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Wataru Komachi

小町渉

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He is from Shinjuku, Tokyo
His work caught the eye of American actor and film director Dennis Hopper, also known as an art collector, and his career as an artist began when it was included in his art collection.
Held a collaboration exhibition in Paris with French apparel brand Kristoff. Lemaire, selected shop/colette exhibition, participated in the EXPOSITION COLLECTIONS PARTICULIERES exhibition at Paris department store LE BON MARCHE RIVE GAUCHE, and designed T-shirts for musician/BECK's European tour, among other activities. Expanding activities abroad.
Domestically, he is active in various fields, including collaborations with Matsuya Ginza Department Store, participation in the COACH charity project, and collaborative exhibitions with Alfred Dunhill at the Ginza flagship store.
In recent years, artwork for French fashion magazine DOUBLE MAGAZINE, featured in French magazine CONGRATS MAGAZINE, ONE OKROCK stage costume artwork & tour T-shirt design, SCANDAL/10th anniversary best-of album CD cover artwork, HYSTERIC GLAMOUR Actively engaged in collaborations, Shibuya Ward / Shibuya Arrow Project mural art under Shibuya Overpass, etc.

 

Born Tokyo Japan / Live in Tokyo
WATARU KOMACHI (WK) is an artist known for his collaborations with various entities. He has worked with fashion brand CHRIS TOP HE LEM AIR E, participated in the "exposition collections particulieres exhibition" at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche, designed T-shirts for musician BECK european tour, created stage costumes and tour T-shirt designs for the rock band ONE OKROCK, and provided album cover artwork for the japanese popular band SCANDAL.
His collage works have caught the attention of American actor and film director DENNIS HOPPER, who has included them in his contemporary art collection. WK uses collage, pain ting, photography, and other techniques to transform seemingly valueless discarded items into art that evokes both laughter and contemplation. Although the artist stated that he was creating in a playful way, and quoted Bruce Lee's famous line "Don't think" (the second half of the sentence is, "feel"). Isn't our feeling often followed by thinking?
At least that's how I often do.

 

Wataru Komachi _CV (JP)