About / CV
Sakurako Oidaira | Artist
Sakurako Oidaira, Born in Aomori Prefecture, Japan in 1994, raised in Okayama Prefecture, and currently residing in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Her work in recent years has primarily focused on line drawings. She is interested in the boundaries between sound, letters, patterns, and images, and is fascinated by the inclusiveness of the act of drawing itself, as it connects to the activities of nature and living things. While it's difficult to definitively classify her line drawings as automatic writing, she at least starts by drawing in that direction. For her, the process by which playful lines, initially meaningless, gradually acquire characteristics and transform into words and landscapes is incredibly beautiful. It's like a journey without a predetermined destination. This aesthetic sensibility is directly connected to the energy of life. For the artist, immersing herself in lines is a means of freely moving between the invisible and the visible. She believes that for both the viewer and the artist who has regained objectivity, it enables the rediscovery of small discoveries, the possibility of freedom, and a connection to everything.
She sees trees as beings that allow her to draw lines freely and give her courage. She is not simply drawing trees; she is surrendering herself to their presence while simultaneously discovering her own lines. Just as she feels an affinity for and interest in trees, she also feels an affinity for and interest in sound and music, and a soundscape approach coexists in her work. Through these natural elements, she confronts her inner self. She trusts her own inner sensibility and strives to translate it into lines while it is still pure and ephemeral.
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Education
2015 Graduated from Kuwasawa Design School - Graphic Design Department
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Residencies
2026/4/3-5/1 Way Beyond Residency, Arteles Creative Center, Finland
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Solo Exhibition
2023/11/3-12/4 Solo Exhibition ” Guide “ IDÉE GALLERY AND BOOKS , Tokyo
2023/4/15-4/22 Solo Exhibition “ Message “ LUCA , Hyogo
2022/10/29-11/13 Solo Exhibition “ Bar line “ border , Kagawa
2022/6/24-7/23 Solo Exhibition “ Anima “ PATINA , Fukuoka
2022/3/5-3/21 Solo Exhibition “ Atonality and harmony “ Gallery Kasper , Kanagawa
2021/10/15-11/8 Solo Exhibition “ Projection [ Touei ] “ IDÉE GALLERY AND BOOKS , Tokyo
2021/4/18-4/27 Solo Exhibition “ 彡 [san] “ GALLERY LAKEWALL , Kyoto
2020/12/5-12/13 Solo Exhibition “ Bagatelle : Arc et cercle “ LUCA , Hyogo
2020/9/4-10/5 Solo Exhibition “ JOURNAL DE PARIS “ IDÉE GALLERY AND BOOKS , Tokyo
2020/7/18-7/26 Solo Exhibition “ EXISTENCE / ABSENCE “ Gallery Kasper , Kanagawa
2019/12/6-12/15 Solo Exhibition “ SIGNE “ GALLERY LAKEWALL , Kyoto
2019/5/17-6/4 Solo Exhibition “ ÉLÉGANCE / GRIS “ PATINA, Fukuoka
2019/3/16-3/31 Solo Exhibition “ ÉLÉGANCE / MORCEAU “ Gallery Kasper , Kanagawa
2018/9/21-10/8 Solo Exhibition “ ÉLÉGANCE / POSE “ dessin , Tokyo
2017/11/3-11/19 Solo Exhibition “ Contour “ dessin , Tokyo
2017/6/24-7/2 Solo Exhibition “ Béton et Abstract “ Promenade , Tokyo
2016/6/20-7/3 Solo Exhibition “ ABOUT THE TREE ⑵ “ dessin , Tokyo
2016/4/29-5/15 Solo Exhibition “ ABOUT THE TREE⑴ “ ELEKTROKARDIOGRAMM , Okayama
2015/10/10-10/25 Solo Exhibition “ ferne “ dessin , Tokyo
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Group Exhibition / Event
2024/9/27-11/24 Art Event " TOKYO ARTSCAPES 2024 " IDÉE SHOP Roppongi , Tokyo
2017/4/15,16 Event “ Midori no CRAFT 2017 “ Sayama Inariyama Park, Saitama
2015/2/27-3/1 “ Musik und Still “ Kuwasawa Design School Graduation Exhibition 2025 , Tokyo
2014/1/21-2/2 Group Exhibition “ CINEMA EXHIBITION “ toki , Tokyo
2014/12/20-12/21 “ yo asa 2015 S/S Exhibition “ Room51 , Tokyo
2014/3/23-3/27 Group Exhibition “ RED TEN “ SPACE8 , Tokyo
2013/12/6-12/7 Group Exhibition “ You & Me & Box ” sahan , Kanagawa
2013/3/1-3/3 “ Around you and me “ haus & terrasse , Tokyo
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Client work
2022~ Artwork provided for the Japanese clothing brand "Yoli"
2021 " Koten no Kounou [The Benefits of Classics] " by author Mariko Terada and editor Nozomu Hayashi , Publisher : Raichousya , Book Design : Azusa Kawabata
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Publishing
2015 Graduation Exhibition Collection " Musik und Still " Publisher: DOOKS , Book Design : Daichi Aijima