Arata Uemura | Born in 1997 in Fukuoka, Japan

“For me, art is the door for the new world.
Also me and all artists are the key to open the door and guide. And then when viewers appreciate art works, and they notice the distance between their world and the world, finally arts are completed like when a person notice another person, the person will be completed. My works' theme is based on this way of thinking. My works' ideas are from legends of ghost stories from Japan, folklores, and the dream world I have every night. About legends ghost stories and folklores, I always try to go to real spots, and research them as my experiences. Also I take notes of my dreams to be able to remember them anytime. I have many dreams at night, but all of them are in the same world, so it's clear that the dream world and our real world are different places. By expressing them in paintings, 3D work, and video works, legends ghost stories, folklores, and my memories of dreams leads viewers to extraordinary places.”

Educational Background.
2022 Completed Graduate School of Art, Hiroshima City University, Department of Plastic Arts

Exhibition History.
2014 East Asia High School Students International Open Call Exhibition
2014 The 46th Fukuoka City Art Exhibition
2015 The 28th Graduation Exhibition of Fukuoka Prefectural Dazaifu High School Art Department
2019 Dazaifu High School 28th Group Exhibition
2019 Hiroshima City University Oil Painting 3rd Year Pre-Graduation Exhibition “ Manazashi” (Gaze)
2019 The 22nd Hiroshima City University Faculty of Art Graduation and Completion Exhibition
2020 Mito Peninsula Art Project 2020
2021 Mito Peninsula Art Project 2021
2022 The 25th Hiroshima City University Faculty of Art Graduation Works Exhibition
2023 The 55th Fukuoka City Art Exhibition

Awards.
2014 Selected, East Asia High School Students International Open Call Exhibition
2014 Selected, 46th Fukuoka City Art Exhibition
2014 Oshima Handmade Picture Book Contest 2014 “Chii-chan to Kakashi” Selected
2015 15th Hakata Tsukuribe Design Contest, Excellence Prize (Dazaifu Mayor Prize)
2022 The 25th Hiroshima City University Faculty of Art Graduation Works Exhibition, Excellent Prize for the graduation work, purchased work
2023 The 55th Fukuoka City Art Exhibition, Selected Prize