HARUKI KAWAGUCHI

Haruki Kawaguchi was born in Uwajima in 1971. When he was a child, he learned calligraphy and went to Kyoto for training. His hobby was astronomical observation and he was obsessed with the mystery of the universe and the anime, Reiji Matsumoto. He then moved to the unique and lively city of Fukuoka. One Sunday, when he turned on the TV, Frank Stella’s art program started. It had a great impact on him and affected his life, as he hoped to become an artist. He held his first exhibition at Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art in 2002. Ideas are born from a momentary flash and continuous coincidences. He is always looking for an exciting new expression method. He thinks that great art is born from matching traditional ideas and new expressions. In 2017, he held his solo exhibition at Kiya Ryokan, an old Japanese inn and got interviewed by cable TV. In 2020, his group held an art street exhibition at Uwajima arcade street to cheer up a deserted city, which was caused by COVID-19. The works were introduced in the Ehime newspaper.