[Biography]
B. 1984 in Okinawa Japan, lives and works in Okinawa and Chiba Japan.
Shin Asato started painting by himself when studying psychology at the University of the Ryukyus.
For learning painting, he moved to Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, and went as a guest student to the Academy of Fine Arts Munich for one year from 2016.
His main concern is 'atmosphere' of nature such as light, wind and water in the field of painting, mixed media and installation. With picking up those intangible essences, which have no shape but can be recognized by sense organ, his works imply something metaphorical images that are not only personal feelings but also the law of nature around our life and sometimes cultural or environmental situations.
His recent practice, with an artistic background in abstract painting and installation, engages with regenerating 'field' and collaboration in site-specific atmosphere on and off the canvas.
He has had in a residency with Die Färberei/ Munich, Malaysian Institute of Arts/ Kuala Lumpur, and Koganecho Area Management Center/ Japan. His recent solo exhibition was held at Die Färberei/ Munich (2017), and many group exhibitions included at Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture/ Greece (2018), Galeri Soemardja/ Indonesia(2018), the National Arts Gallery/ Kuala Lumpur (2017), Tokyo Wander Site Shibuya/ Japan (2015), and Chiang Mai University Art Center/ Thailand (2014). His works are in the collections of Hilton Okinawa Chatan, Japan etc.
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[Curriculum Vitae]
1984 Born in Okinawa JAPAN, lives and works in Okinawa and Chiba JAPAN.
2016 - 2017 Gaststudent, Academy of Fine Arts Munich ( Professor : Jorinde Voigt ), Munich Germany
2015 M.F.A., Oil Painting Course, Environmental Design Major, Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Okinawa Japan
2013 B.F.A., Oil Painting Course, Painting Major, Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Okinawa Japan
2008 B.A., Psychology Course, Human Science Major, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa Japan
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 "Footprints" / Hamahiga Island (Okinawa JP)
"shadows and colors" / Die Färberei (Munich DE)
2014 "ambience" / O.P.U.A. Library and Art Museum (Okinawa JP)
2012 "after the rain." / O.P.U.A. Library and Art Museum (Okinawa JP)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 "Fundamentalz Fes 2021-2023" / KOMABA Museum (Tokyo JP)
"ATAMI ART GRANT 2023" / Project ATAMI (Shizuoka JP)
"Beyond The Timberline" / Gotemba Apartment Store (Shizuoka JP)
2022 "Immediacy of Image #3 : Visual Storytelling" / Idealoka Gallery (Bandung ID)
"Fundamentalz Bazaar 2022" / Multi-purpose Hall in Komaba, Tokyo University ( Tokyo JP)
"PARADISE HOUR 2022 Spring" / PARADISE AIR (Chiba JP)
2021 "Nakanojo Biennale 2021" / Kuni area, Nakanojo (Gumma JP)
"The 16th TAGBOAT AWARD" / Shibuya Hikarie 8/CUBE1,2,3 (Tokyo JP)
"Inauguration : Idealoka Virtual Gallery" / Idealoka Virtual Gallery (Bandung ID)
"Picture/Photograph" / rat & sheep (Okinawa JP)
2020 "NET_WORK" / 98B COLLABoratory (Manila PH)
"Immediacy of Image" / Idealoka Gallery Virtual Space (Bandung ID)
"SICF 21" / Spiral (Tokyo JP)
"AKAI NU AGATA" / PIN-UP (Okinawa JP)
2019 "Art Connect international art camp" / StarCity Hotel (Alor Setar MY)
"HAIKU-Sculpture 2019 in Okinawa" [collaboration w/ Wuttin Chansataboot]/ Urasoe Art Museum (Okinawa JP)
"Nakanojo Biennale 2019" / Isemachi & Kuni area, Nakanojo (Gumma JP)
2018 "BAREHANDS Vol 2 : Barehands CISANTI" / Galeri Soemardja (Bandung ID)
"Koganecho Bazaar 2018 - Flying Supermarket" / Koganecho Area Management Center (Kanagawa JP)
"SEA(S) ARTS 2018" / Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture (Kefalonia GR)
2017 "BAREHANDS Vol 1 : Asian Artist Residency Project" / National Arts Gallery (Kuala Lumpur MY)
2016 "Draw5" / Sksk (Okinawa JP)
2015 "WANDER SEEDS 2015" / Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya (Tokyo JP)
2014 "Japan - Thailand Art Student Exhibition" / Chiang Mai University Art Center (Chiang Mai TH)
"REC V.A. 001" / Okinawa Contemporary Art Center (Okinawa JP)
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE / ART CAMP
2022 Micro Art Workation 2022 [ Host : Mount Fuji Cultural House, organizer: Arts Council Shizuoka ] (Shizuoka JP)
2022 PARADISE AIR [ MATSUDO "QOL" AWARD 2021 ] (Chiba JP)
2020 Hackteria Camp - Oki Wonder Lab [ Host : Andreas Siagian, Marc Dusseiller, Ryu (toru) Oyama ] (Okinawa JP)
2019 Art Connect International Art Camp [ Host : North Kedah Art Association ] (Kedah MY)
2019 Nakanojo Biennale AIR (Gumma JP)
2018-2021 Koganecho AIR (Kanagawa JP)
2018 Institute of Technology Bandung [ Host : Radi Arwinda ] (Bandung ID)
2017 Ichihanari Art Project (Okinawa JP)
2017 Malaysian Institute of Art [ Host : Bibi Chew ] (Kuala Lumpur MY)
2016 Die Färberei (Munich DE)
SELECTED ARTIST TALK / LECTURE
2022 "Looking for the ideal of life" [w/ Hiroki Nishitake, Masumi Kuba ] / PARADISE AIR (Chiba JP)
2021 "Sharing Session with Shin Asato" / Telkom University (Bandung ID)
2018 Institute of Technology Bandung (Bandung ID)
Telkom University (Bandung ID)
"Migrating / Recording" [w/ Kazuhiko Washio ] / Kogane Studio (Kanagawa JP)
2017 Malaysian Institute of Art (Kuala Lumpur MY)
SELECTED COMMISION WORKS
2022 Painting works for 'Okinawa Prince Hotel Ocean View Ginowan' (Okinawa JP)
2014 Painting works for 'Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort' (Okinawa JP)
GRANTS / FELLOWSHIPS
2020 Yokohama city (Yokohama Civic Culture and Art Support Programme)
2013-2015 “Okinawa International Exchange & Human Resources Development Foundation” scholarship student
“The Bank of Okinawa, LTD. ” full scholarship student
PRESS / ART REVIEW
2021 Kitazawa, Shuya "Painter and Photographer : Turning their media over" Okinawa Times, 24 March 2021, p.14 (Japan)
Machida, Megumi "Fundamentally common Concept : Return to the basis" Ryukyu Shimpo, 25 March 2021, p.11(Japan)
2020 Kitazawa, Shuya "Faced artworks and the ruins of a fire" Okinawa Times, 6 November 2020, p.12 (Japan)
Yamano, Shingo "Achievement under the double disasters" Ryukyu Shimpo, 8 October, p.11 (Japan)
Machida, Megumi "Common Ground : Trying to connect towns" Okinawa Times, 7 October, p.14 (Japan)
2019 Nakajima, Arisa "Annual Art Review 2019 : Connecting a region and the arts" Ryukyu Shimpo, 24 December, p.10 (Japan)
Nakajima, Arisa "Creating a "field" of memories" Okinawa Times, 15 March, p.12 (Japan)
2018 Uchima, Naoko "Annual Art Review 2018" Ryukyu Shimpo, 29 December, p.11 (Japan)
Machida, Megumi "Works in concord : Creating a new link" Okinawa Times, 17 October, p.14 (Japan)
2017 Machida, Megumi "The Soil of Intellect : learning and cultivating the islands" Okinawa Times, 29 November, p.14 (Japan)
Shyan "June 2017: The Month to Visit Balai Seni Negara" Cobo Social, June (Malaysia)
2016 Nakajima, Arisa "Putting the mindscape into the change of nature" Okinawa Times, 11 March, p.14 (Japan)
2014 Nakajima, Arisa "Light of hope in pale tone" Okinawa Times, 7 November, p.22 (Japan)
Oshiro, Ayami "Enthusiastic work - aiming to establish own method" Ryukyu Shimpo, 5 November, p.11 (Japan)
Nakamine, Erina "Monthly Art Review" Ryukyu Shimpo, 8 October (Japan)
2013 Machida, Megumi "Annual Art Review 2013" Okinawa Times, 26 December, p.13 (Japan)
Kobayashi, Junko "Annual Art Review 2013" Ryukyu Shimpo, 31 December, p.12 (Japan)
Tanaka, Mutsuji "Asking the power of expression pro and con" Ryukyu Shimpo, 7 August (Japan)
2012 Kigane, Tadahiro "Attempting to embody own sense" Ryukyu Shimpo, 4 July, p.20 (Japan)
Imura, Takumi "Premodern, modern / contemporary" art-station.biz, June (Japan)