KENTA OHUCHI

 
Sweeping lines moving diagonally - bottom right to top left in shades of blue & brown, smudged together in places. Many tiny dots above the lines. On right, vertical lines in a variety of colours.

Biography

Kenta Ohuchi (b.1984) has been attending the Kobosyu studio since 2002 where he took to drawing straight away. With a large sheet of paper flat on the desk in front of him, he paints with bold, sweeping arm movements whilst raising his voice; a sight to behold. He selects his own colours as his work progresses, often enjoying touching how the materials feel on the paper once marks have been made. He has immense energy, moving his whole body as if it were a full-body exercise. Even if the paper shifts or the crayon breaks, he doesn't mind. The faded parts of his work are the result of the friction between his palm and the crayon, created by repeatedly drawing forcefully in the same spot time and again in large sweeping movements. His feelings are poured into each stroke, shifting from an aggressive style to a softer, gentler touch, which is evident in the marks made on the paper.

 
 
A light brown skinned young man, with dark short hair looks over his left shoulder smiling broadly. He is wearing a white t-shirt and blue denim dungarees, whilst sat at a table with artwork in front of him

Kenta Ohuchi drawing in the studio

Works

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Selected Exhibitions

2024 Outsider Art Fair (with Jennifer Lauren), Metropolitan Pavilion, New York
2018 The Secret of Repetition, Another Art Museum, Tochigi, Japan
2017 The Root of Expression, A&D Gallery, Japan University, Tokyo
2017 Why Kobosyu is Amazing, Nishirika Museum of Art, Miyagi, Japan
2015 Pokorat National Open Exhibition vol.5, Arts Chiyoda 3331, Tokyo
2014 Uh-huh, what's going on with this!? Ehhhh This is what I did! Unconditional Happiness, Saitama Kaikan, Saitama, Japan