Takeshi HAGURI


Born 1957 in Nagoya, Japan. After graduating the Sculpture course at the Aichi University of the Arts in 1982, he moved on to a postgraduate course, graduating in 1984. Since then he has been sculpting mainly in wood, using aluminium for outdoor works. Major solo exhibitions include Gallery Muramatsu (1996, 1998/Tokyo), Art Gallery C. SQUARE (2006/Nagoya), Andersen Park Children's Museum (2009/Chiba, Japan), Shizuoka Matsuzakaya (2013/Shizuoka), Toki-no-Wasuremono (2014, 2019/Tokyo), Art Miami (2019/Florida), and many others.Group exhibitions include Kobe Figurative Sculpture Grand Prize Exhibition (1996/Kobe, Japan), Vogtland International Sculpture Symposium (2000/Germany), Fugaku Biennale (2001/Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan) and 16th Taro Okamoto Modern Art Prize Exhibition (2013/ Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Japan). Since 2014, he has exhibited at art fairs around the world with Gallery Toki-no-Wasuremono.

Major art fairs include Art Osaka 2014, Art Nagoya 2014/2017/2020, Art Stage Singapore 2016/2017/2018, Art Taipei 2016/2018, Art Miami 2017/2018/2019, LA Art Show 2020, Art Fair Tokyo 2022, and others. Domestically, his works are on display at Nisshinnishi High School (Aichi, Japan), Haruno Fureai Park (Shizuoka, Japan), Ijiramura Sports Park (Gifu, Japan), Nishiharu High School (Aichi, Japan), Saya Primary School (Aichi, Japan), Nagakute North Primary School (Aichi, Japan), and abroad in Erlbach FLUR (Germany).

 


⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Ah"

2019
Camphor wood sculpture, acrylic paint
H230.0×W70.0×D60.0cm
Signed


⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Un"

2019
Camphor wood sculpture, acrylic paint
H200.0×W90.0×D80.0cm
Signed


⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Make (Defeat)"

2023
Camphor wood sculpture, acrylic paint
H125×W40×D22cm
Signed


⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Hyottoko (Clown)"

2018
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H102.0cm
Signed

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Honoo (Flames)"

2022
Camphor wood sculpture, acrylic paint
H55×W30×D20cm
Signed


⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"KABUKI (small)"

2016
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H49.0cm
Signed

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Kyo (Empty)"

2023
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H31×W13×D13cm
Signed


"Tekkai Sennin"

2017
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H81.0cm
Signed
 
"Senkaji Chou Ou"

2017
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H77.0cm
Signed
 
"Ryo Douhin"

2017
Wood sculpture, camphor
H68.0cm
Signed


"Tai Kobo"

2017
Wood sculpture, camphor
H72.5cm
Signed

"Girl with Umbrella"

from Hokusai Katsushika’s "Girl with Umbrella under a Willow"
2014
Wood sculpture, camphor, paint
H59.5cm
Signed


"Modern Divine General"

2013
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H107.0cm
Signed



"Ryu kyu ki"

2012
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H77.0cm
Signed

"If you want to shine..."

2008
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H42.0cm
Signed


"Like an air..."

2008
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H57.0cm
Signed



⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Oni (demon) / Karasu Tengu (crow-billed goblin)"

2015
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H235.0cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Tamashii (Soul)"

2023
Camphor wood sculpture, acrylic paint
H225×W160×D85cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Tengu (Long-nosed goblin)"

2015
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H225.0cm
Signed
SOLD


"Statue of Monmon Rikishi - Ah"

2021
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H220.0×W120.0×D70.0cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"KABUKI"

2016
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H210.0cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"From a Matsuri (festival)..."

2013
Wood sculpture (Combination of multiple parts), camphor, paint
H210.0cm
Signed
SOLD


⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"From a Matsuri (festival)..."

2013
Wood sculpture (Combination of multiple parts), camphor, paint
H180.0cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Hyottoko (Clown)"

2016
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H190.0cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Tou (Fight)"

2020
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H116.0×W70.0×D38.0cm
Signed
SOLD


⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Ah"

2023
Camphor wood sculpture, acrylic paint
H110×W65×D40cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"KABUKI"

2017
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H 105.0cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Oni (Demon)"

2017
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H 105.0cm
Signed
SOLD


⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Hannya (Jealous female demon mask)"

2019
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H105.0×W62.0×D20.0cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Un"

2020
Camphor wood sculpture, acrylic paint
H103×W60×D35cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Tengu"

2023
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H102.0cm
Signed
SOLD


"Statue of Monmon Rikishi - Ah"

2019
Camphor wood sculpture, acrylic paint
H100.0×W50.0×D60.0cm
Signed
SOLD


"Statue of Monmon Rikishi - Un"

2019
Camphor wood sculpture, acrylic paint
H98.0×W50.0×D60.0cm
Signed
SOLD


⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"En (Smoke)"

2020
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H51.0×W22.0×D19.0cm
Signed
SOLD


⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Oni (Demon)"

2022
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H53.0×W22.0×D20.0cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Hyottoko (Clown)"

2022
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H52.0×W22.0×D20.0cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Kemuri (Smoke)"

2023
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H54.5×W23.5×D19cm
Signed
SOLD


"Ryu Torajirou"

2011
Wood sculpture, camphor, paint
H52.0cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Tengu (Long‐nosed goblin)"

2012
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H50.0cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Hyottoko (Clown)"

2012
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H47.0cm
Signed
SOLD


⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"KABUKI"

2017
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H 58.0cm
Signed
SOLD


⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Oni (Demon)"

2019
Camphor wood sculpture, acrylic paint
H63.0×W24.0×D20.0m
Signed
SOLD


"statue of Kongo Rikishi"

2012
Wood sculpture, camphor, acrylic paint
H60.0cm
Signed

SOLD



"Kauraiya"

from Toyokuni Utagawa's "Kauraiya - Portrait of an actor on stage"
2014
Wood sculpture, camphor, paint
H63.0cm
Signed

SOLD


"Shi Jin"

from Kuniyoshi Utagawa's "Shi Jin, the Nine Dragoned - from One of the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden"
2014
Wood sculpture, camphor, paint
H49.5cm
Signed

SOLD


"Kaosho (Tattooed Priest)"

from Kuniyoshi Utagawa's "Lu Zhishen, the Tattooed Priest - from One of the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden"
2014
Wood sculpture, camphor, paint
H42.0cm
Signed

SOLD



"Chojun (Zhang Shun)"

from Kuniyoshi Utagawa's "Zhang Shun in the white streak of waves - from One of the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden"
2014
Wood sculpture, camphor, paint
H39.0cm
Signed
SOLD

⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Dragon"

2017
Wood sculpture, camphor, paint
H27.0cm
Signed
SOLD
 
⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩
"Koi (Carp)"

2017
Wood sculpture, camphor, paint
H27.0cm
Signed
SOLD


⟨Otokogi (Chivalry)⟩ "Hyottoko (Clown)"

2019
Camphor wood sculpture, acrylic paint
H28.0×W12.0×D11.0cm
Signed
SOLD
Painting: NAGASAKI Miki
Photograph: FUTAZUKA Kazuaki and SHINZAWA Yu

 

Exhibitions
2024
ART FAIR TOKYO 2024 ―KURAMATA Shiro / SATO Kengo / HAGURI Takeshi    3/7 - 3/10


2023
No.351)    HAGURI Takeshi New Works    3/14 - 3/25


Gallery view


ART FAIR TOKYO 2023 ― KURAMATA Shiro/HAGURI Takeshi/Q Ei    3/9 - 3/12


2021
HAGURI Takeshi 2-Day only New Work Exhibition "Statue of Monmon Rikishi - Ah" 8/13 - 8/14


2019
No.311)    Takeshi HAGURI Exhibition    5/24 - 6/8


2014
No.250)    Takeshi HAGURI Exhibition    5/14 - 5/31

 


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