Artist Shimpei ARIMA
OVERVIEW
Shimpei ARIMA Shimpei ARIMA
He has been active in art since he was a graduate student. He has created sculptures using Japanese cedar, a tree found throughout Japan.
His representative work, named "Sugikodama," is created by carving out cedar trees and confronting the presence of a human heart within them. He has exhibited his works in Japan and abroad, and installed his works in cultural facilities.
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BIOGRAPHY
| 1979 | Born in Saga Prefecture, currently lives in Oita City, Oita Prefecture |
| 2004 | Completed Master's program in Art Education, Graduate School of Education, Oita University |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2007 | Kiomite moriowomiru (gallery sow/Oita) |
| 2009 | Sugikodama Exhibition (Living Design Center OZONE/Tokyo) |
| 2011 | 8gallery spatial experiment case study 2 "Sugikodama" (8gallery/Oita) |
| 2011 | Sugikodama exhibition (Gallery Le Bain/Tokyo) |
| 2011 | Exhibition "Sugikodama" (Roppongi Hills West Walk 2F/Tokyo) |
| 2014 | KODAMA NO KOKOCHI (Gallery UNOA/Tokyo) |
| 2015 | Solo exhibition and talk event (TORAYA Paris/Paris, France) |
| 2019 | Shinpei Arima exhibition ~Memories of Kodama~ (TORAYA TOKYO/Tokyo) |
| 2019 | Shinpei Arima exhibition "Clouds" (DOKI ROKKO/Kobe) |
| 2021 | Shinpei Arima Exhibition "Meet Kodama" at Creative Space kamenos, Hotsoku Honke Sake Brewery, Oita, Japan. |
| 2022 | Sugikodama: Shinpei Arima Exhibition (Toraya Kyoto Gallery/Kyoto) |
| 2022 | Shinpei Arima exhibition "Meet Kodama - Tokyo" (Sarugaku Gallery/Tokyo) |
| 2024 | Shinpei Arima Sugikodama Exhibition (Share Office SALT/Fukuoka) |
| 2025 | Hongo no Sugikodama Exhibition (Fermenting Cafe Minaka/Tokyo) |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2015 | Yuko Hadasenji + Shinpei Arima, "Seeing the Origin, Creating from the Origin" (Gallery Le Bain/Tokyo) |
| 2016 | CIAO! The Embryonic Movement of the “Progressive Generation” (Oita Municipal Museum of Art/Oita) |
| 2018 | MONO JAPAN" (Lloyd Hotel/Amsterdam, The Netherlands) |
| 2023 | Art Fair Beppu 2023 (Oita) |
| 2024 | Art Fair Beppu 2024 (Oita) |
| 2025 | Beyond the WINDOW: Living and Art with Tomoko Chris" (Daimaru Tokyo Store ART GALLERY1/Tokyo) |
AWARDS
| 2025 | Selected for the 19th KAJIMA Sculpture Competition Model |
EXHIBITIONS
GROUP EXHIBITION
IMAGINATION
2026.3.13 FRI. - 4.5 SUN.
ARTFAIR
ART FAIR TOKYO 2026
2026.3.13 FRI. - 3.15 SUN.