Tatsuhito Horikoshi

Painter. Work in Tokyo,Japan.Born 1985.

I was impressed by Elizabeth Peyton’s portraits of rock stars and movie stars thus began to draw paintings of whom I admire. (My characters are based on my own imagination while Peyton draws references from reality) As I grew up watching manga, animation and illustration, I can only draw manga-like portraits with relatively flat facial figures, as I also naturally think that they are attractive. I started drawing portraits because I like photographs. I often become emotionally touched and amazed easily by a photograph, which I rarely experience when I see an artwork. I try to keep that emotional feeling in mind at all time.

When I look at my own work I am always very careful and try to be as objective as possible.
As all sorts of outrageous happenings are going on in this world, I still try to maintain a distanced attitude towards it and possibly isolate myself from it. I would say it is quite similar to being completely alone in the midst of a chaotic tornado. Such emotion serves as an exceedingly important factor to the making of my works.

Tama Art University major in painting, MFA

■Selected Solo Exhibition
2014 "Snow in Summer" Ohshima Fine Art / Tokyo
2013 "You are so cool" Ohshima Fine Art / Tokyo
2012 "Dramatic" Turner Gallery / Tokyo
2011"STRANGER IN PARADISE" Shinjuku　Ophthalmologist Gallery / Tokyo
2010"Tragicomedy of life" Kinosho Kikaku / Tokyo
■Selected Group Exhibition
2014 "Anohitono Konomimono" Takashimaya / Tokyo
2014 "7 Types" Matsuzakaya / Nagoya
2014 "A Tense Moment" Keumchon Gallery / Seoul
2014 "Reborn" KINOSHO KIKAKU / Tokyo
2014 "Japon" Abbaye Saint Andre Centre d Art Contemporain / France
2013 "□ and □" AKIBATAMABI 21 / Tokyo
2013 "Contemporary Art Ⅲ" Akutsu Gallery / Gunma
2013 "Mr.I /Mr.W Collection" Akutsu Gallery / Gunma
2012 "Illumination" Gallery LVS / Seoul
2012 "Contemporary Art 2-New Artists-" Akutsu Gallery / Gunma
2012 "4 Painters of JAPAN -I'm here- "Buttchart International Contemporary Art Space / Taipei