MHAK｜Masahiro Akutagawa (BLOCK PARTY)

Born in Aizuwakamatsu in 1981. Painter.
With the theme of coexisting space and painting, he uses a variety of techniques to paint the "patterns" he has created, from canvas to giant murals.
He has presented his works in various cities around the world, including the United States, Australia, Italy, and Argentina. So far, he has also provided artwork to many brands such as LEVI'S, adidas, RVCA, and THE NORTH FACE.
He also values his affinity with board culture, which is his backbone, and at the same time, he has many fans in the world of contemporary art, increasing his influence on various scenes.

 

MHAK was born in Aizu Wakamatsu city, Fukushima. Highly inspired by designer furniture and interiors, he has mainly been working on mural pain ting inside the buildings.
He considers pain ting as a part of interior and the theme for his artwork is to coexist with living environment. He had worked on many hotels and private houses utilizing his distinctive style of curve lines and repetitions. Believing his pain tings have to be recognized as an atmosphere rather than an object, MHAK sticks to abstractness.
He has showcased his work in the NYC, LA and Portland, Buenos Aires, Melbourne, Sidney, Milano, Seoul, Beijing and Bangkok . He is also active as a member of artist collective 81 BASTARDS. Belongs to Gallery TARGET.

HP：http://www.mhak.jp

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Image of the work "Brevity" (2023)

BLOCK PARTY

An open place where music and art, streets and cities, and the memories of the culture rooted in them intersect.
ESOW, Kosuke Kawamura, Face Oka, NAIJEL GRAPH, MHAK|Masahiro Akutagawa, LY. The six artists will launch BLOCK PARTY in MYAF2025 while tracing their musical origins and memories of the city of Tokyo.
This is an attempt to recapture the local culture that has been formed by the natural intersection and resonance of different fields.