• Beautiful pleasure chaos/2023
WEI JIA

魏 嘉

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Born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1988. He is currently based in Tokyo. In 2024, he completed a doctoral program in oil painting at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. He mainly observes nature and things in modern society from an individual perspective, and the theme is all aspects of daily life. In the production process, I explore the self at the same time as exploring the theme, and at the end, I express my self-consciousness and feedback on the theme in my work.

He was selected for the 2019 Shell Art Award, won the Grand Prix of the 2021 FACE, and won the Special Student Award at the 2022 Idemitsu Art Award. Recent major exhibitions include solo exhibition "Open your eyes and think nonsense" (Gallery b. Tokyo, Tokyo, 2023), "Art Fair Tokyo 2024" (Tokyo, 2024), "Idemitsu Art Award 2022" (Tokyo, 2023), "Art Fair Tokyo 2023" (Tokyo, 2023), and group exhibitions " Tama Art University TUB 1st Special Exhibition Relay Point" (Tama Art University TUB / Tokyo), "The Future of Painting 2022 FACE Award Winning Artists Exhibition" (Sompo Museum of Art, Tokyo), etc.

(b. 1988 in Taipei, Taiwan) Artist. Born in Taipei and currently residing in Tokyo. In 2024, obtained a Doctorate in Oil Painting from the Graduate School of Fine Arts at Tokyo University of the Arts. Her work primarily observes nature and contemporary social phenomena from a personal perspective, exploring themes in cultural anthropology, various subjects, and everyday life. During the creative process, she delves into the exploration of the themes as well as herself, ultimately expressing the integration of self-awareness and feed back on the themes in her works.

Selected for the 2019 Shell Art Award, won the Grand Prize of the 2021 FACE Art Award, and received the Special Student Prize of the Idemitsu Art Award 2022. Her works have also been exhibited at the Art Fair Tokyo in 2023 and 2024.Recently major exhibitions include: solo exhibition "Open your eyes and think nonsense" (Gallery b. Tokyo, Tokyo/2023), "Art Fair Tokyo 2024" (Tokyo/2024), "Idemitsu Art Award 2022" (Tokyo/2023), "Art Fair Tokyo 2023" (Tokyo/2023), "Tama Art University TUB 1st Exhibition Relay Points" (Tama Art University TUB, Tokyo), "The Future of Painting 2022 FACE Award-Winning Artists Exhibition" (SOMPO Museum of Art, Tokyo), and others.

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