SHUN SUDO
Born in Tokyo in 1977, Shun Sudo currently lives and works in Tokyo,
Japan. Sudo moved to the U.S. in his 20s and taught himself art techniques while traveling around the world.
Sudo’s artistic practice, centered on painting, is composed of an extremely diverse range of multiple elements, including elements inherited from the Japanese and American pop and street cultures that deeply influenced him in the process of growing up, such as skateboarding, graffiti, manga, and anime, as well as elements inspired by Japanese painting and sumi-e (ink painting), traditionally developed in Japan and the Orient, which are related to his own roots, and elements taken from past art movements and art trends through independent study of the history of modern and contemporary art, particularly in the West. In Sudo’s work, these elements are intermingled in a harmonious way, while retaining their remarkable heterogeneity.
In this sense, his works embody the possibility of a new type of “fine art” that transcends the conventional dichotomy between “high art” and “low art.” In addition, Sudo’spaintings, which at first glance appear to be descended from Pop Art, contain a criticality toward social and political situations, which has tended to be avoided in conventional “Pop Art,” through his unique perspective.
cultural studies scholar
Hiroki Yamamoto
Solo Exhibitions
- 2021
- “ARTdemic” solo exhibition,MU GALLERY,Tokyo,Japan
- 2021
- The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon x SHUN SUDO Solo Exhibition ‘Patio’
- 2020
- “2020” solo exhibition, ANB Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- 2019
- “SOLITUDE” solo exhibition, Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- 2018
- “INNOCENT FOREST” solo exhibition, NY, USA
- 2017
- “Paint Over” solo exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
- 2016
- “Paint Over” solo exhibition, NY, USA
- 2015
- “Paint Over” solo exhibition, NY, USA
Group Exhibitions / Art fairs
- 2022
- “Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary” GR Gallery,Miami, FL, USA
- 2021
- “PRIDE ART 2021” Clifford Chance, Tokyo, Japan
“Art Fair Tokyo” Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- 2020
- “SUMMER GATHERING” group exhibition, GR Gallery, NY, USA
- 2019
- “ARCUS PRIDE ART 2019” Clifford Chance, Tokyo, Japan
- 2018
- “Art Miami” Miami, FL, USA
“Miami Design District” Mural, FL, USA
“pop & street” Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- 2017
- “Art New York” NY, USA
“pop & street” Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- 2016
- “Aqua Art Miami” Miami, FL, USA
- 2015
- “SCOPE Miami Beach” Miami, FL, USA
- 2015
- “Bushwick Open Studios” Brooklyn, NY, USA
Projects
- 2022
- ”Taycan Soul Canvas”Porsche - Art car project,Tokyo,Japan
- 2022
- “GINZA SONY PARK PROJECT” Mural,Tokyo,Japan
- 2021
- “Olympic - TOKYO 2020” Mural, Tokyo, Japan
- 2021
- “The mural project - Let’s Spring” Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- 2020
- “GINZA SONY PARK PROJECT” Mural, Tokyo, Japan
- 2019
- “Live session” STARBUCKS RESERVE®ROASTERY TOKYO, Tokyo, Japan
- 2019
- “TOKYO CREATIVE GUILD - Key visual” Apple Marunouchi store, Tokyo, Japan
- 2017
- “NIKE AIR FORCE 1: 35 Anniversary - Jump Around” NIKE KICKS LOUNGE, Tokyo, Japan