ARTIST

Ryu Takeda

Ryu Takeda’s paintings evoke the imagery of accidental stains or scars. He remarks that the memories and characteristics of the rural forests from his childhood are expressed not only through his sight, but through sound, smell and touch. Takeda, who often compares the act of painting to an excavation, paints as if to unearth the unconscious realm that has been lost through verbalization and classification.

Ryu Takeda was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, in 1989, and is currently based in Tokyo. He graduated from the Department of Sculpture at Musashino Art University in 2016. Solo exhibitions include “Griffin” (LAVENDER OPENER CHAIR, Tokyo, 2023), “Drawings” (LAVENDER OPENER CHAIR, Tokyo, 2023), “Devonian Touch” (TAV Gallery, Tokyo, 2024) and “The Sixth Night” (The Green Gallery, Milwaukee, 2025). His works have also been included in group shows such as “RANZANSTUDIO Presents” (Turner Gallery, Tokyo, 2019), “Doubutsuenzoo in TOKAS 2021” (TOKAS, Tokyo, 2021), “HANNAH” (parcel, Tokyo, 2024), and “Futurama vol.1” (FOAM Contemporary, Tokyo, 2025).

WORKS

BIOGRAPHY

1989 Born in Ibaraki, Japan
2016 Graduated from the Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Art and Design, Musashino Art University

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Solo Exhibitions

2025 “The Sixth Night” The Green Gallery, Milwaukee, USA
“Oracle Bone” KOSAKU KANECHIKA, Tokyo, Japan
2024 “Devonian Touch” TAV GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2023 “Griffin” LAVENDER OPENER CHAIR, Tokyo, Japan
“Drawings” LAVENDER OPENER CHAIR, Tokyo, Japan

Group Exhibitions

2025 “Drawing Show” Awoba Soh, Tokyo, Japan
“Futurama vol.1” FOAM CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo, Japan
2024 “HANNAH” parcel, Tokyo, Japan
2021 “Doubutsuenzoo in TOKAS 2021” TOKAS, Tokyo, Japan
2019 “RANZANSTUDIO Presents” TURNER GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
“Photo” 3F/3kai, Tokyo, Japan
2016 “Seasidepoolside” Inage Public Pool Park, Chiba, Japan
2014 “The National Museum of Art, Okutama— 13 Days of Premium Drifting” MOAO, Tokyo, Japan

EXHIBITIONS

Ryu Takeda Oracle Bone

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