Hinako Miyabayashi

Letter-tails Lost in Soil



January 19 (Fri) - February 25 (Sun), 2024

記憶の裏に、葉っぱの挨拶
Behind Memories, a Greeting from Green
2023
©︎ Hinako Miyabayashi

Gallery 38 is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of Hinako Miyabayashi, “Letter-tails Lost in Soil” starting from 19th January.

Born in Hokkaido in 1997, Miyabayashi graduated from Tama Art University and enrolled in the graduate program at Tokyo University of the Arts. In the same year, she transferred to the Visual Arts Department of Berlin University of the Arts. After obtaining her Meisterschüler* in 2023, she is now in master's degree at Tokyo University of the Arts. Miyabayashi gained attention for her exceptional skill while still an undergraduate and has steadily evolved her work through subsequent studies in Germany.
*Meisterschüler: The highest academic degree in German art universities.

Miyabayashi, primarily focused on oil painting, expresses a consistent viewpoint while using various mediums, such as collages. By creating drawings on a daily basis, almost like a diary, she examines her relationship with "drawing" and herself. She breaks free from the arrogance inherent in the relationship between "drawing" and "being drawn," gradually moving her mind to different places, away from inertia. Rather than confronting or dominating the materials, she interweaves what shes receive from the materials into her own expression. This flexibility and humbleness in embracing the world view are transformed into a quiet yet powerful image.

Miyabayashi expresses a desire to "paint the wind," which can be seen as representing fleeting moments. She captures the scenes and sensations of the faint moments perceived by her own perception, taking them in like the palm of her hand and expressing those feelings on a flat surface.
Through three winters in Berlin, with its gray skies and moderate humidity, the layers and membranes of that air have undoubtedly influenced the tone of her expression. She has sharpened her ability to focus on "what can be seen here and now," and have acquired the power to create paintings that are quiet yet eloquent, while using fewer colors and strokes.
 
This solo exhibition at Gallery 38, where presenting her works in group exhibitions since her student days, marks a significant milestone. All the works in this exhibition have been newly created after returning from Germany specifically for this event. Simultaneously, an exhibition at the Opera City Art Gallery, Project N93 is held. We invite you to view new works of Miyabayashi in both exhibitions.

Biography 

 

1997　Born in Hokkaido, Japan

2019　Studied at College of Fine Arts, Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin) on exchange program,
　　　 under Prof. Mark Lammert

2021　Graduated from Oil Painting Course, Department of Painting, Faculty of Art and Design,
Tama Art University

2023　Meisterschüler College of Fine Arts, Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin), under
　　　 Prof. Thilo Heinzmann
　　　Studies at Master Course of Fine Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

Lives and works in Tokyo

Solo Exhibitions 

2024　“Letter-tails Lost in Soil”,  Gallery 38, Tokyo
            "project N 93, Hinako Miyabayashi", Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo
2023     Galerie Bernd Kugler, Innsbruck, Austria

Selected Group Exhibitions 

2024　“Window Gallery in Marunouchi from AATM,” Gyoko-dori Underground Gallery, Tokyo
2023　“Traces,” Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
　　　 “Worlds in Balance: Art in Japan from the Postwar to the Present,” Okura Museum of Art, Tokyo
2022　“Comité colbert award 2022 The beauty of imperfection, The University Art Museum"
　　　  Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo

2021　 “Mitsubishi Corporation Art Gate Program Scholarship 2020,” Mc Forest, Tokyo
2018　 “Future Artists Tokyo: Switch room” [Art Fair Tokyo 2018], Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo


Awards
Akira Tatehata Prize, Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi 2021

Publication
Miyabayashi Hinako(drawing), Sato Sosei(text), Border Book, Hadashi Books

Exhibition Detail:

Hinako Miyabayashi
" Letter-tails Lost in Soil "

Date: January 19 (Fri) - February 25 (Sun), 2024 

Open Hours: 12:00-19:00 
Closed on Mon, Tue, National holidays

The artist will be at the gallery on:  January 19 (Fri)  
Opening reception: January 19 (Fri)  18:00-20:00

 

Place : Gallery 38
2-30-28 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 　
tel: +81 (0)3 6721 1505

- Artist Information - 


Hinako Miyabayashi

January 12 (Fri) - March 17 (Sun), 2024 
Window Gallery in Marunouchi - from AATM  　

January 17 (Wed) - March 24 (Sun), 2024 
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery・project N