January 14–February 11, 2023
Steve Turner is pleased to present Hybrids, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Shohei Takasai. In combining disparate imagery, Takasaki thinks of his studio as a laboratory in which he experiments with different mixtures of words, images, colors and compositions. He describes his paintings as something in between two extremes, just as a child is something in between their two parents. They are a reconciliation of muscle and mind with his process encompassing much personal reflection. A good day in the studio will yield both a good painting and some self awareness.
Shohei Takasaki (born 1979, Saitama, Japan), is a self-taught artist who grew up in Japan before moving to Portland and later Sydney, where he now lives. He has had solo exhibitions at Common Gallery, Tokyo (2018 & 2022); Nadif a/p/a/r/t, Tokyo (2021); Nationale, Portland (2018) and Upfor Gallery, Portland (2017). This is his first exhibition at Steve Turner, Los Angeles.
Born 1979, Saitama, Japan
Lives and works in Sydney, Australia
Solo Exhibitions
2023
Hybrids, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
2022
3 HEARTS 9 BRAINS BLUE BLOOD, Gallery Common, Tokyo
2021
Dinosaur head, Lightning, Grid, Nadiff a/p/a/r/t, Tokyo
2020
sun, snake, nipples, OIL by Bijutsutecho, Tokyo
2019
Where did you sleep last night?, NATIONALE, Portland
2018
Juxtapose, Arrange, Compare, Gallery COMMON, Tokyo
2017
FRAMED STORIES, Upfor Gallery, Portland
2014
DOUBLE SURFACES, Dar Al Funoon Gallery, Kuwait City, Kuwait
2013
TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER, BACKWOODS Gallery, Melbourne
BLIND, CALM & PUNK Gallery, Tokyo
2012
FEW COLORS IN THE DARK, Space Edge Shibuya, Tokyo
Group Exhibitions
2022
Curly Hair / Hot Metal, Nationale, Portland Taipei
Dangdai Art Fair (with Gallery Common) Art Fair Tokyo (with Gallery Common)
2015
HIDEOUT, The Good Liver. Los Angels
A STUDY OF CAMOUFLAGE, Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne
2013
SURFACE TENSION, The Space / The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong
2012
one, COMMON Gallery. Tokyo
2011
YELLO 2011,Social Tokyo, Tokyo
2010
LTRHDS, 1000 Bend, Melbourne
LTRHDS, Red Bull Gallery, Sydney
Bibliography
2021
Yoshioka, Kana. “TOKION”
Ogasawara, Tomaio. “POPEYE”
2020
Minami, Noemi. “NEUT”
Iwabuchi, Teiya. “Bijutsutecho”
Hata, Renna. “DIRECTION”
2019
Ellingson, Lou. “PLEXUS”
Norris-York, Shayla. Portland Monthly
Hayashida, Saori. “DIRECTION”
2018
“Shohei Takasaki,” HIGHSNOBIETY JAPAN
2014
Fernandes, Cinatra. Arab Time Kuwait
2013
Morelli, Naima. “Art a part of cult(ure)”
2011
Abe, Noriyuki. “SHIFT”
