Auto Moai
Auto Moai was born in 1990 in Japan.
In 2015, the artist began creating works in monochrome, has been using a lot of color since 2018, and is known for a distinct style in which a highly anonymous “presence” seems to be standing on the canvas. The artist’s style, which is extremely objective but also appears to be a very personal scene, presents us with views and sceneries that can be found through the removal of elements, such as the relationship between people and the relationship between the painting and the viewer.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 Soul as a butterfly, or the soul of a butterfly, SORTone, Fukuoka, Japan
2023 Turquoise from Bolivia, PARCO MUSEUM TOKYO, Tokyo, Japan
2022 How to talk about love in a wrong world, Nagoya Sakae Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
2022 I CAN FORGET YOU AND LIVE, everyday mooonday, Seoul, South Korea
2022 I wanna meet once again if like that dream, SA, Tokyo, Japan
2022 I kept my distance by forgetting your name, TAV, Tokyo, Japan
2021 Big Ass Beyond Mountains, Gallery Ascend, Hong Kong
2021 How to talk about love in a wrong world, Isetan The Sace, Tokyo, Japan
2020 Buoy, CALM & PUNK GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2020 Anonymous”, B-GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2020 Sleepy Sweet, L’illustre Galerie LE MONDE, Tokyo, Japan
2019 ANGEL, PARCO GALLERYX, Tokyo, Japan
2019 Anonymous, Fuji Daimaru, Kyoto, Japan
2019 Permanent Boredom, TAV GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2018 unknown window, OPPA-LA, Kanagawa, Japan
2018 FAITHLESS, VOYAGE KIDS, Osaka, Japan
2018 THIS CAN’T BE LOVE, ANAGRA, Tokyo, Japan
2018 Endless Beginning, OVER THE BORDER, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021 Three Different Minds, with Nick Atkins, Aki Yamamoto and Auto Moai, Mucciaccia Gallery, London
2021 dog, ghost, two-person exhibition with Nick Atkins and Auto Moai, CALM & PUNK GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2021 6 Paintings From 6 Artists, Parcel, Tokyo, Japan
2021 NICE TO MEET YOU, everyday mooonday, Seoul, South Korea
2021 PERSONAL LIFE, two-person exhibition with Andy Rementer and Auto Moai, everyday mooonday, Seoul, South Korea
2020 Let’s get naked, TOKYO CULTUART by BEAMS, Tokyo, Japan
2020 Our S.W. exhibition, CASE B, Tokyo, Japan
2019 Tacking City Nihonbashi, Chiso, Tokyo, Japan
2018 SAKE TO ART, 101 x Tambourin Gallery exhibition, 101, Tambourin Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Public Collections
2023 Turquoise from Bolivia, PARCO MUSEUM TOKYO, Tokyo, Japan
2020 SEIKO 5 SPORT
Publications
2023 “Turquoise from Bolivia” (Funshosha)
2022 ”Reminiscence” (Funshosha)
2020 “Endless Beginning” New cover (Funshosha)
2020 “Ceramics Dogs” (innen books)
2019 “ANGEL” (PARCO)
2018 “Endless Beginning” (Funshosha)
WORKS
Auto Moai, Woman in image, 2022, oil on canvas, 80.3×62.5 cm
