I create artwork on the theme of "gathering".
It all started with a picture book I read in elementary school called "Swimmy" by Leo Leoni.
In the story, the main character, Swimmy, imitated a big fish and was able to swim in the wide ocean with the fish who could not get out from behind the rocks because they were afraid of big fish.
The big fish that the fishes imitated created a new existence and world. I remember finding the act of gathering together fascinating.
There are many events, both good and bad, in the process and results that are gathered and accumulated.
Although they tend to be interpreted in a universal sense in society, I believe that they are merely the average of the accumulation of various individual values in the background.
I wanted to consider the balance between respect for the individual and the society in which I live from the act of "gathering".
I am working on a series of "TYPE" as one of the ways of expression.
- Certain Chinese characters (Kanji is Chinese.) are assembled into other words that have the meaning of the kanji (e.g., love → LOVE, hope → HOPE) and silk-screened onto multiple acrylic panels.
- I want to convey that while the meaning of the words created by the aggregation is universal, the individual consciousness of everyone is different, and there is a reality that is not bound by any one value.
- The layering of acrylic panels creates depth and expresses a deeper individual awareness and process.
Graduated from Musashino Art University Junior College of Art and Design.
Started her career as an artist while working as a computer graphic designer.
Based in Tokyo, Japan, she has shown her artwork in New York (2014, 2017, 2019), London (2019), Milan (2020) and at the Affordable Art Fair in New York (2014).
Aug,1977
born
Mar,1998
graduated from Junior College at Musashino Art University
Jun,2000
NATSUYO TAKAHASHI EXHIBITION VOL.01 @ Ono Gallery II (GINZA-JAPAN)
Apr,2001
NATSUYO TAKAHASHI EXHIBITION VOL.02 @ Ono Gallery II (GINZA-JAPAN)
Mar,2003
NATSUYO TAKAHASHI EXHIBITION VOL.03 @ Pepper's Loft Gallery (GINZA-JAPAN)
Jul,2003
OTONA N2(DJ EVENT) in ART CROSS PROJECT @ Pepper's Gallery (GINZA-JAPAN)
Mar,2005
NATSUYO TAKAHASHI ENHIBITION VOL.04 @ Pepper's Loft Gallery (GINZA-JAPAN)
Feb,2007
Sep,2007
CONJOINT STORE @ PATER'S Shop and Gallery (AOYAMA-JAPAN)
Feb,2009
May,2010
SICF 11 @ Spiral (AOYAMA-JAPAN)
Oct,2010
Fragments(Group Exhibition) @ Gallery ART POINT (GINZA-JAPAN)
Jun,2011
Modern Art Style2011 @art box (GINZA-JAPAN)
Aug,2011
EARTH By HEART 2011 @ART POINT (GINZA-JAPAN)
Jan,2012
New Year Selection 2012 @ART POINT (GINZA-JAPAN)
Feb,2012
Art Wave Exhibition vol.2 RECTO VERSO GALLERY (KAYABA-CHO-JAPAN)
Oct,2012
Signe 8 ornamental artists Exhibition @ART POINT (GINZA-JAPAN)
May,2013
Jun,2013-Apr,2014
Anjin @ DAIKANYAMA-TSUTAYA BOOK STORE (DAIKANYAMA-JAPAN)
Oct,2014
Art Wave Exhibition vol.21 @ RECTO VERSO GALLERY (KAYABA-CHO-JAPAN)
Jan,2014
New Year Selection 2014 @ ART POINT (GINZA-JAPAN)
Sep,2014
Sep,2014
Jan,2017
Feb,2019
Sep,2019
Feb,2020
Feb,2020
Dec,2020
Tagboat art show in Independent Tokyo @ Tagboat（Tokyo Hamamatsucho）
Mar,2021
Tagboat art Fair @ Tagboat（Tokyo Hamamatsucho）
Mar-May,2021
Kaiho-ku-eats-nihonbashi @ Tagboat（Tokyo Mitsukoshimae）
Mar,2022
Tagboat art Fair @ Tagboat（Tokyo Hamamatsucho）
Jun,2022
「TAGBOAT ART SHOW」 @ Hankyu MEN’S OSAKA
Mar,2023
Tagboat art Fair @ Tagboat（Tokyo Hamamatsucho）
May,2023
EMERGING @ M.A.D.S. Art Gallery（Spain Adeje）