SOSHO MOCHIDA
SOSHO MOCHIDA, born in 1934 in Tokyo, is a printmaker and an emeritus professor at Osaka University of Arts. He is a main member of “Ge,” a representative contemporary art group in the Kansai area. His ongoing theme, the LOCATION series “Air,” involves the heating and carbonizing of felt, a process that blocks or rejects the air trapped within the felt. This act of branding is a primary task in his creation process. The areas containing and rejecting air construct the imagery on the canvas. The motif is an airplane, which, since childhood, everyone has dreamt of flying in at least once. The realization of flight has forced a transformation in our concepts of time and space, turning imagination and fantasy into reality and providing convenience in new perceptions and actions. However, this reality is not solely used for peaceful purposes but is also utilized in warfare. This choice is left up to us.
Major collections:
The National Museum of Art, Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka Contemporary Art Center, Osaka University of Art, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Hongik Museum of Art, Long Museum
Exhibitions:
Exhibition of “Ge” from 1975 to 2023
- 1979
- “Contemporary Prints Japan” Gallery Azuma, New York, U.S.A
- 1980
- “Exhibition Awarded Artists” Osaka Municipal Art Center, Osaka, Japan
- “Simulated Images in Contemporary Art” The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
- 1981
- “Top Runners of Modern Art” Navio Museum, Osaka, Japan
- 1984
- “Realism Now” Museum of Modern Art. Saitama, Saitama, Japan
- 1986
- “Solo Exhibition” Minneapolis College Of Art and Design, Minneapolis, U.S.A
- 1990
- “Exhibition Art interactifs Poitier” Poitier Teleport Center, Poitier, France
- 1999
- “PIANO＋UNUSUAL SPACE” Phoenix, Osaka, Japan
- 2004
- “Solo Exhibition” Osaka University of Art, Osaka, Japan
- 2010
- “Power of Form” Osaka City Museum of Modern Art, Osaka, Japan
- 2011
- “Solo Exhibition” Amagasaki City Museum, Hyogo, Japan
- 2013
- “Collections Exhibition” The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
- 2014
- “Solo Exhibition” Gallery Blanche, Osaka, Japan
- “Solo Exhibition” Atelier Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
- 2015
- “Solo Exhibition” Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
- “Solo Exhibition” Gallery Yume, Tokyo, Japan
- 2016
- “Solo Exhibition” Gallery H.O.T, Osaka, Japan
- “Solo Exhibition” Gallery Yūsai, Nara, Japan
- 2017
- “Osaka Graphism” Enokojima Culture and Art Creation Center, Osaka, Japan
- 2018
- “Light works exhibition” Gallery Kithouse, Osaka, Japan
- 2019
- “Solo Exhibition” Kaede Gallery, Osaka, Japan
- 2021
- “Solo Exhibition” Gallery Kitanozaka, Hyogo, Japan
- 2022
- “Solo Exhibition” LADS Gallery, Osaka, Japan
- 2023
- “Japanese Contemporary Art from the 20th to 21st century” ICHION CONTEMPORARY, Osaka, Japan
- 2024
- “Postwar Art Collection Exhibition” ICHION CONTEMPORARY, Osaka, Japan
ARTWORK
LOCATION AIR
2015 mixed media 162.0×130.4cm
LOCATION AIR
2015 mixed media 162.0×130.4cm
