aki.yamanaka
Collage (Chigiri-e) Artist
aki Yamanaka was born in Kochi Japan in 1985.
His Collage(Chigiri-e: Chigiri means to tear, e means picture in Japanese)
work was inspired by the meeting with a Hand-made
Japanese paper, Tosa Tengujo paper craft man.
土佐典具帖紙職人との出会いをきっかけにちぎり絵の世界に入る。
aki worked hard to invent and develop his original technics of making amazing piece of
art. As the result of his devotion, his work was not only tear the paper but also dissemble
the Tengujo Paper into fibers. The decomposition makes his work so elaborate
workmanship, and the work so special.
現在のちぎり絵をより発展させるため独自の手法を研究、和紙を繊維の域まで解し作成する細密表現を得意とする。
1985 Born in Kochi Japan
Currently lives in Kochi
1985年 高知県高知市生まれ、同地在住。
2011 Start Collage(Chigiri-e) work
2011年 ちぎり絵を開始する
2019 His work was gifted to Japanese Emperor, Empress, and Queen Akiko.
2019年 天皇皇后両陛下、彬子女王殿下への献上品として作品を献上
2020 “FUTOUFUKUTSU(Indomitable)” won Gold Award at 33 rd All Japan JapanesePaper Painting/Picture Exhibition
2020年 作品『不撓不屈』第33回全国和紙画展 金賞受賞
2021 “SOCHINOSHI” won Grand Prize at 34 rd All Japan JapanesePaper Painting/Picture Exhibition
2021年 作品『蚤知之士』第34回全国和紙画展 大賞受賞
EXHIBITIONS
2023 First solo exhibition "Paper Resolution" at OKYAKU
2023年 初個展「紙の解像度 Paper Resolution 」@OKYAKU
2023 okyaku editorial market : issue 02 at OKYAKU
2023年 グループ展 okyaku editorial market : issue 02 @OKYAKU
2023 UROCO「inanimate scenery, animate scenery.」at Chiang Mai, Thailand
2023年 UROCOキュレーション「inanimate scenery, animate scenery.」@Chiang Mai, Thailand