Title
Joint Exhibition of 3 FOGHORN Artists @SOZO HAIR & MAKE / Crossing of Threads and Glass
Display Period
October 1, 2013 – November 23, 2013
Artist Profile
Joint Exhibition of 3 FOGHORN Artists @SOZO HAIR & MAKE / Crossing of Threads and Glass
Artists: Kazuhiko Okushita, Yu Uchida, miquraffreshia
Period: October 1 – 23, 2013 (Opening hours / Weekdays 11:00-21:00 / Weekends 10:00-21:00 / Shop holiday : Tuesday)
Kazuhiko Okushita, videographer and illustrator who stroke a deep response at previous “ONE LINE” (June 1 – July 31) makes a welcome return to SOZO with his two label mates. Yu Uchida, glass artist is noted for the exhibitions at the famous department stores nationwide and the collaboration with CROSS, an American stationary brand. miquraffreshia, handicraft artist has achieved unique status with the original themes and free style. This joint exhibition by them is a must-see.
Please enjoy the works of the talented artists from the label FOGHORN which was established by a record company for videographers and artists.
Kazuhiko Okushita
Graduated from Kanazawa College of Art, Department of Visual Design
Completed Animation Course of Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts
Born in 1985
“Red Thread” which he produced in 2009 won prizes in several competitions.
Since the video was uploaded to YouTube in 2010, it has gained over 500,000 views at present.
The video was also screened at TED2010 with the guest such as Bill Gates and James Cameron.
Since 2011, he has been in charge of creating the opening video of TV Asahi’s “Hodo Station” and he won Good Design Award with this work.
He was featured as VJ along with capsule, DEX PISTOLS, AKIHIRO NAMBA, NEWDEAL, COLDFEET.
He has a wide range of creative activities including production of television commercials and music videos, graphic designing and live painting.
Yu Uchida
Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Crafts, Faculty of Metal Casting
Completed Special Graduate Glass Course of Tokyo University of the Arts
He is a creator who creates works on an ice candy motif, using casting technique and glass as their main material.
Especially in “cool it” series in which a polar bear character is combined with a melting ice candy, he succeeded in expressing the bilateral character of a polar bear, that is the symbol of vanishing natural environment as a consequence of global warming and the irony of mass consumption society as a pop animal character that flourishes in the market. He is receiving a high evaluation from various fields as an artist who connects the art scene with the new users. He is joining many personal and rotating exhibitions not only in Japan but also in overseas countries including UK and Korea.
miquraffreshia
She is an artist of exceptional talent who breaks down the stereotype of handicraft with the “Knit or Die” slogan and turns her delusions into reality with her fingertips.
She uses everything weavable or knittable as materials for creation, not only wool yarn, cloth, leather but also iron, aluminum, wires, bolts, plastic, wood. Through a process of creation by dyeing wool and weaving yarn, she is providing new and flexible viewpoints beyond the fields of fashion, art, advertisement, etc.
Also, you can feel the fundamental joy of handicraft at her unique workshops.