SHORA KATO

 

1983年、東京生まれ、静岡育ち。ヴィジュアル・アーティスト。

輪派絵師団"XOLA"としての活動歴を持ち、これまで、絵画、映像、ライブペイント、イラスト・デザイン、壁画制作に携わる。

 

 

<Commercial Work>  

2006.12　 KDDI mobile America(CM 30秒)
2007.04　 NHK「サラリーマンNEO」(オープニング映像 60秒)
2007.04　 TSUTAYA 半額キャンペーン(CM 15秒)
2007.05 　栞 suburban featuring shing02(PV)
2008.06　 Youtube Japan CM

2012.05   日本テレビ「新進気鋭」オープニング映像&タイトルバック

2012.07   日本テレビ「のどじまん・ザ・ワールド」背景セット美術担当

 

＜Prizes＞

2007.7　CK IN2U カルバンクライン runner up受賞

 

1983 Born in Tokyo, but grew up at Shizuoka Pref., near Mt. Fuji.

 

<Major Field of Creative Activities>

Two-dimensional presentations　on murals

Illustration

Video art activities

Live Paint on any resources

Commercial design works

Collective Expressions with Rinpa-Eshidan crew

 

<Major Mass Media Presentations>

 

2007

Produced a commercial film for Tsutaya, a　nationwide CD/DVD sales chain.

Produced a commercial film for NTT Docomo　America, a US cellular company.

2006

Opening visual stream(60 seconds), NHK TV regular program “Salaryman Neo.”

 

<Exhibitions>

 

2009 

Japan Contemporary Art Today, Galeria Los Oficios, (Participants in 10th Havana Biennale, located in Havana, Cuba) 

2008 

Exhibition "En” at Art Complex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo (March)

Art in Act, Art Complex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo (June)

2007

4^th Exhibition of Boice Planning,at Boice Planning, Kanagawa, Japan (May)

Video Art Exhibition at the Art Complex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo (November)

Rinpa-Eshidan Exhibition at Maru Gallery, Tokyo (November)

”Wall 'wow' Project" at Kanazawa Art Village, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan

2012

Exhibition "Piece" Rinpaeshidan at Amp Cafe Koenji, Tokyo(June)

 

<International Acquaintances >

 

2009

"Between Oceans - 100 years of aproximation between Japan and Brazil　Japan Brazil Creative Art Session 2008", Latin America Memorial, Brazil

2008

Incioapos100anos, galleria deco, Brazil

2007

Dangdai International Art Festival at 798 Art District in Beijing, China(short term artist in residence)

Fed Square Short Film Festival, Sidney, Australia

“From Emptiness”Project, And/Or Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA

 

<Participating Live Paint Events>

 

2006

Rinpa Vol.11,Bridge（Yokohama）

White & Illuminated Christmas in Daikoku PA

2007

Test Tone vol. 19, SuperDeluxe, (Roppongi, Tokyo)

Rinpa Vol.12, Bridge（Yokohama）

Quick Flick World, SuperDeluxe, (Roppongi, Tokyo)

Reggae Snow Splash,Canyons Alpine Resort （Minakami, Gunma）

Buto-sai, ZAIM, (Yokohama)

Rinpa Vol.13,Bridge (Yokohama)

Tacos,SuperDeluxe, (Roppongi, Tokyo)

nuan+PARCO meets Rinpa Eshidan-live art in front of PARCO(Shibuya, Tokyo)

Tech Booty Funk,La Fabrique（Shibuya, Tokyo）

Rinpa Vol.14,Logos（Yokohama）

Test Tone vol. 24,SuperDeluxe, (Roppongi, Tokyo)

Red Box,SuperDeluxe, (Roppongi, Tokyo)

Out of Reach,SuperDeluxe(Roppongi,Tokyo)

Vacation Forever Super Deluxe Tegwon 2^nd Album Release Party, SuperDeluxe, (Roppongi, Tokyo)

2008

Chill Planet- Super Deluxe, Tokyo (19 January)

SPIN-Eggman, Tokyo (18 April)

Exhibition opening live for EN, Tokyo (19 April)

Red Box Project “Ready, Set, GO!!” at Club Unit ,Tokyo(31 May)

Buena Onda- Super Deluxe, Tokyo ( 5 September)

Special Party at Nerds Night X Re:Soul, Tokyo (12 December)

2009

Test Tone 41- Super Deluxe, Tokyo (9 January)

2012

Party Checker - Beach event, syounan coast, Kanagawa(July)

Souther beach cinema - Southern beach, Kanagawa(August, Promoted by 輪輪シネマ)

Soaring2012 ~art with sound~ , Southern beach, Kanagawa

 

<Participating VJ Events>

 

2011

A-un event, Shizuoka, @speak EZ