HITOTZUKI

  • KAMI
  • SASU

HITOTZUKI

HITOTZUKI's art work are collaboration of KAMI and SASU.They met and began working together in 1999.Kami creates strong wavy lines, and Sasu paints colorful geometrical patterns. They also work individually as well. In 2000, they participated in Barnstomers project and started working on murals. Since the beginning of their collaboration they have named their work as "HITOTZUKI". They have been working both internationally and in Japan. Together they live in Tokyo and have a one year old son. They continue to travel around creating huge size murals.

The name "HITOTZUKI", stands for the sun and the moon, contrary to one another, like a plus sign and the minus sign, female and male, they differ yet still fuse together to make a whole. Their work is done dynamically and with freehand. Kami and Sasu, work depicts scenery from their lifestyle and feelings from their daily life while at the same time expressing hope for the future. They work as a family creating an ideal image of both their lifestyle and their future as "HITOTZUKI".


アーティストKAMISASUの共同制作名義、HITOTZUKI/日と月。
1999年に共同制作を開始。それぞれソロとしても活動している二人は、2000年にニューヨークを拠点として活動するアーティスト集団'BARNSTORMERS'にオリジナルメンバーとして参加、その後壁画活動を本格化させる。グラフィティやストリートカルチャーにインスパイアを受けながら、日本の生活〜和の文化を融合させた斬新なスタイルで活躍の場を広げ、現在東京を中心に世界各国で壁画活動を行いながら幅広い分野で活躍している。
男性的で力強く流動的なラインを描くKAMI、女性らしい色彩で華やかなシンメトリー模様を描くSASU、太陽と月という意味を表すHITOTZUKIという名前には、男と女、+とー、陰と陽などの相反する二つのものが一つとなり調和した新しい世界を創るという制作への意が込められている。二人が描き出す新しい景色には、日々の生活から生まれる感情や未来への希望が表現され、制作と生活を共にし、未来を形創っていくライフスタイルそのものがHITOTZUKIと捉え活動している。

Selected exhibition and works.

1999 HITOTZUKI is started.
2000~ participates in barnstormers.
2003 group exhibition 'STREET WISE 2' gallery KUNSTHOF, Berlin,Germany.
2003 "KAMI+SASU EXPO" 90sqmGALLERY,Amsterdam,Netherlands.
2004 barnstormer's show SECCA museum,Northcarolina,U.S.
2004 group exhibition 'Ill comminucation ll' Urbis museum,Manchester,UK.
2004 mural, installation 'Catalyst artists in residence' Contemporary museum,Honolulu,U.S.
2005 exhibition 'LAND' gallery POINT,Tokyo.
2005 mural 'X-color graffiti in japan' Art tower mito, Mito.
2005 painting on the bridge 'berlin-tokyo street art expo' ,Tokyo.
2006 painting 'Jewely fiesta' fierra milano,Milano,Italy.
2006 KAMI+SASU exhibition'tokinowamawarutokinowa' Fifty24SFgallery, Sanfrancisco.
2006 mural, project 'OUTSIDES' wuppertal,Germany.
2007 mural,'ON THE WALL' sakuragicho, Yokohama.
2007 mural,Chitosekarasuyama,Tokyo.
2007 group exhibition'Ginza Tropicalia',Miami.
2008 mural,'AKASAKA ART FLOWER' Akasaka,Tokyo.
2008 mural,'NAMES FEST' Praha,Czech republic.
2008 mural,'OYKOT' Ginza graphic gallery,Tokyo.
2009 mural,'urban art guide' Berlin,Germany.
2009 group exhibition 'Cultivate', Hongkong.
2010 group exhibition 'Roppongi Crossing 2010' Mori museum,Tokyo.
2010 group exhibition 'BASARA' Spiralhall Aoyama,Tokyo.

Born in 1974, reside in Tokyo.
Being born and raised in Kyoto, where the environment was filled with tradition and natural landscape, and by influence of street culture starting from skateboarding, produced a strong yet slick style where "contrast and repetition" is consisted by flexible mentality. The free handed line works are classic but contains a pop taste, where it comes out of the wall or canvas to leave a strong impression to the audience. Transcribes the hope for future in lines, and transmits the entire lifestyle into one line. Currently he is actively producing art -mostly wall paintings- through the country and abroad, with a dynamic vision.

1974年生まれ、東京在住。
生まれ育った京都の伝統性や情感あふれる自然風景、スケートボードを始めとするストリートカルチャーから派生した自由な精神性と軽快な構成力とが混じり合い、なめらかでいて深く力強い作風を生み出している。
クラシックでありながらポップさをも消化し、フリーハンドで描くラインワークは、空間すべてにとけ込み見る者の心に深く刻まれてゆく。
未来への希望をラインに描き、ライフスタイルを一本の線に託す。現在は主に壁画制作を中心に日本国内から海外へと幅広い視点で精力的に活動している。

→KAMI WEBSITE
→KAMI BLOG "Days day days"

Born in Tokyo.
Sasu's work fuses natural and urban elements with her graphic yet Balanced style. Her sensibilities, rich colors and feminine lines create a uniqueworld never seen before.
Sasu believes that her instinctual sense of balance, as seen in her more characteristic paintings symmetrical, mandara-like shapes and figures truly reflect her personality.

東京都出身
豊かな色彩と優美なバランス 左右対称に広がるモチーフは彼女の移り変わる感情、想いや願いを直感的に色と形で表現したもの。 
フリーハンドで描くことにこだわりながら均整の取れた形を描き出しているのは、どこまでも遊離してしまう自分をつなぎ止めておくため。
繊細さと大胆さを兼ね備え、ポップでありながら神秘的という非常に稀な雰囲気が広がるその作風は、生きる事に真剣に向かい合いながら常にユーモアを忘れない彼女の独特な個性が反映されている。
無限の輝きを求め 願いを形にしていく。そのプロセスが純粋な結晶となり一つの作品として表現されている。

→SASU BLOG 'Stilly Lyri'
→SASU WEBSITE

 
 

NEWS

2009.06.16:Tuesday 10:08.

Group Show

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15-Year Anniversary Show at GRSF, June 20, 2009 - July 15, 2009
Reception: Saturday, June 20, 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

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