Ginza Mitsukoshi
-BEN MORI SOLO EXHIBITION-
The Ginza Mitsukoshi Main Bldg, 7th Floor Gallery will hold the Ben Mori Solo Exhibition from 19 February 2025 (Wednesday). With world-renowned fashion designer Hanae Mori as his grandmother, Ben Mori grew up surrounded by art and fashion from an early age. The exhibition and sale of a number of iconic and deformed artworks created from his unique perspective on various living creatures, which is his main theme. Standing in front of his three-dimensional pointillist works, you can feel the power of their presence and life force, which is so strong that it is hard to believe that they are paintings. Please enjoy the art that allows you to experience the huge gap between the images and photographs.
theme
Flora and fauna are frequent motifs in Ben Mori's work. Frogs, toucans, fish and other diverse creatures are represented in abstract and deformed forms, evoking the life force and energy of nature. His work is also characterised by a fusion of Japanese and American cultural elements, reflecting his grandmother Hanae Mori and his own international background. His art has a unique world view that simultaneously captures the essence of both Japan and the West.
Techniques and styles
three-dimensional dots
A typical technique of Ben Mori's work, this is a three-dimensional evolution of the pointillism method. Countless dots come together to create a three-dimensional, moving visual. This technique has the effect of making the work look different depending on the angle from which it is viewed.
Vibrant colors
His work is characterised by a colorful and bold color scheme. Vivid tones are skilfully combined to create a visual impact, while at the same time maintaining harmony throughout the work.
Infinite expression in a single ink colour
Deformation and abstraction
By simplifying real-life organisms and reinterpreting them in abstract shapes, the essence of the natural world is expressed from a new perspective.
Impact of the work.
Ben Mori's artwork has the power to create a dialogue with the viewer, making them feel the beauty of nature and the wonder of life. His art also moves many people across cultural barriers, while at the same time making them rediscover the diversity of nature and culture.
His unique style not only attracts attention in the contemporary art world, but also provides an opportunity to reflect on culture and the meaning of life.
Rooster
Technique: mixed media
Size: 145.5 x 112 cm
Price: on request.
green iguana
Technique: mixed media
Size: 90 x 40 cm
Price: on request
black panther
Technique: Mixed media
Size: 89.4cm x 130.3cm
Price: on request.
[Brief history]
Ben Mori [@benmoriofficial] is an artist whose distinctive works, which are
dynamic and have a stained glass-like beauty, are attracting attention from Japan and overseas. His work is produced through a detailed process that combines pointillism with markers and sprays. Ben Mori, who has a Japanese father and an American mother, graduated from Keio University's regular school and went tohigh school in the suburbs of Boston. After that, he entered the Rhode Island School of Design <RISD> (Providence, Rhode Island). After graduating, he returned to Japan and started his career as an artist.
In 2015-2016, he was selected as the main contract artist for an art gallery operated by the Sezon Museum of Modern Art. Currently, he continues to present artworks on stages in Japan and around the world.
「ARTKYOTO / ART FAIR TOKYO / NCArtFair NY / Florence Biennale / Singapore
Contemporary / UAE( Abu Dhabi)Art Fair , and many others」
(You can also check Ben Mori's artworks on HASHIVA Art Gallery web site.)
Ben Mori was born 1981in Tokyo to a Japanese Father and an American Mother. After graduating from Keio Jr. High, he then attended school on the East Coast where he graduated from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, majoring in Graphic Design. Upon graduation, he returned to Tokyo. And he started a carrier as contemporary artist. He is no.1selling artist at Hikarie8/cube gallery, the art fair plus+ and also SEZON ART GALLERY.
＜ART SHOWS & ART FAIRS＞
Oct 2023 artKYOTO2023 at UNESCO World Heritage Site Nijo-jo Castle (Kyoto Japan)
Mar 2023 BEN MORI SHOW with GINZA MITSUKOSHI (Tokyo Japan)
Oct 2022 SOLO EXHIBITION in KOBE at Kobe Hankyu Art gallery (Kobe Japan)
Sep 2022 D-art ART 2022 (Nagoya Japan)
Jun 2022 D-art ART 2022 (Osaka Japan)
Mar 2022 Art Fair Tokyo 2022 (Tokyo Japan)
Aug 2021 Controlled Chaos at Shibuya-Hikarie (Tokyo Japan)
Mar 2021 Art Fair Tokyo 2021 (Tokyo/Japan)
Mar 2021 ATLANTIC PACIFIC at GINZA MITSUKOSHI (Tokyo/Japan)
Dec 2020 artKYOTO2020 at Kyoto national museum (Kyoto Japan)
Nov 2019 Ben Mori solo Art Show at The KEE CLUB (Shanghai Chaina)
Sep 2019 artKYOTO2019 at UNESCO World Heritage Site Nijo-jo Castle (Kyoto Japan)
Aug 2019 ADIHEX2019 at Abu Dhabi world convention center (UAE)
Jul 2019 Rev Uｐ！Art show at Shibuya-Hikarie (Tokyo Japan)
Mar 2019 Art Fair Tokyo 2019 (Tokyo Japan)
Jan 2019 BEN MORI GRAY SCALE at Daikanyama studio 4N (Tokyo Japan)
Dec 2018-Jan 2019 BEN MORI New Delight at Gallery N (Yokohama Japan）
Dec 2018 BEN MORI GO ! GO ! Ben Mori at G735 Gallery (Tokyo Japan）
Oct 2018 Spiral Take Art Collection 2018 at SPIRAL Garden (Tokyo Japan)
Apr2018 BEN MORI Solo Exhibition at La Boca Centro （Nagoya Japan）
Mar 2018 Art Fair Tokyo 2018 （Tokyo Japan）
Jan 2018 BEN MORI TOKYO CONCRETE JUNGLE at TRUNK HOTEL (Tokyo Japan)
Nov 2017 Ben Mori GENESIS at Hikarie （Tokyo Japan）
Oct 2017 Florence Biennale 2017 (Florence Italy)
Jun 2017 Ben Mori JUNGLE WORLD at Shibuya-Hikarie （Tokyo Japan）
Mar 2017 Art Fair Tokyo 2017 （Tokyo Japan）
Jan 2017 The Singapore Contemporary Art Fair 2017 (Singapore)
Dec 2016 BEN MORI A MOMENT IN MOTION at SEZON ART GALLAREY (Tokyo Japan)
Sep 2016 The Art Fair Asia (Fukuoka Japan)
Jun 2016 BEN MORI Made in Japan at SEZON ART GALLAREY (Tokyo Japan)
Mar 2016 From AREA 5 at Shibuya-Hikarie (Tokyo Japan) Dec 2015 BEN MORI Forbidden Forest at SEZON ART GALLAREY (Tokyo Japan)
Nov 2015 Neo Counter Shape Art Show vol.5 (Tokyo Japan)
May 2015 Tokyo International Art Fair （Tokyo Japan）
Nov 2014 PLUS+ the Art Fair 2014 （Tokyo Japan）
Sep 2014 BEN MORI KINGDOM Solo Art Show 2014 （Tokyo Japan.）
Nov 2013 PLUS+ the Art Fair 2013 （Tokyo Japan）
Jun 2013 Neo Counter Shape Art Show vol.1 BEN MORI vs Z-chan （Tokyo Japan.）
Mar2013 New City Art Fair Chelsea, New York 2013 (New York USA)
Mar 2013 Art Fair Tokyo 2013 (Tokyo Japan)
Nov 2012 PLUS+ the Art Fair 2012 （Tokyo Japan）
Sep 2012 KOBE ART March Art Fair 2012 (Kobe Japan）
Apr2012 ART KYOTO 2012 at Kyoto International conference hall (Kyoto Japan)
Mar 2012 Art Fair Tokyo 2012 (Tokyo Japan)
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