City Museum of Art) Winner of the Japan Art Academy Grand Prize
・"Shinbi Gen International Education and Cultural Arts Festival" (Venue: Mongolian Ulaanbaatar) Japan-Mongolia Special Commemorative Exchange Gerelt Nar Award Winner
・"World Peace Art Exhibition 2022 Tokyo to Paris" (Venue: France Paris UNESCO)
・"ITALY-JAPAN Friendship Art Festival" (Venue: Italy Bologna Elisabetta Possadie Museum) etc.
Souvenir
You can purchase the works exhibited at Ryukyu Villa on the internet.
