Artist

BIEN

BIOGRAPHY

1993年東京都生まれ。アニメーション表現や文字、記号などの輪郭に着目し、その形状や意味を解体/再構築する抽象的な平面表現をはじめ、近年では映像、彫刻、インストラクション、インスタレーションなどメディアを横断しながら表象に問いかける作品を発表する。また多様なカルチャーの文脈を取り入れたアプローチもBIENの表現の特徴である。

Born in Tokyo in 1993. BIEN’s artistic practice revolves around animation, focusing on the outlines of characters, symbols, and other elements. He deconstructs and reconstructs the shapes and meanings, creating abstract works. In recent years, his artistic expression has expanded across various media, including video, sculpture, instruction, and installation, while constantly questioning the notions of representation. Additionally, BIEN’s artistic approach often incorporates diverse cultural contexts, which has become a distinctive characteristic of his expression.

個展 | Solo Exhibitions

2024  Magic Lantern Phase, gallery trax, Yamanashi, Japan
  そこにある魔法:The Magic that exists around there, Island Japan, Tokyo, Japan
  Solo Exposition de BIEN, Les Ateliers d’Artistes de Belleville, Paris, France
2023 PlanetesQue: The Case of B, PARCEL, Tokyo, Japan
  PlanetesQue: The Case of Y, People, Tokyo, Japan
2022 Green Green Grass of Home, HAITSU Nishiogikubo, Tokyo, Japan
2021 DUSKDAWNDUST, PARCEL, Tokyo, Japan
  DUSKDAWNDUST, HARUKAITO by island, Tokyo, Japan
2018 WOOZY WIZARD, BLOCK HOUSE, Tokyo, Japan

グループ展 | Group Exhibitions

2024  INTANGIBILITY, HVW8 Gallery, Berlin, Germany
  A Personal View of Japanese Contemporary Art: Takahashi Ryutaro Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  (Lakeside) + (Site-specific) + (?)一夏休みの美術館観察 , Ichihara Lakeside Museum, Chiba, Japan
  PlanetesQue: The Case of O – Yambaru Art Festival 2023-2024, Okinawa, Japan
2023 BAYSIDE STAND, BLOCK HOUSE, Tokyo, Japan
  JUNK’S PORTS, ANOMALY, Tokyo, Japan
2022 アペルト17 SCAN THE WORLD [NEW GAME], Kanazawa 21st Century Museum, Kanazawa, Japan
  Reborn-Art Fesetival, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi, Japan
  SIDE CORE – 路・線・図 II-, Gallery Trax, Yamanashi, Japan
  Planet Samsa, Shinjyuku, Tokyo, Japan
  Light Line, OIL by Bijutsutecho Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2021 BIEN + AKIRA “LAND”, Gallery Trax, Yamanashi, Japan
  WH-012 / SALADBAR, WHITEHOUSE, Tokyo, Japan
  AFTER APOX. by BIEN, DIEGO and GASIUS, CALM & PUNK GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
  SCAN THE WORLD [STAGE: TELEPHONE GAME], Gallery 10, Tokyo, Japan
  -Inside the Collector’ s Vault, vol.1- 解き放たれたコレクション , WHAT, Tokyo, Japan
2020 working/editing 制作と編集, akibatamabi21, Tokyo, Japan
  Summer Group Exhibition, L+/ Lucie Chang Fine Arts, Hong Kong
  Power of one painting, HARUKAITO by island, Tokyo, Japan
2019 Reborn-Art Festival , Ishinomaki City, Miyagi, Japan
2018 SCAN THE WORLD [STAGE: COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR], FL田SH, Tokyo, Japan
  変容する周辺 近郊、団地 , Yashio Projects, Tokyo, Japan
  理由なき反抗 – Rebel Without A Cause,  The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
2017 Reborn-Art Festival, Ishinomaki city, Miyagi, Japan
  SIDE CORE – 路・線・図 – , Gallery TRAX, Yamanashi, Japan

WORKS