MEG, Kisho Kakutani, Mayuno Kobayashi, Mitsuko Taira, Makiko Horiuchi
MEG, Kisho Kakutani, Mayuno Kobayashi, Mitsuko Taira, Makiko Horiuchi
Venue：Hotel Metropolitan Premier Taipei
Booth : No.1313
Venue：Hotel Metropolitan Premier Taipei
Booth : No.1313
January 10 – 12, 2025
SHIKISAISHA is pleased to announce its participation in ONE ART Taipei 2025, held from January 10 (Fri) to 12 (Sun), 2025, in Taipei, Taiwan.
ONE ART Taipei is highly regarded as one of Asia’s leading hotel art fairs. It was selected among the Top 10 of Taiwan’s Cultural and Creative Industries 100 by LA VIE in 2015 and received the TID Award for Space Installation Art in the same year. In 2024, the fair welcomed over 15,000 visitors, achieving remarkable success. The 2025 edition will feature a Collector and VIP Preview on January 10, followed by Public Days on January 11 and 12.
Notably, last year, our artist Mayuno Kobayashi received the ONE ART AWARD 2024.
For this exhibition, SHIKISAISHA will present works by the following five artists
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Presented by SHIKISAISHA
SHIKISAISHA is pleased to announce its participation in ONE ART Taipei 2025, held from January 10 (Fri) to 12 (Sun), 2025, in Taipei, Taiwan.
ONE ART Taipei is highly regarded as one of Asia’s leading hotel art fairs. It was selected among the Top 10 of Taiwan’s Cultural and Creative Industries 100 by LA VIE in 2015 and received the TID Award for Space Installation Art in the same year. In 2024, the fair welcomed over 15,000 visitors, achieving remarkable success. The 2025 edition will feature a Collector and VIP Preview on January 10, followed by Public Days on January 11 and 12.
Notably, last year, our artist Mayuno Kobayashi received the ONE ART AWARD 2024.
For this exhibition, SHIKISAISHA will present works by the following five artists
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Presented by SHIKISAISHA
Meg
MEG
Born in Kanagawa in 1992.
Her work explores the gap between outward and inner emotions,
conceiving human feelings as layered structures of surface and depth.
By combining animal silhouettes with artificial emoji-like smiles,
she visualizes the dissonance between socially constructed expressions and internal states.
Her work questions emotional perception and the unconscious biases that shape how we see others.
MEG
Born in Kanagawa in 1992.
Her work explores the gap between outward and inner emotions,
conceiving human feelings as layered structures of surface and depth.
By combining animal silhouettes with artificial emoji-like smiles,
she visualizes the dissonance between socially constructed expressions and internal states.
Her work questions emotional perception and the unconscious biases that shape how we see others.
Mayuno Kobayashi
Mayuno Kobayashi (b. 1993, Aichi, Japan) completed her MFA in Japanese Painting at Joshibi University of Art and Design.
Grounded in the techniques of traditional Japanese painting, she transforms emotions and memories drawn from everyday life into images of animals and imaginary creatures.
Through these playful and approachable motifs, Kobayashi projects the complexities of human emotion and inner experience, weaving together personal memories and cultural influences to create a distinctive visual world.
In 2024, she held her first solo exhibition, A Delightful Abyss, at SHIKISAISHA and received the ONE ART AWARD 2024.
Mayuno Kobayashi (b. 1993, Aichi, Japan) completed her MFA in Japanese Painting at Joshibi University of Art and Design.
Grounded in the techniques of traditional Japanese painting, she transforms emotions and memories drawn from everyday life into images of animals and imaginary creatures.
Through these playful and approachable motifs, Kobayashi projects the complexities of human emotion and inner experience, weaving together personal memories and cultural influences to create a distinctive visual world.
In 2024, she held her first solo exhibition, A Delightful Abyss, at SHIKISAISHA and received the ONE ART AWARD 2024.
Makiko Horiuchi
Born in Kanagawa, based in Ibaraki. Works primarily with sculpture.
Drawing on the concept of “marebito” in Japanese folklore, she explores contemporary human figures and modes of communication, connecting traditional beliefs with influences from tokusatsu, anime, and Japanese subculture.
Born in Kanagawa, based in Ibaraki. Works primarily with sculpture.
Drawing on the concept of “marebito” in Japanese folklore, she explores contemporary human figures and modes of communication, connecting traditional beliefs with influences from tokusatsu, anime, and Japanese subculture.
Kisho Kakutani
Kisho Kakutani (b. 1993, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan) completed his PhD in Japanese Painting at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2022. Using everyday snapshots taken with his smartphone as source material, he creates paintings that explore the ambiguity of memory and visual perception. In series such as *Frosted Window* and *Curtain*, Kakutani deliberately obscures parts of the image with visual noise resembling frosted glass or curtains, inviting viewers to complete what is unseen through their own memories and imagination. His practice reconsiders the act of seeing in an age of visual overload, positioning painting as a device for generating new images within the viewer’s mind.
Kisho Kakutani (b. 1993, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan) completed his PhD in Japanese Painting at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2022. Using everyday snapshots taken with his smartphone as source material, he creates paintings that explore the ambiguity of memory and visual perception. In series such as *Frosted Window* and *Curtain*, Kakutani deliberately obscures parts of the image with visual noise resembling frosted glass or curtains, inviting viewers to complete what is unseen through their own memories and imagination. His practice reconsiders the act of seeing in an age of visual overload, positioning painting as a device for generating new images within the viewer’s mind.
Mitsuko Taira
Mitsuko Taira
Born in Azumino, Nagano in 1996.
Completed her MFA at Tokyo University of the Arts.
Her work explores a quiet and contemplative world through wooden sculptures of living beings.
Drawing inspiration from the Bible, poetry, and folklore,
she creates poetic scenes that evoke moments from imagined narratives.
Her delicate attention to texture—suggesting soft fur and warmth—
reflects a deep sensitivity and affection toward living creatures.
Mitsuko Taira
Born in Azumino, Nagano in 1996.
Completed her MFA at Tokyo University of the Arts.
Her work explores a quiet and contemplative world through wooden sculptures of living beings.
Drawing inspiration from the Bible, poetry, and folklore,
she creates poetic scenes that evoke moments from imagined narratives.
Her delicate attention to texture—suggesting soft fur and warmth—
reflects a deep sensitivity and affection toward living creatures.
