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INSANITY, 5 July 2023. In mass shootings across the country on 4 July, 13 people are killed and 80 are injured. Image courtesy of the artist
HOTTEST DAY EVER, 7 July 2023 The three days preceding 7 July 2023 were likely the three hottest days on Earth, as measured by average surface temperatures across the globe. The increased frequency and severity of heat waves, caused by climate change, means that more people in more places will experience extreme heat events at the same time. Image courtesy of the artist
After reading the newspaper in the morning, how do you decide which news to share, and how is art or an image sometimes more effective in conveying the significance of an event rather than through words or facts and figures? The decision making is subjective. I create an “event” painting for any news I feel moved by or want to share. I visualise all the information in my painting, and when I capture it well, it becomes like a symbol of the event that creates the most solid visual language. Following your exhibition Month held recently at Unit London gallery, what is your relationship with time and the morning sky? Sometimes, when I look up at the sky, I can always find the most calming and beautiful thing above us. It’s always there, and always will be. It’s a good reminder to pause and reconnect with nature. I see the amount of time through my paintings. How do you currently divide your time between your art and your graphic design work? I am focusing on my painting. I haven’t done graphic design work since 2020. Why did you move to New York City in 2011 despite having no connections there and speaking little English? Why do you choose to live and work in Brooklyn, and what have you been able to achieve there that you wouldn’t have been able to anywhere else? I wanted to be a better designer. Three years after working at a publishing company as an editorial designer, I started my company in Tokyo when I was 24 years old. I hustled to make
the company survive. Later, my business went well, and I hired people and had more clients; however, what I did was the same level of design, with nothing new to learn. I could not imagine myself in 10 years continuing doing the same thing. So I spent all my savings to go to New York City. I decided to go to New York City because friends of mine recommended many great artists and designers who live there. I believed them, and I booked a ticket. What are the greatest challenges you face when creating your artworks? The concept, message and timing are first, and the visual is second. So making sure each of the elements make sense together, at a high level, is always the biggest challenge. What message am I sharing with the painting, and why? That is harder than choosing the visual. What do you hope to achieve through your art at the end of the day? Keep capturing the time and creating meaningful work. What new projects or exhibitions are you currently working on? I’m travelling to different countries to collect and paint local newspapers like old Japanese woodblock artists Hiroshige and Hokusai did. I have been to Italy, France, England, Portugal and Japan. I want to visit some eastern European countries and China. .
Sho Shibuya, 2023, acrylic on newspaper at the Unit London Gallery. Image courtesy of the artist
Sho Shibuya, 2023, acrylic on newspaper at the Unit London Gallery. Image courtesy of the artist
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