Kosuke Ajiro

This profile is written by two persimmons who represents Kosuke Ajiro.
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Kosuke Ajiro (b. 1980) is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Tokyo, Japan. Over a long time, Ajiro has built an elaborate "Another Realm" in his mind. All his artworks are presented as manifestations of this imaginative Realm, in whatever medium is used, from acrylic and water-colour painting to ceramic sculpture, mixed media installation, animation film, and original music.

　Informed by personal memories, dreams, and familiar events he grew up with as a child, "Another Realm" is visualised with the strong narrative of a civilization that has been lost at the medieval stage of its development. Self-characterized as an archaeologist searching for this Realm, Ajiro records the history of the distant past, as it slowly unfolds before his eyes. With the analogy of the lost civilization, the finished artworks are meant to be excavated artefacts, which is why their surfaces sometimes have a powdery quality and show traces of age or decay.

　Each artwork is based on the historical context of "Another Realm." The characters and creatures have names, and the scenes in the artwork tell stories such as the myth about the creation of the Realm, legends of gods, all...

Visual Design, Kuwasawa Design School, Tokyo

Ajiro's artworks have been well exhibited in Tokyo and other cities in Japan, as well as in other Asian countries, and often sell out in recent shows.

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023
“Cloudy” noir/NOKTA, Shizuoka
“Sally” arflex Tokyo, Tokyo
“Herururu” Kousagisha Gallery, Kyoto
“Jukai” (Sea of Trees), nijigaro Gallery, Tokyo

2022
“Kiri No Naka De” (In the Mist), LIBRAIRIE6, Tokyo
“BARBACHICA” SUNNY BOY BOOKS, Tokyo
“Sally Ocho” (Sally Dynasty), noie extent, Tokyo
“Owari No Nai Yume” (Endless Dream), NADiff modern, Tokyo

2021
“Labyrinth” URESICA, Tokyo

2020
“PARADISE” Native Village, Tokyo
“Sore Ha Maboroshi” gallery hydrangea, Tokyo
“Kamisamatachi” (Gods), NADiff modern, Tokyo
“Yagi Wo Daiteneru” (Sleeping With A Goat), noir/NOKTA, Shizuoka

2019
“Sokonashi” martha, Osaka
“Sara To E” URESICA, Tokyo
“attic” ondo, Tokyo

2018
“Orenji Yori Gorudo” nowaki, Kyoto
“Огонёк” SUNNY BOY BOOKS, Tokyo

2017
“Sally No Sekeizu” (Sally’s Plan), URESICA, Tokyo
“Po to Pou” nijigaro Gallery, Tokyo
“Coal-Tar Night” Galerie LE MONDE, Tokyo
“Mo Hitotsu No Hanashi” (One More Story), ON READING, Nagoya

2016
“Reinette” ondo, Tokyo/Osaka
“Kimi No Shiranai Machi” greenray+marüte, Taichung, Taiwan
“Soko Ni Todomaru Monotachi” Galerie LE MONDE, Tokyo

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