Artist

Akio HARADA

Recreate by Terrain in Palm 〈Omotesando〉, 2023 Media Arts Creator Development Support by the Agency for Cultural Affairs: Results Exhibition "ENCOUNTERS", Tokyo, Omotesandohills, 2024
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Rereate by Terrain in Palm, 3Recreate projects, Hyogo, Kitayama Sanso, 2024

Rereate by Pla-tsugi, 3Recreate projects, Hyogo, Kitayama Sanso, 2024

Akio HARADA

Born 1978 in Osaka, live in Hyogo.
Ph.D.in Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1978. Completed the Doctoral Program in Fine Arts at the Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts. Awardee of the 2023 Exhibition Support Program for Creators in Japan from the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Major activities include "Cloud Ship" (1999, Normandy coast to Moselle Forest, France), "A TOWER OF OCTOBER" (2003, Yakushima, Kagoshima), "Marmor Project" (2005, Monterrey, Mexico), "Site Zero" (2007, Yunotsu, Shimane), "Recreate" (2020–22, Hyogo), and the solo exhibition "Three Recreates (Recreate)" (2024, Nishinomiya, Hyogo). He creates artworks by engaging with landscapes, topographies, and natural principles. Recently, I have focused on creating works inspired by the traditional Japanese techniques of "Kintsugi" and "Yobitsugi." Representative pieces include "Pla-Kintsugi," which makes use of digital fabrication technology, and "Chisho-Ki," which leverages the forms of natural terrain.

Major Exhibitions

Project to Support Emerging Media Arts Creators 2023 Presentation+Special Exhibition: "ENCOUNTERS", Omotesando Hills (Tokyo) 2024

Solo Exhibition "Akio Harada: 3 Recreations," Kitayama Sansou (Hyogo) 2024

"IMAGINARIA: Laboratory of Visual Natural History," The University Museum, The University of Tokyo (Tokyo) 2011

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