Shop Overview

This online shop specializes in the works of Satoshi Imazu, an artist from Asahikawa, Hokkaido. In addition to acrylic and oil paintings, we sell figurines of characters that appear in the artist's flat paintings, which are created using a 3D printer.
We also focus on art goods such as accessories and lampshades as "usable art" to make art feel more familiar to people.

About the shop

We have set up a dedicated art museum and workshop on the first floor of the area beauty salon in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. 1F, 1-1-15 Takasagodai, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 070-8061
Satoshi Imazu Museum of Art

About the work

The basic concept of all of my works is to express "the lives of the inhabitants of a world other than this one."

Acrylic painting

This is a work from the artist's early career. Initially, he was conscious of pop art, and created the work in the hope that viewers would be excited by imagining the worlds expressed in the work.
His early acrylic paintings were done on paper, but his later works are done on illustration board.

Oil painting

There were many things I couldn't express with acrylic paintings, so I started using oil paintings.
The concept and worldview are the same as the acrylic paintings, but the colors used are more delicate.
The size of the work is also larger than that of an acrylic painting.

Figures

I use a 3D printer to create characters that appear in flat paintings such as acrylic and oil paintings. 3D printers can only print rough shapes with a single color and uneven surfaces, and they cannot print complex shapes (apart from expensive, high-performance machines)...
・Create data using 3D software on your computer.
- Output each part separately, such as hands and feet.
・Carefully polish each part.
Assemble the parts and fill in any gaps between them.
· Polish the assembled parts while adjusting the shape to give them a sense of unity.
・Apply a base coat for painting. Once dry, polish the base coat. Repeat this process about three times.
- Apply each color about two times.
Once dry, apply two coats of coating material.
As you can see, it is a very labor-intensive piece.

Three-dimensional works

Initially we used mortar, but the body was heavy and prone to breaking, so we now use a 3D printer or epoxy resin.
Each piece is a large-scale work that takes at least three months to complete, and is basically a one-of-a-kind piece.

accessories

We create a prototype using a 3D printer, then make a mold of the prototype in silicone and pour epoxy resin into the mold to create the product.
Unlike metal, it is difficult to reprocess after hardening, so for items that have different sizes, such as fingers, we create a prototype and mold for each size.

Lampshade

It is made by cutting and gluing together plates made of epoxy resin. The connection part to the lamp is made with a 3D printer.
These are one-of-a-kind pieces that require a lot of effort in cutting, assembling and polishing the epoxy resin.

Artist Profile

1995	Gallery Kitagarou in Hokkaido, Japan (Solo exhibition)
1996	Gallery Kitagarou in Hokkaido, Japan (Solo exhibition)
1997	Gallery Kitagarou in Hokkaido, Japan (Solo exhibition)
1998	OKUNO department store in Hokkaido, Japan (Group exhibition)
1999	Group exhibition in Tokyo, Japan (Group exhibition)
	OKUNO department store in Hokkaido, Japan (Group exhibition)
	OKUNO department store in Hokkaido, Japan (Solo show)
2000	“Felling Art Space 2000” in Hokkaido, Japan (Art fair)
	“City of Presence” in Hokkaido, Japan (Art fair Produce)
2001	“Felling Art Space 2001” in Hokkaido, Japan (Art fair)
	“City of Presence” in Hokkaido, Japan (Art fair Produce)
	“Asahikawa Autumn Festival” in Hokkaido, Japan (Art Direction)
2006	Gallery Kitagarou in Hokkaido, Japan (Solo exhibition 1year)
2010	Gallery LapoLapoLa in Hokkaido, Japan (Solo exhibition)
2011	Art exhibition “ARTLABO X” in Tokyo, Japan (Group exhibition)
	BlumenInsel in Basel, Switzerland (Group exhibition)
2011	“Basler Kunst Tage” in Basel, Switzerland (Art fair)
2012	“Art-ZEN New York” in New York, USA (Art fair)
	“Family basic Festival” in Hokkaido, Japan (Art Direction)
2013	“Family basic Festival” in Hokkaido, Japan (Art Direction)
2014	“Family basic Festival” in Hokkaido, Japan (Art Direction)
	Ausstellungs-Space, JONES in Berlin Mitte, Germany (Solo exhibition)
2015	“Tokio Berlin Art Festival 2015” in Berlin, Germany
2017	“Venice 2017 TERADA PRIZE exhibition“ in Venice, Italy (Group exhibition)
	“Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Japan” in Teltow, Germany (Group exhibition)