Masanao HIRAYAMA
平山昌尚
Masanao Hirayama (HIMAA) was born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1976. Using only extremely familiar drawing materials such as ballpoint pens and markers on drawing paper, and sometimes using pens given to him as gifts or ready-made paints, he continuously creates drawings filled with symbolic silliness and devices. Through his simple and repetitive methods and approach, he creates unique works that combine the symbolic nature of knowing what is being drawn with the iconography of minute line swings and momenta tinged with sentimentality and humor. He has published numerous art books and held exhibitions in Japan and abroad.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019 - “Book Show 2,” Bananafish Books, Shanghai
2018 - “Cards,” TALION GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2017 - “Book Show,” Utrecht, Tokyo
2017 - “Book Show,” Nieves, Zurich
2016 - “CASINO & BAR,” NADiff a/p/a/r/t, Tokyo
2016 - “Game” Shimokitazawa Generations, Taipei
2016 - “Game”, TALION GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2018 - “Cards,” TALION GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2017 - “Book Show,” Utrecht, Tokyo
2017 - “Book Show,” Nieves, Zurich
2016 - “CASINO & BAR,” NADiff a/p/a/r/t, Tokyo
2016 - “Game” Shimokitazawa Generations, Taipei
2016 - “Game”, TALION GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 - “思考するドローイング” Sapporo Odori Underground Gallery, 500m Museum of Art, Sapporo, Japan
2017 - “#12 Post Formalist Painting,” statements, Tokyo
2017 - “恋せよ乙女！パープルーム大学と梅津庸一の構想画” Watari-um Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
2017 - “Sylvanian Families Biennale 2017,” XYZ collective, Tokyo, Japan
2016 - “よい子わるい子ふつうの子（あるいはヤンキー、モンキー、ドンキー？）” TALION GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2017 - “#12 Post Formalist Painting,” statements, Tokyo
2017 - “恋せよ乙女！パープルーム大学と梅津庸一の構想画” Watari-um Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
2017 - “Sylvanian Families Biennale 2017,” XYZ collective, Tokyo, Japan
2016 - “よい子わるい子ふつうの子（あるいはヤンキー、モンキー、ドンキー？）” TALION GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
