Saori Masuda, is one of the few abstract artists here in Japan, who uses mediums historically used in Japanese traditional painting. She sought beauty in the shine of animal glue, which has been frowned upon by the school of the art style conventionally. She pairs that with other natural materials like mineral and mud pigments, mica, and brass powder to create arbitrary lines and shapes. The painting is often claimed to be “landscapes” as a part of her art series.
She defines landscapes as how we subjectively separate a scene from nature, and project our meanings on it. One could interpret that she recreates the whole process of making a landscape on canvas. The painted picture illustrates a conjunction of the surrounding environment and Masuda’s sentiments around nature.
1986Born in Saitama
2008Completed master's course of Department of Fine Art Japanese paint course of Musashino Art School
Solo exhibition
2020art gallery closet in Nishiazabu
2019Gallery Cafe 3 in Koenji
”Map & Time” GULIGULI in Osaka
2017”Landscape of people” Court Gallery Kunitachi in Kunitachi
2016”Landscape of people ii” Gallerycamellia in Ginza
2014”Landscape of people” MAKII MASARU FINE ARTS in Asakusabashi
2013Gallery Nenohoshi in Daikanyama
2012Gallery Nenohoshi in Daikanyama
Art space 88 in Kunitachi
Gallery Natsuka in Kyobashi
2011K’s Gallery in Ginza
2010Gallery Natsuka in GInza
2009cafe Ichijiku in Kichijoji
GALLERY KUJAKU in Asakusa
GEKKOSO 1 in Ginza
2007cafe de orange in Mitaka
Group Exhibition
2019”Spring Stuffed! New Year Exhibition 2019” FEI ART MUSEUM YOKOHAMA in Yokohama
”byoubyou japanese small paint exhibition” Tokyu Tama plaza in Kanagawa
”byoubyou exhibition 2019” Tokyo Ginza GAllery in Ginza
”byoubyou small paint exhibition” Gallery Wada
”byoubyou drawing exhibition” Hayashida Gallery
2018”Manyoushu and Japanese paint Exhibition” GALERIE SIMON in Ginza
”Fire, Water, Earth Ayako Suga & Saori Masuda” Gallery Nenohoshi in Daikanyama
2017”Fire, Water, Earth Ayako Suga & Saori Masuda” Gallery Nenohoshi in Daikanyama
2015”Map Yukiko Seita & Saori Masuda Exhibition” Gallery Nenohoshi in Daikanyama
”stanza” Gallery Himawari in Ginza
”Future Abstract Art Exhibition” Zenrosai Hall in Shinjuku
”joujou”Gallery Nenohoshi in Daikanyama
2014”Viewpoint to the new generation 2014” Gallery Natsuka in Kyobashi
2013”joujou” Art space MEISEI in Kyoto(~14’ 15’ 16'17')
”Future Abstract Art Exhibition” Zenrosai Hall in Shinjuku
”Azusa KOMODA & Saori Masuda two Japanese painters exhibition” Gallery Nenohoshi in Daikanyama
2012”Azusa KOMODA & Saori Masuda two Japanese painters exhibition” MAKII MASARU FINE ARTS in Asakusabashi
2011”Kazusa Anazawa & Saori Masuda & Chikako Suzuki 3 Japanese painters exhibition” GEKKOSO in Ginza
Aozora de Art TAIMEI EREMENTARY SCHOOL in Ginza
”6 Japanese painters exhibition” K's Gallery in Ginza
”Masaya Yamamoto × Saori Masuda「 」exhibition” Gallery TEN in Yanaka
2010”Two Japanese painters exhibition -The person who reads a star-” St. Luke’s Hospital in Tsukiji
”Saori Masuda Exhibition” Gallery Natsuka cross in Ginza
2009The SOGA-kai Association of Japanese Painting The 13th summer collegium Gallery Seira in Ginza
2008ARTJAM0810 SPACEKIDS in Aoyama
Group Shinsha Exhibition Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan in Yurakucho
Award
2015Shinsei Paint Award・Accepted SHINSEIDO GALLERY in MInamiaoyama
2009GEKKOSO moon light exhibition・Accepted GEKKOSO in Ginza
2008(9’ 15’ ) Spring Souga Exhibition・Accepted Nihonbashi Takashimaya
Saitama Prefecture Exhibition・Accepted The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama in Urawa
Shinsei Paint Award・Accepted SHINSEIDO GALLERY in MInamiaoyama
Other
2016ATAMI KORAKUEN HOTEL 2 Art work collection
2011Artist-in-residence program at AIRY Yamanashi
Work shop at YAMANASHI PREFECTURE LIBRARY
