M-INT ART FESTIVAL ~Live Painting Performance

 

Live painting performance by Iori Kikuchi, who has created numerous artworks, will be held at Mint Kobe!

Kikuchi is a talented artist who has done illustrations for "GINGER" and "VERY" magazines, as well as POP-UP events for "PRADA" and "RALPH LAUREN".

In this two-day performance, the artist will paint "Kobe" with colorful illustrations and a wide range of expressive techniques under the theme of stylish women who seem to appear in the streets of Kobe and the mint color that symbolizes Mint Kobe. We hope you enjoy the exhibition.

Date & Time
Saturday, March 9, 10:30-17:00
Sunday, March 10, 10:30-16:30
In case of inclement weather, the event will be postponed to March 16 (Sat.) and 17 (Sun.)

Venue: Mint Kobe 2nd floor deck

Profile

 

Born in Tokyo in 1998. Raised in Shonan. English and French speaking Japanese artist.After attending the State University of New York at Purchase in 2017, she graduated from the Tyler School of the Arts Temple University Japan in 2020.She won the grand prize at the TURNER AWARD 2018 in 2019. Designed tour merchandise for singer/songwriter Anna Takeuchi. She has illustrated for fashion magazines (GINGER, VERY, etc.) In 2021, she created a mural for KITTE MARUNOUCHI and office art for Fujitsu's Ichigaya branch. He also gave a live painting performance at Roppongi Tsutaya. He creates works daily using a wide range of expressive methods, from mural paintings to illustrations and designs.

academic background
2020 Graduated from Tyler School of the Arts, Temple University, Japan, majoring in Art (Tokyo, Japan)
2017-18 School of Art and Design, State University of New York at Purchase (NY, USA)

Awards
2021 D&AD (Logo Archive) Wood Pencil Award
2019 Turner Award 2018 Grand Prize
2014 Kanagawa Prefecture Cultural Property Protection Poster, Honorable Mention
2011 The 16th Kanagawa Biennale, Japan Foundation President's Prize

Events
2021 New Balance's POPUP "WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT by New Balance"
Exhibition & Sale & Live Painting @ Roppongi Tsutaya (Roppongi, Tokyo)
2021 omnibus letter
Mural & Exhibition @KITTE MARUNOUCHI (Marunouchi, Tokyo)

one-man exhibition
2020 Everlasting Memories / The Hive Jinnan (Shibuya, Tokyo)
2020 Iori Kikuchi x kurumidori by mana's (Setagaya, Tokyo)
2018 Iori Kikuchi Solo Exhibition @ TAU / Tokyo Ariake University of Medical Science (Ariake, Tokyo)

group exhibition
2019 TORIDOLL/art PERMANENT EXHIBITION / TORIDOLL Holdings Co. (Shibuya, Tokyo)
2018 "Hey! Say! Graphics!" Group Exhibition / Gallery ROCKET (Omotesando, Tokyo)
2017 March Salon Show / Greenpoint Gallery in Brooklyn | New York, USA

skill
Painting: acrylic, transparent watercolor, oil
Adobe: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects
Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Languages: Japanese (native), English (business level), French (daily conversation level)