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. Notable solo exhibitions include “Griffin” (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 “La Maison de Rendez-Vous” (Paul Soto Gallery, New York, 2026).
WORKS
Oil on canvas / 117.0 x 73.0 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas / 50.4 x 73.0 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas / 116.8 x 90.4 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas / 73.0 x 50.0 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas / 53.0 x 45.6 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas mounted on panel / 14.4 x 18.4 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas / 182.0 x 227.5 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas / 38.3 x 45.5 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas / 53.0 x 33.5 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas / 14.3 x 18.2 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas / 27.5 x 22.3 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil pastel on panel / 14.0 x 18.0 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas / 27.5 x 27.5 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas / 45.5 x 38.3 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Color pencil, watercolor on paper mounted on panel / 33.4 x 22.0 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Color pencil, watercolor on paper mounted on panel / 41.0 x 27.3 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas / 24.3 x 33.4 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas / 24.3 x 33.4 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil on canvas / 162.2 x 162.0 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
Oil pastel, acrylic on panel / 65.2 x 53.0 cm
Photo by Osamu Sakamoto, ©Ryu Takeda
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
BIOGRAPHY
- 1989 Born in Ibaraki, Japan
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2016
Graduated from the Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Art and Design, Musashino Art University
Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan
CV
Solo Exhibitions
- 2026 “Miner’s Fog” KOSAKU KANECHIKA, Tokyo, Japan
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2025
“The Sixth Night” The Green Gallery, Milwaukee, USA
“Oracle Bone” KOSAKU KANECHIKA, Tokyo, Japan - 2024 “Devonian Touch” TAV GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
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2023
“Drawings” LAVENDER OPENER CHAIR, Tokyo, Japan
“Griffin” LAVENDER OPENER CHAIR, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibitions
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2026
“COOL INVITATIONS 12” XYZcollective, Tokyo, Japan
“Skipping Stones” Union Pacific, London, UK
“La Maison de Rendez-Vous” Paul Soto Gallery, New York, USA -
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
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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