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Kentaro Okawara

(b. 1989 in Tokyo, Japan)

Lives and works in Seoul, Korea
Since graduating from the College of Arts, Tokyo Polytechnic University in 2011, Okawara has been exhibited internationally and had some art books published and making products. Okawara's work explores his long held belief that making art is an expression of love and a means to connect with each other. Each piece presents a surreal yet familiar cast of characters; a cocktail of humans, creatures, and personified objects interact with each other in intimate and bizarre ways to create a world that can be endearingly engaged by all. Within Okawara’s world of bright colours and stylised motifs he addresses the importance of direct eye-to-eye and face-to-face communication. In this digital age where we seem to exchange our thoughts and feelings primarily over the Internet, Okawara’s work encourages us to think again, cast aside our differences and re-connect to our shared humanity.