KINOSHO KIKAKU will host the group exhibition “Before Taking Shape” starting February 14, 2026.
Through different materials and techniques—fabric, wood, canvas—emerges the form of an existence that constantly wavers and transforms.
Each work quietly visualizes a sensation that exists just before completion or definition.
Group Exhibition “Before Taking Shape”
Participating Artists
Shoichi Tsurukawa · KAKA · Taizo Kuwahata
February 14 (Sat) – February 27 (Fri), 2026
Hours: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Closed: Sundays and Mondays
【“Before Taking Shape” Online store】
鶴川勝一 Shoichi Tsurukawa
Born in 1984, Tokyo
Using the traditional dyeing technique of cylinder-dyeing, these works create a three-dimensional effect and unique texture by stuffing cotton into vividly dyed fabric and stitching the outline with a sewing machine.
2024 Solo Exhibition “Kai-I-Ju” / KINOSHO KIKAKU
2024 ONE ART TAIPEI 2024 / Taiwan
2023 Solo Exhibition “Kai-Go” / KINOSHO KIKAKU
2023 Solo Exhibition “Katsuichi Tsurukawa Exhibition” / PAGIC Gallery
2022 Solo Exhibition “Kai-A” / KINOSHO KIKAKU
2021 Two-Person Exhibition “Japanese Pop Culture Exhibition” / Shibuya Tokyu Main Store 8F Art Gallery
2019 ART EXPO MALAYSIA 2019 / Malaysia
2019 ART ASIA FUKUOKA 2019 / Fukuoka
2019 ART BUSAN 2019 / South Korea
2020 Group Exhibition “RESONANCE EFFECT” / Shinjuku Takashimaya 10F Art Gallery
2017 Group Exhibition “Tokyo Berlin” / Kunstraum･gad BERLIN
2015 Group Exhibition “Evolution 2015” / KINOSHO KIKAKU
2014 Group Exhibition “Hurricane Under the Kotatsu” / The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo
KAKA
Born in 1995
2021 Joshibi University of Art and Design Graduate School of Fine Arts
Master’s Program in Fine Arts, Completed
【Group Exhibitions】
2021 “JOSHIBI at METRO” Exhibition (Metro Ginza Gallery, Tokyo)
2023 “A-R-T in the Brain Hole Group Exhibition” (333 Gallery, Taiwan)
2023 “T&ARTCON Trend & Art Fair” (China Shipbuilding Pavilion, Shanghai)
2023 “A-R-T in the Brain Hole 2023 Group Exhibition” (TX Huaihai, Shanghai)
2024 “There are” (Empathy Gallery, Tokyo)
2025 “Breakthrough Prelude Exhibition GINZA Art Prelude” (Artglorieux GALLERY, Tokyo)
2025 “Breakthrough Prelude Exhibition” (Empathy Gallery, Harajuku)
【Work Introduction】
The Mushroom Bird series fuses the warmth of camphor wood with the texture of mineral pigments to create fantastical forms. The design, overlaying bird motifs onto mushroom caps, symbolizes the ambiguity of evolution and the metamorphosis of living things, combining fairy-tale playfulness with philosophical depth. Employing the “single-block carving” technique from the late Nara to early Heian periods, each Mushroom Bird captures a unique personality. The use of different woods gives each piece its own distinct texture and aroma.
桑畑泰三 Taizo Kuwahata
Born in Miyazaki Prefecture, 1984
Graduated from Saga University Faculty of Culture and Education, Department of Fine Arts and Crafts, 2010
Active in Nagashima Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, 2011–2016
Currently resides in Miyazaki Prefecture
Taizo Kuwabata was born in Miyazaki Prefecture in 1984. Graduated from the Department of Fine Arts and Crafts, Faculty of Culture and Education, Saga University. In April 2023, he held his solo exhibition “YOYOKAIJU” at a local gallery after a six-year hiatus, resuming his activities as a painter. He champions the unique neologism “Deloripop,” blending ‘Delori’ (a term coined by artist Ryusei Kishida) with “pop culture” elements from films, manga, and anime, pursuing an originality unattainable through either alone.
2024 Solo Exhibition at KINOSHO KIKAKU
2023 Solo Exhibition at ammonite gallery
2015 Solo Exhibition at marcello gallery
2015 3rd Place, 4th “Tenmatsuri 108” Exhibition
2014 GEISAI#20 Point Ranking 3rd Place
2014 Taizo Kuwabata / Rina Toi “Two-Person Exhibition” 〈Hidari Zingaro｜Tokyo〉
2014 Selected for Liquitex Art Prize 2014
2012 Encouragement Award, 67th Minami Nippon Art Exhibition
2008 Solo Exhibition at Art Complex, a hybrid art event 〈Saga City〉
2008 Selected for Shigeru Aoki Grand Prize Exhibition
