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Born in Kyoto in 1996, Yujiro Ueno graduated from Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts in 2019 and completed a master’s degree at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2021. Through layered brushstrokes and motifs of real and imagined creatures, he explores qi and the flow of matter and spirit. His work entered the collection of the Macao Museum of Art in 2023. He became a Royal Talens ambassador in 2024 and received a civic commendation from Kameoka City, Kyoto, in 2025.

Aran Yasuoka
Born in Kanagawa, Japan in 1978.
Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts (Design).

She creates works based on the theme of “past and future,”
combining elements of nature and machinery.

By intersecting contrasts such as organic and artificial,
she depicts imaginary forms of life.

Recently, she has incorporated motifs inspired by Edo-period chiyogami,
developing a distinctive visual world.

Yu Seto (b. 1994, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan) graduated from the Department of Sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts and completed his MFA in Sculpture at the same university. Drawing on his interest in natural science, he creates sculptures of wild animals, primarily using terracotta. By leaving traces of his touch and the sculpting process visible on their surfaces, Seto explores the structures and movements of living beings and the essence of their existence. In addition to exhibiting in Japan and internationally, his practice extends across disciplines, including collaborations in fashion and design.

Rintaro Mizuguchi
Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1994.
Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University (Industrial Design).

Using diverse techniques such as glue gun and three-dimensional calligraphy,
he creates works based on the theme of “shadow and contour.”

By combining resin, digital technology, and traditional Japanese craft methods,
his practice explores a new visual language between reality and imagination.

Based in France and Japan,
he expands his unique artistic field through experimental approaches.

Ryutarotakemochi Yamamura
Born in Kumamoto in 1976.
Completed his MFA at Tokyo University of the Arts.

Working exclusively with ink,
he creates highly detailed depictions of plants and insects.

His compositions—where flowers, leaves, and insects intertwine into dense formations—
possess both stillness and overwhelming presence.

Through delicate gradations of ink,
his works reveal hidden layers of time and presence within natural structures.