Junya Sato (1977) - Ohne Titel

Junya Sato (1977), untitled, 2006.

Colored pencil drawing, lacquer paint, and fiber-tip pen on wood in an acrylic glass display case, 34 x 48.2 x 5.5 cm. Handwritten.

Provenance: Exhibition "Reflection" at Murta&Friends, Berlin, Germany; Private collection, Berlin.

Biography
Junya Sato (1977, Miyagi, Japan) is a contemporary Japanese painter. He studied painting at Tama Art University in Tokyo and graduated in 2000.
At the center of his artistic practice is the transformation of everyday visual impressions into reduced, concentrated image compositions. Starting from inconspicuous fragments of imagery, Sato develops a calm, precise painting that engages with perception, memory, and visual memory.
His works have been shown internationally in solo and group exhibitions, including in Japan and Europe. Junya Sato lives and works in Japan and is among the representatives of contemporary Japanese painting, notable for a minimalist visual language and conceptual clarity.

A selection of important exhibitions:

Solo exhibitions (selection):
– 2021: Just a piece of painting, Aoyama Meguro, Tokyo
– 2018: I memorize one thing, and forget eight things, Aoyama, Meguro, Tokyo
– 2010: Ten, Aoyama, Meguro, Tokyo
– 2006: Reflection, Murata & Friends, Berlin
– 2006: picturegenic, Aoyama Meguro, Tokyo / BOICE Planning, Kanagawa
– 2005: bright picture, Aoyama Meguro, Tokyo
– 2000: Murata & Friends, Berlin

Group exhibitions and projects (selection):
– 2023: Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
– 2022: INSIDE and OUTSIDE, WG Kunst, Amsterdam
– 2017: Light Through the Window, Hagiwara Projects, Tokio
– 2017: SUPER OPEN STUDIO, Hashimoto / Kanagawa
– 2016–2015: among others, Komagome SOKO, Statements Tokyo, Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest

Further institutional and project-based presentations were held regularly in Japan as well as internationally, including participation in exhibitions at art institutions, project formats, and curated programs within the context of contemporary painting and image-based practice.