Yuichi Higashionna. (1951- )

Born and lives in Tokyo.
From the early 90s, Higashionna has been creating unique artworks using everyday items as the motives, such as net curtains, ribbons and flowery patterns, exposing discomfort and creepiness hidden among the familiarity, cute and prettiness.
Representative artworks include Chandelier series using circular shape florescent light peculiar to Japan and FL (Flower) series using spray-painted artificial flowers and laces.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
"Flowers DAY-NIGHT", Artis Causa Gallery (Thessaloniki) in 2008
'Chandelier!' at Yamamoto Gendai (Tokyo) in 2005
Galerie Jean-Luc & Takako Richard (Paris) in 2004
'Light Bright Picnic' at Setagaya Bijyutukan Rouka (Tokyo) in 2003
Ise Foundation (New York) in 2002
Gallery 101 (Ottawa) in 2001

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
include 'Temperature of the time: Art/Domestic' at Setagaya Art Museum (Tokyo) in 1999, 'Op Trans!' at Osaka Kirin Plaza (Osaka) in 2001, 'Zone' at Fuchu Art Museum (Tokyo) in 2003, 'Officina Asia' at Galleria d'arte modema di Bologna (Bologna, Italy) in 2004, 'Happy Homes' at Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art (Aichi) in 2006 and 'Living Furniture' at Busan Biennale (Busan, South Korea) in 2006. He also created in-store mural work such as Dover Street Market Tokyo in 2006.