Kotaro Machiyama

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Kotaro Machiyama
Japanese artist Kotaro Machiyama creates distinctive abstract paintings inspired by the beauty of time and space.
The colourful and cartoon-like nature of Kotaro’s canvases make for eye-catching statement pieces.
Kotaro majored in Dye at the Tokyo Zokei University of Art & Design.

Japanese artist Kotaro Machiyama lives and works in Tokyo and creates bold and colourful abstract paintings inspired by the beauty of time and space. Kotaro’s powerful and vibrant works transport viewers out of the present and into another realm.

Kotaro Machiyama’s Craft

Kotaro’s craft has a refreshing illustrative style; there is something of Roy Lichtenstein and the Pop Art movement but with a difference. Kotaro is interested in the desire to get closer to an object because of our attraction to it. Acrylic paintings such as the flamboyant and all-consuming Be Different appear to be zoomed in on, transporting viewers into another cartoon-like dimension. Kotaro often drafts his work on photoshop first to streamline that crisp, digitally accomplished quality that characterises his paintings. Block colours and flat surfaces enhance the vitality and animated nature of Kotaro’s canvases, making for eye-catching statement pieces.

Press and Exhibitions

Kotaro has taken home numerous awards in Japan, including the prestigious Daikokuya Contemporary Art Award as well as the International Art & Design Visual Art Award from 6F Citizens Gallery. The artist has also placed in the top 3 at the US ARTslant Showcase Competition. Kotaro has showcased his works in group and solo exhibitions at prominent galleries in Japan and South Korea.

Kotaro Machiyama Artworks

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Height20 - 150 cm
Width20 - 170 cm
Price200 - 15,000
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Pray by Kotaro Machiyama
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Pray by Kotaro Machiyama
Pray
Paintings - 61x41 cm
Rise by Kotaro Machiyama
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Rise by Kotaro Machiyama
Rise
Paintings - 61x41 cm
Unite by Kotaro Machiyama
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Unite by Kotaro Machiyama
Unite
Paintings - 73x91 cm
Show by Kotaro Machiyama
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Show by Kotaro Machiyama
Show
Paintings - 73x91 cm
Retain by Kotaro Machiyama
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Retain by Kotaro Machiyama
Retain
Paintings - 130x97 cm
Better by Kotaro Machiyama
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Better by Kotaro Machiyama
Better
Paintings - 130x97 cm
Satisfy by Kotaro Machiyama
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Satisfy by Kotaro Machiyama
Satisfy
Paintings - 91x73 cm
Wherever you are by Kotaro Machiyama
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Wherever you are by Kotaro Machiyama
Wherever you are
Paintings - 130x97 cm
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Just (clipping series - Be conveyed) by Kotaro Machiyama
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Enlarge by Kotaro Machiyama
Enlarge
Paintings - 61x73 cm
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Expand (clipping series - frame) by Kotaro Machiyama
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Eat (clipping series - frame) by Kotaro Machiyama
Eat (clipping series - frame)
Paintings - 27x22 cm
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Twist (clipping series - frame) by Kotaro Machiyama
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Breather (clipping series - frame) by Kotaro Machiyama

"He creates a reconstruction that is idealized, but not easy to read, forcing the viewer to fit the disparate forms together and mentally construct the landscape."

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"The simplicity and beauty of Machiyama's works capture me every time. At first glance, I think I see the detail of a much larger picture that Machiyama has zoomed in on. On further inspection, I see a new graphic world, as if I have been transported into the most sophisticated cartoon. Either way, their colours and composition will make a statement on any wall."

Adriana Marques
From Above, 2017

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