マチダタケル／TAKERU MACHIDA

Illustrator／Painter／Graphic Designer

静岡県生まれ。幼少時代をアメリカで過ごし、日本と欧米の様々なポップ／ストリート／サブカルチャーから多大な影響を受けて育つ。

大学でビジュアルコミュニケーションデザインを学び、複数のデザイン事務所を経てイラストレーター／デザイナーとして独立。

特徴的な“儚く物言いたげな目”のイラストがトレードマーク。

国内外様々な媒体でアート、イラスト、デザインワークを手がけるなど多岐にわたって活動している。

Takeru Machida was born in Shizuoka, Japan.

Spent his late childhood in the U.S. and grew up heavily influenced by various pop/street/subcultures in Japan and the West.

After studying visual communication design at university and joined several design studio, he became an independent illustrator/designer.

The iconic "melancolic and wistful eye" illustration is the trademark.

Active in a wide range, including art, illustration, and design works in Japan and world wide.

RECENT EXHIBITION & EVENTS

2022 Exhibition "Anima" / YK Presents (Seoul)

2022 Group Exhibition "Melting Pot" / Mozuku Gallery (Taiwan)

2021 Group Exhibition "Kiki Myomyo" / Masayoshi Suzuki Gallery (Okazaki)

2021 Exhibition "Something Between Us" / OFF THE RECORD (Nagoya)

2020 Exhibition “A/A” / fons (Nagoya)

2020 Exhibition “GIVE ME A BREAK” / SOMEWHERE (Tokyo)

2020 Exhibition “EXCAVATION" / STARBUCKS COFFEE IKEJIRI 2-CHOME NEIGHBORHOOD RESERVE BAR (Tokyo)

2020 Exhibition “RED, WHITE, GOLD and BLUE” / GOLD PIT (Nagoya)

2019 POP-UP EVENTS “SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY” / VERSTECK (Nagoya)

2019 Group Exhibition “BAKENEKO” / Masayoshi Suzuki Gallery (Okazaki)

2019 Exhibition “THE MOVIE ROASTER -Shizuoka-” / hugcoffee (Shizuoka)

2019 Exhibition “THE MOVIE ROASTER -Nagoya-” / Maison YWE (Nagoya)

2018 Exhibition “THE MOVIE ROASTER” / Coffee & Laundry (Hong Kong)

PAST EXHIBITION

2012 Group Exhibition “Home Sweet Home” / Art Labo Aichi (Nagoya)

2011 Group Exhibition “Ginger Yell” / FURA Gallery (Nagoya)

2010 Group Exhibition "the man who draw a cat." / graph gallery (Nagoya)

2009 Group Exhibition "Memento Mori" / graph gallery (Nagoya)

2007 Unit Exhibition "doppelgänger"  (Nagoya)

2006 Group Exhibition “tsunagari” / Serendipity (Nagoya)