Shohei Otomo
Working mostly in ballpoint pen, Shohei Otomo’s insightful depictions of Japan expose its commercial facade and deepest underground culture. Delivered with an unmistakable level of biting political analysis and technical perfection, Shohei’s work straddles the worlds of art, illustration, anime and cyber-punk. Since gaining online global recognition as one of Japan's leading illustrators, Shohei has produced nearly a decade's worth of exhibitions across Paris, Tokyo, Milan and Melbourne; worked on projects with such names as Google, Agnès B and Sony Playstation. By expanding his art practice into sculpture, Shohei has begun to solidify himself as an important figure in Japanese contemporary art.

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Solo Exhibitions

2019 Reiwa, SHDW.gallery Melbourne

2019 Reiwa, SHDW.gallery Hong Kong

2016 Ora Ora, SHDW.gallery, Melbourne

2015 Otomo Kata Gallery, Tokyo

2012 Fool's Paradise, SHDW.gallery, Melbourne


Group Exhibitions

2020 Riewa Book Launch. Booked: Tai Kwun Contemporary's Hong Kong Art Book Fair

2015 Monochrome HHH Gallery, Tokyo

2015 HIDDEN CHAMPIONS OF TOKYO, Melbourne, Australia

2014 Flat Blend, Melbourne, Australia

2014 Beast From A Foreign Land HPGRP Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2014 A Study of Hair, Melbourne, Australia

2014 A Study of Hair, Melbourne, Australia

2013 SUPER ERECT EXHIBITION Roppongi Art Night, Tokyo

2013 A Study Of Eyes, Melbourne, Australia

2012 Azma Fifty 24MX Gallery, Mexico City

2012 LAYERED Carhartt store, Tokyo, Japan

2012 A Study Of Hands, Melbourne, Australia


Publications

2020 Reiwa

2011 Shohei - 57577

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November 5, 2019
大友昇平 原子筆繪出最真實「赤裸」的日本【文化者‧現場】
The Culturalist
日本動漫界巨人大友克洋之子大友昇平 (Shohei)，繼承了親父的藝術天賦並在插畫路上愈走愈遠。憑藉對身邊事物的敏銳觀察力和精細的原子筆繪畫技巧，他獲得了「原子筆之鬼」的封號，在日本插畫界站穩陣腳之餘，更成為不少品牌心儀的合作對象。
November 1, 2019
This is my nirvana - an interview with SHOHEI OTOMO
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近日一位畫家的展覽在上環開幕，許多城中數一數二的畫師聚首一堂，化身成粉絲排隊合照打卡。他是誰？遠超「虎父無犬子」的形容，以一支原子筆征服世界，他是 Shohei Otomo，大友昇平。
October 27, 2019
香港人反抗》隧道升級「連儂美術館」 超美文宣大有來頭
Liberty Times
〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕香港「反送中」抗爭持續進行中，市民堅持「五大訴求、缺一不可」，持續號召舉行遊行集會。港鐵葵芳站對面的行人隧道，因連儂牆上有多幅堪稱藝術品的大型精緻文宣，被民眾戲稱為「葵芳連儂美術館」，其中一幅更是日本插畫家大友昇平最新名作〈平成聖母〉的二創，改編成香港的〈自由女神〉。
October 26, 2019
【展覽】原子筆之神降臨香港　大友昇平一畫畫齊平成動畫經典
HK01.com
日本插畫家大友昇平（Shohei Otomo）原作首次登陸香港，個展以「REIWA」（令和）為題，一系列寫實原子筆畫作和相撲雕塑，總結了「平成」時期輝煌一面的同時，亦在展望「令和」新時代的降臨。
December 20, 2017
We took A$AP Ferg to a local gallery to talk art, music, and the Mob
Acclaim
We took Traplord and art lover A$AP Ferg to a Gallery in Collingwood during Japanese artist Shohei Otomo’s exhibition ‘Ora Ora’. While browsing the exhibition Ferg reflects on his own art history
December 4, 2017
Akira creator's son Shohei Otomo illustrates 'unhappiness' at heart of modern Japan
ABC Australia
At a very young age, Japanese artist Shohei Otomo was drawing scenes from manga like Dragon Ball Z.
November 21, 2017
Tattooed sumo stars as artist Shohei Otomo brings his ballpoints to Melbourne
SMH
The Western romantic ideal of the impoverished iconoclast doesn't hold much traction in a culture where you're expected to provide for your elders.
November 21, 2017
“Ora Ora” – Shohei Otomo at Backwoods, Melbourne
streetartnews.net
Son of the legendary Katsuhiro Otomo – Japanese author, illustrator and creator of cult classic Anime AKIRA – Shohei Otomo is cut from the same cloth as his father.
November 16, 2017
“Ora Ora” by Artist Shohei Otomo
booooooom.com
Shohei Otomo continues to capture the ongoing battle between Japanese youth culture and Western influence with his latest exhibition, “Ora Ora.”
September 25, 2015
THE CYNICAL MODERN JAPAN OF SHOHEI OTOMO
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
Shohei Otomo is a young Japanese artist discussing this issue. Born in 1980, this punk aficionado is the son of manga and animation movies illustrator
這是我的必殺技 —— 大友昇平專訪 SHOHEI OTOMO Interview
November 1, 2019
從繪畫理念哲學，以至最新注目作《平成聖母》（Heisei Mary）的背後創作理念也一一解說，「天上天下唯我獨尊」不止是一句霸氣說話，也是大友昇平對未來「令和」的寄望，聽他細說後定會令你更喜歡這張畫作。
Shohei Otomo [ Konnichiwa, World! ] at YouTube Space Tokyo
October 18, 2017
この度六本木ヒルズ森タワー29階にあるYouTube クリエイター向け施設 YouTube Space Tokyo のリニューアル工事に伴い、新しく出来たエントランスに飾る絵を担当しました。#youtubespacetokyo
[Nyûsu Show] Exposition LOOP avec Cutsigh et Shohei OTOMO
March 27, 2017
Retour sur la toute première exposition française à Paris qui a mis à l’honneur le créateur du manga Akira, Shohei Otomo, le fils de Katsuhiro Otomo.
Shohei Otomo - Back and Forth - Art Show at Statix
August 18, 2018
Japanese Artist, Shohei Otomo shows us an inside look at his amazing ball point pen illustrations
Shohei Otomo - Tracks ARTE
April 3, 2017
A travers des créations réalisées quasi exclusivement au stylo bille, Shohei Otomo brise les archétypes et dessine une face cachée, sale et aliénée de Tokyo
Artist Profile of Shohei Otomo (SHOHEI) アーティストプロフィール
October 18, 2017
SHOHEIが共通言語であるアートを制作するインスピレーションについて語る。 [Konnichiwa, World! ] はYouTube Space Tokyoのエントランスに飾られます。
Shohei Otomo - "There's nothing you can do to hurt me"
March 18, 2018
Artist Profile - Shohei Otomo
August 11, 2015
Working mostly in ballpoint pen, Shohei Otomo’s insigh
Shohei Otomo
July 1, 2013
Japanese artist Shohei Otomo (aka Hakuchi) shows us that his motherland has a rockin' pop culture like no other.
Artist Profile - Shohei Otomo
April 8, 2016
Shohei Otomo is one of the most high-profile names of Tokyo's independent illustration scene. His hyper-realist ball-point pen illustrations combine traditional Japanese and pop-culture imagery
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