Kozo Nishino (1951-) is a sculptor who creates light and dynamic structure of complex design using titanium. The works are placed outdoors and change their form according to the winds or people’s movements, giving deep impression on the viewers with their appearances changeable to the landscapes.
Nishino ‘s form is inspired by the minute observation of the nature. In the process of realizing it, computing for the structure and adjust the material and dialogue with the material to make bend for the form are inevitable. The creating itself forthright artist is as if he stole the invisible in his memories to free it. The natural movements like the clouds or mists are reflected on these works so that we feel the bonds with the existence of the universe.
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Works
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Title《Spanning Space》Year2018MediumTitanium alloy -
Title《Harmony with the Breeze》Year2018MediumTitanium alloy -
Title《Memory of Sky 2018》Year2018MediumTitanium alloy -
Title《sky memory》Year2013MediumTitanium alloy
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Title《Spanning Space》Year2018MediumTitanium alloy
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Title《Harmony with the Breeze》Year2018MediumTitanium alloy
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Title《Memory of Sky 2018》Year2018MediumTitanium alloy
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Title《sky memory》Year2013MediumTitanium alloy
CV
1951
Born in Hyogo. Japan
1977
Graduated from Kyoto City University of Art
1978
Visited ruins in the countries of Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Asia
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1986
"After the Performance", Gallery 16, Kyoto
1992
"Harmony with the Breeze", Spiral Garden, Tokyo
1997
"Breath of Space", Spiral Garden, Tokyo
1997
"Kozo Nishino Exhibition", Toyama Shimin Plaza, Toyama
2000
"Kozo Nishino Exhibition", INAX Gallery, Tokyo
2004
"Figure of Sky", ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
2011
"Shape of the Wind, Memory of the Sky", Hongo Shin Memorial Museum of Sculpture, Sapporo, Hokkaido
2014
"Nishino Kozo Exhibition -Space Memory-", LIXIL Gallery, Tokyo
2014
" Nishino Kozo Exhibition -Space Memory-", ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
2020
"Walking in the Sky", Art Court Gallery, Osaka
2019
“Floating: in the air”, Gallery Yamaki Fine Art, Hyogo
2021
CADAN Yuraku-cho, Gallery Yamaki Fine Art Booth, Tokyo
2021
"Awe for the Universe", Gallery Yamaki Fine Art, Hyogo
2022
"Memory of Space - Sorrows of Quetzalcoatlus", Ishigami Museum of Art, Iwate
2024
"Kozo Nishino: Cumulonimbus, Stratosphere, and Beyond", ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
2024
ART OSAKA 2024 Expanded Section, Kozo Nishino: Stratosphere, Creative Center OSAKA, Osaka
Selected Group Exhibitions
1989
"Setoda Biennale, Setoda, Hiroshima Contemporary Figurative Arts 6", Museum of Fine Arts Gifu Contemporary Japan Sculpture Exhibition, Ube, Yamaguchi
1992
"Urban Index – Contemporary Sculpture and Environment- Exhibition", Takashimaya Department store, Tokyo
1992
Tokyo Art Expo, Tokyo International Convention Center
1996
"Art is Fun 7 IN/OUT", HARA Museum Ark, Gunma
2000
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2000, Kawanishi, Nigata
2001
GIMPO International Open-air Sculpture Exhibition, Gimpo, Korea
2005
"Contemporary Japan Sculpture Exhibition", Ube, Yamaguchi
2008
Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney
2009
Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus, Denmark
2012
Reactivation–Shanghai Biennale, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China
2012
"The Link Between Words and Art: An Homage to Nakahara Yusuke", Gallery Yamaki Fine Art, Hyogo
2015
"Kyoto Fine Arts and Cultural Award Memorial Exhibition", The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto
2015
ART TAIPEI, Taipei, Taiwan
2017
Port City Kobe Art Festival, Hyogo
2020
"ACG Window Gallery: Hitoshi Nakazato x Kozo Nishino", Art Court Gallery, Osaka
2020
Taipei Dangdai: Art & Ideas 2020, Gallery Yamaki Fine Art Booth, Taiwan
2021
Art Collaboration Kyoto 2021, Gallery Yamaki Fine Art Booth, Kyoto
2022
Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2022, Gallery Yamaki Fine Art Booth, Osaka
2023
"Concept – Object – Environment", Gallery Yamaki Fine Art, Hyogo
2023
Taipei Dangdai: Art & Ideas 2023, Gallery Yamaki Fine Art Booth, Taiwan
2024
"Group Exhibition: Relief to Three Dimensional", Gallery Yamaki Fine Art, Hyogo
Awards
1990
Open-air Sculpture Exhibition of Odawara Castle, Grand Prix
1995
AACA Award, Special award
1997
1997 The 17th Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture, Mainichi Newspapers Award
2001
Nakahara Teijiro Award
2002
Nagano City Sculpture Award
2011
Hongo Shin Award
2014
Kyoto Arts and Culture Award
2019
Person of Cultural Merit of Kyoto City
2021
the 42nd Teijiro Nakahara Award
