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.

主催
KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa 実行委員会
主管
認定NPO法人趣都金澤
共催
一般社団法人金沢クラフトビジネス創造機構、金沢アートスペースリンク
協力
GO FOR KOGEI
後援
石川県、金沢市、金沢経済同友会、金沢商工会議所、金沢青年会議所、北國新聞社
Organizer
KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa Executive Committee
Management
NPO Syuto Kanazawa
Co-organizers
Kanazawa Craftwork Business Creation Agency, Kanazawa Artspace Link
Cooperation
Go for Kogei
Support
Ishikawa Prefecture, City of Kanazawa, Kanazawa Association of Corporate Executives, Kanazawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Junior Chamber International Kanazawa, The Hokkoku Shimbun