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Ataru Sato
Ataru Sato (Chiba, Japan, 1986). Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan. He holds a B.A from Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto.
Sato’s work has been the subject of international exhibitions most recently at Dojima River Biennale, Osaka; Office Baroque, Brussels; KOSAKU KANECHIKA, Tokyo. Institutional presentations include The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort; Sapporo Art Museum, Hokkaido; Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, among others.
Ataru Sato, installation view Office Baroque, Brussels, 2019, photo Isabelle Arthuis
Ataru Sato.
In his work, Ataru Sato shows the dualities of life by deeply questioning his own soul and his interactions with the world around him. Life, sex and happiness, but also death, decay and sadness are simultaneously present in his work. His intriguing and expressive use of pencil lines and colour reflects these introspective fascinations and obsessions. What does it mean to understand others? Can we survive without being connected with others? Driven by these questions, the work results in a highly erotic, almost psychedelic world where personal fears, loves and intimacies are depicted.
Ataru Sato, Open heart , 2023
Acrylic on canvas, 33.3 x 24.2 cm
Ataru Sato, Caravaggio, 2018
Oil, ink on paper, 25.7 x 18.2 cm
Ataru Sato, A Full-face mask 2, 2018
Oil, ink on paper, 25.7 x 18.2 cm
Ataru Sato, Iris, 2018
Oil, ink on paper, 25.7 x 18.2 cm
Ataru Sato, Apparaître, 2018
Pencil on paper and paper collage mounted on panel, 73 × 51.6 cm (28 3/4 × 20 1/4 in)
Ataru Sato, Hospital, 2018
Acrylic, ink, oil on panel, 42 × 29 cm (16 1/2 × 11 3/8 in)
Ataru Sato, Rain, 2019
Oil on canvas mounted on panel, 27.2 × 22.4 cm (3/4 × 8 7/8 in)
Ataru Sato, His Sea, 2014
Pencil, coloured pencil and ink on paper mounted on panel
84,1 × 59,4 cm (33 × 23 3/8 inches)
Ataru Sato, Stretch suit, 2019
Oil on canvas, 41 × 41 cm, (16 1/8 × 16 1/8 in)
Ataru Sato, Over the rainbow, 2019
Mixed media on canvas mounted on wooden box, 40 × 29.8 × 5.8 cm (15 3/4 × 11 3/4 × 2 1/4 in)
Ataru Sato, Division, 2019
Pencil on paper and paper collage mounted on paper, 41 × 52 cm 16 (1/8 × 20 1/2 in)
Ataru Sato, You are not alone, 2019
Oil on panel, 30 × 30 cm (11 3/4 × 11 3/4 in)