Junya Sato (1977) - Ohne Titel

Junya Sato (1977), untitled, 2006.

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

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

Biography
Junya Sato (born 1977, Miyagi, Japan) is a contemporary Japanese painter. He studied painting at Tama Art University in Tokyo and completed his studies in 2000.
At the center of his artistic practice is the transformation of everyday visual impressions into reduced, concentrated image compositions. Starting from inconspicuous image fragments, Sato develops a calm, precise painting that deals with perception, memory and image 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, which is characterized by a minimalist visual language and conceptual clarity.

Selected 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 to OUTSIDE, WG Kunst, Amsterdam
– 2017: Light Through the Window, Hagiwara Projects, Tokyo
– 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 occurred regularly in Japan as well as internationally, including exhibition participations in art institutions, project formats and curated programs in the context of contemporary painting and image-based practice.