Teiji Hayama

About

Teiji Hayama is a Japanese painter. He is known for his supernaturalism elongated, milk- skinned nymphs paintings.
Hayama was born in Japan in 1975, and grew up in Kumamoto where he studied in a Protestant Christian school. He went to Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.
Hayama is now based in Switzerland.

Statement

Teiji Hayama is pleased to present a selection of new works, including oil paintings and a works on paper. The works depict young girls evolving into women. They represent messengers whose glassy, ambiguous gazes remind the viewer of the importance of life.
The portraits are pure and uncovered. Nudity is not nakedness, but a form of innocence – one and unique entity showing the purest essence of the human being.
Thin and long limbs of depicted girls contrast strongly with their musculature. Their bodies are atypical, blending both fragility and strength, and therefore expressing their desire to keep going.
Pale, or at times even livid skin, resembles ancient beauty, but at the same time clashes with the girls’ juvenile and well rounded cheeks.
The experience provided by Hayama's work has many levels and is full of contrasts.

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Location: Fribourg, Giffers, Switzerland
Website: http://teijihayama.wifeo.com

Work

SOLO SHOWS

2013 Thomas Punzmann Fine Arts, Thir-Teen, Frankfurt

2012 E¦C Gallery, Innoscents...,Chicago

2011 Krisstel Martin Gallery, INFANTARIVM, Singapore

2010 Galerie T40, NYMPHS, Düsseldorf, Germany

2010 Janine Bean Gallery, Is this desire?, Berlin, Germany

2010 Willem Kerseboom Gallery, IDENTITEEN, Amsterdam,

2010 Kunstraeume Zermatt, MADONESSENCE, Switzerland

2009 SCOPE ART SHOW Basel 2009 with Galerie T40, Düsseldorf

2009 Leslie's Artgallery Contemporary Art, Luxembourg

2009 Galerie T40, INNOCENCE, Düsseldorf

GROUP SHOWS

2013 Galerie Rothamel, DOLLHOUSE, Erfurt

2012 Scope Art Show Basel with Willem Kerseboom Gallery

2011 Scope Art Show NYC with C. Emerson Fine Art, Florida

2011 Le Radar, Basse-Normandie, France

2011 C.Emerson Fine Arts, Lucid Dreams, St Petersburg, Florida

2011 Mondo Bizzarro Gallery, The new lost generation, Roma, Italy

2011 Galerie T40, 7th Years Anniversary Review und Ausblick, Düsseldorf, Germany

2010 Aqua Art Miami with Galerie T40

2010 Berliner Liste with Galerie T40

2010 SCOPE ART SHOW BASEL, June 15 - 20

2010 Mess Gallery (at Saatchi Gallery), London

2010 Art Amsterdam RAI with Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam

2010 Artantique Jaabeurs Utrecht with Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam

2010 The Affordable Art Fair London with bo.lee Gallery, Bath

2010 Helene Nyborg Contemporary, Copenhagen, The Hello Show

2010 The Affordable Art Fair 2010 Brussels with Leslie's Artgallery, Luxembourg

2009 The Affordable Art Fair 2009 Amsterdam with Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam

2009 PAN Amsterdam 2009 with Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam

2009 Lelsie's Artgallery, New Figurative Contemporary Art, Luxembourg

2009 Holster Projects, GODS AND RITUALS, London

2009 Espace Arlaud Lausanne, Accrochage Vaud 2009, Switzerland

2008 SCOPE ART SHOW Basel 2008, represented by Saatchi Online London

2007 Transition Gallery, The Painting Room, London

2007 Villa Dutoit, Zone Bleue, Geneva

2007 En Beauregard Gallery, Switzerland

2006 Galerie EDGAR le marchand d'art, Paris

2005 CAMK, Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto, Japan

2005 Art Generation Gallery, Talons aiguilles, Paris

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Education

1995 -98 Central Saint Martins London College of Art and Design

1999 - Assistant designer & creation Cabane de Zucca, Issey Miyake Group, Tokyo

Nominated for the annual Swiss art scene exhibition organised by the Musée Cantonal des Beaux.Arts Lausanne Accrochage Vaud 2009

Nominated for the 2008 Sovereign Art Prize

Nominated 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide Luerzer's Archive 07/08

Selected collections

Jean Pigozzi,Japigozzi, Contemporary Japanese Art
Christian Leger, Switzerland
Thomas M Kann, Germany
Michael Spinaze, Australia
Eric Costa, Paris

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