Kotaro Machiyama

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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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    Be different by Kotaro Machiyama
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    Be different by Kotaro Machiyama
    Be different
    Paintings - 91x73 cm
    The Two by Kotaro Machiyama
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    The Two by Kotaro Machiyama
    The Two
    Paintings - 97x146 cm
    Broaden by Kotaro Machiyama
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    Broaden by Kotaro Machiyama
    Broaden
    Paintings - 97x130 cm
    Vitality by Kotaro Machiyama
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    Vitality by Kotaro Machiyama
    Vitality
    Paintings - 41x61 cm
    Doze off by Kotaro Machiyama
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    Doze off by Kotaro Machiyama
    Doze off
    Paintings - 130x97 cm
    Hello by Kotaro Machiyama
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    Hello by Kotaro Machiyama
    Hello
    Paintings - 97x130 cm
    Through by Kotaro Machiyama
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    Through by Kotaro Machiyama
    Through
    Paintings - 130x97 cm
    Wait by Kotaro Machiyama
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    Wait by Kotaro Machiyama
    Wait
    Paintings - 130x97 cm
    live by Kotaro Machiyama
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    live by Kotaro Machiyama
    live
    Paintings - 97x130 cm
    From above by Kotaro Machiyama
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    From above by Kotaro Machiyama
    From above
    Paintings - 130x97 cm
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    Around by Kotaro Machiyama
    Around
    Paintings - 97x130 cm
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    Usual day 2 by Kotaro Machiyama
    Usual day 2
    Paintings - 97x130 cm
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    Usual day by Kotaro Machiyama
    Usual day
    Paintings - 97x130 cm
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    Story by Kotaro Machiyama
    Story
    Paintings - 97x130 cm
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    Easy-going by Kotaro Machiyama
    Easy-going
    Paintings - 97x130 cm
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    Before I know by Kotaro Machiyama
    Before I know
    Paintings - 97x130 cm

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