With the paint of this planet, I make paintings of this planet. Masato Kobayashi Born in Tokyo (1957). Represented Japan at the Sao Paulo Biennale in 1996. Masato Kobayashi was invited by Jan Hoet to Europe in 1997, and since then had been based in Ghent, Belgium, where he produced works in various places. Masato Kobayashi continues to explore the nature of painting by using a completely unique technique of taking paint directly from the tube and rubbing the color into the canvas while supporting it with one hand, and at the same time stretching it over the wooden frame to create the painting. Selected solo exhibitions: About Freedom, ShugoArts, Tokyo, 2023; Family of this Planet, ShugoArts, Tokyo, 2021; Artist and the Model, ShugoArts, Tokyo, 2019; ART TODAY 2012, Sezon Museum of Modern Art, Nagano, 2012; MASATO KOBAYASHI – The Paint of the Planet, Nariwa Museum, Okayama, 2009; Starry Paint, stars of outer space by pure painting, Tensta Konsthall, Spanga, Sweden, 2004; A Son of Painting Masato Kobayashi, S.M.A.K., Ghent, 2001; KOBAYASHI Masato, The Miyagi Museum of Art, 2000. Publications: The autobiographical novel trilogy, Paint of this Planet—Under the tree at Hitotsubashi University, ART DIVER, 2018; Paint of this Planet—Duifhuisstraat 52, ART DIVER, 2020. https://masart.jp/index.html Exhibition Portrait of the Artist Dates: December 7, 2024–January 25, 2025 Venue: ShugoArts (complex665 2F, 6-5-24, Roppongi Minato-ku Tokyo) https://shugoarts.com/ Family Dates: October 27–December 28, 2024 Venue: rin art association (MACRO Building 5-24 Iwaoshi-machi , Takasaki Gunma) https://rinartassociation.com/ Publication Title: Masato Kobayashi MK Texts by Masato Kobayashi and Kenjiro Hosaka (Director, Shiga Museum of Art) Design by Satoshi Suzuki Edited by ShugoArts and HeHe Price: 9,000 yen (excl. VAT) Size: 178×235 mm / 328pages / Hard Cover Languages: Japanese / English ISBN978-4-908062-62-9 C0070 To be released in early December 2024 【Special Edition】 Limited edition: 40 Masato Kobayashi’s new drawing (size: 18.3x12.9cm) with flame + Book “MK” in Special Box Price:120,000円(excl. VAT) *For more information, please contact "[email protected]".