Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA
Japan
Yoshimasa TSUCHIYA (b.1977) was born in Kanagawa, Japan. He received a doctorate degree from the Tokyo Art University Conservation Course.
TSUCHIYA creates lives out of the woods through the traditional technique of restoration for Buddha statues. He believes wood is a spiritual material that breathes through the air, and it is one of the best materials to recreate and express the concept of life.
He used old tales, myths, legends, and dreams as the source of inspiration to create innocent, vulnerable, pure, and elegant creatures that invite the viewers to examine their own private myths. As he believes mythologies is the key to maintain our connections with one another because it is passed down from generation to generation.
His works have been displayed in several international museums, including ART OSAKA (2024), Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store Main Building (2023), KIAF SEOUL (2022), JASKI ART Gallery, Amsterdam (2022), The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu (2018), Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art, Hokkaido (2017), and Karuizawa New Art Museum, Takashimaya (2013). He has recieved Salon de Printemps Prize, Salon de Printemps Prize (2001 & 2003).