K E N T A  A O K I

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KENTA AOKI was born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1984. He graduated from the School of Engineering, Shinshu University Graduate School in 2009. He then began working as a researcher in Japanese manufacturer. He is still working as a researcher. 

By the age of 35, he was in the world of chemistry, but after the impact of covid-19 and the death of his grandfather(Oil Painter), he started learning “ Painting ” himself.

This is his philosophy: people can create interesting things within constraint and contribute to society. This is because he learned the concept that “ if a material has five adjectives(constraints), it will stand out ” in the field of research and development. To express this concept, he set five limits and he is always trying to draw within these constraints.

His representative art expression is “ Coloring ”. People say, “ Coloring are not creation because we must paint within a defined frame, and we think it “ labor ”, so not art. ”. But, He think Coloring is the art. Please look at his SNS. Coloring for world children using his art are creative and unimaginable colors. Furthermore, Coloring is a kind of entertainment that has continued since the Edo period, and is a Japanese tradition. In this way, he is an artist who conveys that Coloring represented by outlines(constraints) is one of the art and Japanese culture. 

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- Prize -

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・ 6th Annual Colors Art Competition 2022　－　PRIZE (149/448)

・ International Online Juried Visual Arts Competition 2022
(BLACK AND WHITE Ⅸ)　－　BRONZE PRIZE (45/250)

・ 7th Annual Landscapes Art Competition 2022　－　PRIZE (105/344)

・ 4th ANIMAL International Juried Art Competition 2022　－　TALENT PRIZE (54/254)

・ 7th Annual Cityscapes Art Competition 2022　－　Artistic excellence award (17/354)