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Panda painter, Agopan

PROFILE

1979 : Born in Kagoshima, Japan
2002 : Graduated from Kagoshima University, Faculty of Education

"I love watching paintings that make you chucklec. So, I too want to paint something funny with a sense of "salvation." I love picture with action not tranquility. Thatfs why I needed a character. Human being as the character, however, makes everything so realistic and boring. Then comes Panda, not cat, dog, nor monkey. When men get drunk, people raise eyebrows. If Panda get drunk, people think they are cute. I donft quite understand why people react so differently. It bothers me but makes me laugh and I keep painting Panda."

EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Solo Exhibition
2006 : "Panda Band"/ the blue bird tea room(Kagoshima)
2008 : "literary legend Panda and Panda painter" /&'s Gallery(Osaka)
2010 : "Agopan"/Maruya Gardens(Kagoshima)
2011 : "Cinema, interpreted by Panda"/ White Gallery(Kagoshima)
2011 : "Cinema, interpreted by Panda" - Ishikura Theater /U1 SPACE(Kagoshima)

Group Exhibitions and Art competitions
2006 : ART MARKET award winners' Exhibition/ Caparvo Gallery (Kagoshima)
2007 : "Satsuma's Dragon and Osumi's Panda" /the blue bird tea room (Kagoshima)
2008 : Garakusha-ten 08/ Tenmonkan Gallery (Kagoshima)
2009 : "100 pieces"/ Kagoshima
2010 : "Design 100"/ Kagoshima
2010 : "Marche PANDA" in Renovation man
2010 : "Metal-casting of Panda" Exhibition of artists of Marche PANDA/ Maruya Gardens(Kagoshima)
2010 : YOUNG ARTISTS JAPAN Vol. 3/ Tokyo
2010 : Rakusha exhibition "counts"/ Maruya Gardens(Kagoshima)
2011 : Unbleached Vol. 7/Gallery Trinity

Awards
2004 : ART MARKET Vol. 6/ Judgesf Special Award( Odera Satoshi Award)
2005 : ART MARKET Vol. 7/ Third place
2006 : ART MARKET Vol. 8/ Scout Judge Award(the blue bird tea room Award)
2008 : ART MARKET Vol. 11/ Grand Prix runner-up
2009 : ART MARKET Vol. 12/ Grand Prix
2009 : ART MARKET Vol. 12/ Scout Judge Award(Feria Award by Minami Nippon Shinbun)
2010 : "Design 100" Kagoshima/ Third place by visitors' votes
2010 : 11th International Illustration Competition/ Best in Character Award
2010 : ART MARKET Vol. 15/ Scout Judge Award(Maruya Garden Award)
2010 : U1 Space Illustration File Competition/ Grand Prix (Tojimbara Norihisa Award)

WORKS

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title
White Manhattan
year
2011
size
210~297mm
materials
price
JPY 15,750 (include tax) with frame
title
Jaws
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
JPY 52,500 (include tax)
title
The Hustler
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
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title
The Yellow Handkerchief
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
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title
Easy Rider
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
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title
Dirty Harry
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
JPY 52,500 (include tax)
title
Titanic
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
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title
Bagdad Cafe
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
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title
Stand by Me
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
JPY 52,500 (include tax)
title
Otoko wa Tsurai yo
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
JPY 52,500 (include tax)
title
Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thieves)
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
JPY 52,500 (include tax)
title
Roman Holiday
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
SOLD OUT
title
Singin' in the Rain
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
JPY 52,500 (include tax)
title
Seven Samurai
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
JPY 52,500 (include tax)
title
I Girasol (Sunflower)
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
SOLD OUT
title
Yojimbo
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
JPY 52,500 (include tax)
title
Cinema Paradiso
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
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title
The French Connection
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
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title
The Seven Year Itch
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
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title
Rocky
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint pen, Liquitex Liquid
price
JPY 52,500 (include tax)
title
Hot spring island - Indepandance Day
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint penn, liquid acrylic color
price
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title
Landing in front of the station - Indepandance Day
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint penn, liquid acrylic color
price
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title
A fuss over the capturing of Daibutsu - Indepandance Day
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint penn, liquid acrylic color
price
JPY 30,000
title
Man in on Zero - Indepandance Day
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint penn, liquid acrylic color
price
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title
Incident in Sasanomon - Indepandance Day
year
2011
size
380~280mm
materials
Paper, ballpoint penn, liquid acrylic color
price
SOLD OUT