美藤 圭
BITO Kei
people of peace - 125
people of peace - 125
楠、アクリル絵具、(台座ウォルナット)
camphor wood walnut wood, acrylic paint
400×260×200 mm
2025
Photo: Kei Bito
ARTIST INFORMATION
- 1986年
- 兵庫県生まれ 18歳の時に「ものづくりで飯を食いたい」と思い、飛騨高山へ 飛騨国際工芸学園で家具のデザイン、制作を学ぶ 10年程家具職人として勤める傍ら独学で木彫を始める
- 2015年
- 本格的に彫刻家として活動
- 2016年
- Galerie NUAGEにて毎年個展を開催
- 2022年
- 豊岡若手作家展(豊岡市立美術館 / 兵庫県)
現在は 個展・企画展・アートフェア等、国内外にて作品を発表
Born in 1986 in Hyogo, Japan.
At the age of 18, he moved to Hida Takayama with the ambition of making a living through craftsmanship. He studied furniture design and production at the Hida International Academy of Crafts. While working as a furniture maker for about ten years, he independently began studying wood carving.
Since 2015, he has been working professionally as a sculptor.
From 2016 to the present, he has held annual solo exhibitions at Galerie NUAGE.
In 2022, he participated in the Young Artists Exhibition at the Toyooka City Museum of Art, Hyogo.
Currently, he presents his works in solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, and art fairs both in Japan and internationally.