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Tomoaki Suzuki

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Tomoaki Suzuki (born 1972) is a Japanese artist born in Ibaraki, Japan.[1][2][3] He trained in figurative sculpture at Tokyo Zokei University.[4] The artist then completed an MA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London,[5] and another in Sculpture at City & Guilds Art School.[6]

Work

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His practice specialises in creating urban portraits, carved into lime wood on a miniature scale and then painted.[7]  He often searches his local neighbourhoods for young people dressed distinctively to use as models.[8][9] His work engages with the changing face of fashion and youth culture, investigating the methods people use to establish their individuality.[10] 

In 2012 Suzuki's sculpture Carson was exhibited on the High Line in New York.[11][12] The artist has been exhibited internationally at major institutions, such as the Art Institute of Chicago,[1] National Gallery of Victoria,[8] the Barbican,[13] and at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris.[14] A selection of sculptures from the artist's exhibition at Corvi-Mora was included in the 2017 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tomoaki Suzuki". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  2. ^ "CAPC musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux - Site officiel | Tomoaki Suzuki". www.capc-bordeaux.fr. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  3. ^ "Artnet - Tomoaki Suzuki". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  4. ^ Cotter, Holland (2012-11-29). "Tomoaki Suzuki". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  5. ^ "Tomoaki Suzuki's graven images to street style". Esquire. 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  6. ^ "Tomoaki Suzuki". Fundacion AMMA. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  7. ^ Allington, Edward (2010-01-01). "In Some Small Way". Frieze. No. 128. ISSN 0962-0672. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  8. ^ a b "Triennial profile | Tomoaki Suzuki | NGV". www.ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  9. ^ "Pirates at large in Melbourne's NGV Triennial". Financial Times. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  10. ^ "Tomoaki Suzuki". Meer. 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  11. ^ "Public art on the High Line in NYC". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  12. ^ "Lilliput". The High Line. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  13. ^ "JAM: Tokyo - London | Barbican". www.barbican.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  14. ^ "CHILDHOOD - Palais de Tokyo". palaisdetokyo.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  15. ^ Sherwin, Skye. "The studios behind the Summer Exhibition | Blog | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  16. ^ "Summer Exhibition 2017 | Exhibition | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-21.