Ryotaro Fuyuki

Ryotaro Fuyuki (b. 1984, Toyama, Japan) is a contemporary artist based in Osaka. Trained in sculpture, he works across installation, moving objects, video, and site-responsive projects.

His practice begins with things that resist control: lost objects, cats, children, rain, institutional rules, border markers, rumors, and everyday materials. He is interested in the moment when human-made objects and systems begin to drift away from their assigned roles and act beyond human intention.

Rather than presenting an artwork as a fixed object or conclusion, Fuyuki creates conditions in which meaning appears, shifts, and remains unfinished. His works often take the form of fragile monuments, temporary structures, moving objects, or events that unfold through time.

He has participated in residencies and projects in New York, Manila, Amsterdam, Sapporo, Thailand, and Japan. His work has been presented at venues including Vargas Museum, Punt WG, NARS Foundation, BnA Alter Museum, Hiroshima MOCA, and Enokojima Art, Culture and Creative Center.

2008 BA, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto, Japan

2010 MFA in Sculpture, Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto, Japan

2023 Research Student, Global Art Practice, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan

2026 Encounters, TODA Hall Conference Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

2025 S.O.E. 2025: Sound of Era, Khon Kaen, Thailand

2024 Ayuminowa, Vargas Museum, Manila, Philippines

2023 Tag, Punt WG, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2022 YOSHINO ART CONNECT, Spiral, Tokyo, Japan

2021 Deviating Forms, SAI Gallery, Osaka, Japan

2021 AIR SCG 2, BnA Alter Museum, Kyoto, Japan

2020 Hanging, VOU, Kyoto, Japan

2019 It’s also beautiful, Higashiosaka Art Museum, Osaka, Japan

2018 Everywhere Genbi, Hiroshima MOCA, Hiroshima, Japan

2017–2018 Residency Exhibitions, NARS Foundation, New York, USA

2017 A NEGATIVE EVAGINATE, Enokojima Art, Culture and Creative Center, Osaka, Japan