Dan Obana

#Artist Statement#
My canvas space exists in a virtual three-dimensional space on a personal computer (PC). First, I build many 3D objects, arrange them in a distributed manner, and start making a work by experimenting with various viewpoints and combinations. There will be a lot of "meeting and discovery by chance". "What a serendipitous and fantastic opportunity!" The pursuit of a creative world inspired by this accidental scene is always at the core of my concept of art creation. It is, so to speak, an inspirational contingency in my daily life: "serendipity".
I dialog with the 3D digital world through the PC display screen. I occasionally come to stand at a certain scene. Then I add ideas, inflate, and repeat trial and error to pursue a new image. That is, the machine and I are trying to work together collaborating to interact each other and make creative coincidence. It is inspired unexpected imagination and eventually creates an unexpected and lively representation of the scene on the PC display.
This practical process of using collage techniques provokes the synchronicity of reality and subconsciousness, inspires my artistic creativity and stirs the imagination of the endless future . These could be creative pro...

1948 Born in Tokyo, Japan
1970 Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Engineering and Technology
1970-2008 Employed at a major biochemical company in Japan
1970-1986 Responsible for Process Designing and Construction in new overseas factories i.e., Indonesia, USA etc.
1997-2008 Experienced with the digital design and drawing tools through overseas factory works
2002 Started digital art creations and exhibits at the public exhibition
2006 Started 3DCG (3-Dimensional Computer Graphics) artwork creation
2008 First Solo exhibition at Zaimu Café Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
2009 Participation in Collective Exhibition at Agora Gallery in New York (NY), USA

#International Competitions and Exhibitions#
2020 Kochi International Printing Triennial, Kochi, Japan
2020 Taiwan International Biennial Print Exhibit, Taichung, Taiwan
2019 Bangkok International Printing Triennial, Bangkok, Thailand
2019 Guanlan International Print Biennial, Shenzhen, China
2018 Taiwan International Biennial Print Exhibit, Taichung, Taiwan
2017　 Kochi International Printing Triennial, Kochi, Japan
2016 Taiwan International Biennial Print Exhibit, Taichung, Taiwan
2015 Bangkok International Printing Triennial, Bangkok, Thailand
2014 Taiwan International Biennial Print Exhibit, Taichung, Taiwan
2014 FEI Print Award Exhibition, Yokohama, Japan
2014 Kochi International Printing Triennial, Kochi, Japan
2012 Taiwan International Biennial Print Exhibit, Taichung, Taiwan
2011 Kochi International Printing Triennial, Kochi, Japan
2011 Asia Graph Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2011 Asia Digital Art Awards Exhibition, Fukuoka, Japan
2010 Asia Graph Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2009 Asia Graph Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan

#Solo Exhibitions#
2017 Ashok Jain Gallery, New York, USA 　
2017 Artifact Gallery, New York, USA
2008-2013 7 times of solo exhibition, Galleries...