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Ko-hEY! ARiKAWA

Lives and works in Yamanakako village, Japan
www.happyclover528.com

Arikawa was born in 1978. He has been constant in his devotion to playing You’ll feel as though you have wandered into a fantasyland. He grew to
baseball since his childhood; however, after he came of age, he has lost be one of the representative artists in Japan. His annual exhibitions in
his self-confidence and felt very pessimistic about his future. At the age Okinawa draws in more than 10,000 visitors every year. Reproductions
of 24, he became conscious of his color sensation and his interest in of his pictures are sold at the department stores all over Japan. Newly
drawing pictures and suddenly decided to venture into the uncharted produced works always sell out as soon as they go on sale. His exhibitions
art world. Besides working as staff of the town office, he started to are scheduled to take place every year domestically and overseas, and
paint and to sell his artwork on the street. within a year, he set up as an his fan events are frequently held all over Japan. He has created and
artist on his own. At present, his studio is located at the foot of Mt.Fuji, designed many artworks through collaboration with various companies.
Yamanakako village. His exhibitions are called “HAPPY FANTASIA”. Not He always relates that he would like to offer his services as a mediator
only displaying his artwork on the gallery walls but he also gives high between art and people so that they could feel art as familiar as they
priority in directing the whole gallery space with his unique sense of art. enjoy music in their daily lives. You can’t take your eyes off him.
boNJoUR TRIsTEssE, 2008 ACRYLIC AND OIL PASTEL ON CANvAS 31.6X31.6 IN. | 80X80 CM. 
bUT sTILL yoU sTAND AgAINsT IT? [foRTITUDE], 2012 ACRYLIC AND OIL PASTEL ON CANvAS 20.8X20.8 IN. | 52.5X52.5 CM. 
fILLED WITh AffECTIoN, 2011 ACRYLIC AND OIL PASTEL ON CANvAS 35.8X35.8 IN. | 91X91 CM. 
fIND hAppINEss oN yoUR oWN, 2011 ACRYLIC AND OIL PASTEL ON CANvAS 25.6X25.6 IN. | 64X65 CM. 
 AMAzINg gRACE, 2010 ACRYLIC AND OIL PASTEL ON CANvAS 35.8X35.8 IN. | 91X91 CM.
boNJoUR boNhEUR, 2012 ACRYLIC AND OIL PASTEL ON CANvAS 20.8X20.8 IN. | 52.5X52.5 CM. 

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