My studio in the 90s — where the earliest structures of my work were forged.
I have been close to painting since childhood. While interpreting children’s drawings in the past, I encountered what I believe to be the essence of the creativity that everyone originally possesses. In that moment, I realized that the established authority of art had nothing to do with it—and was of no use at all. My pursuit of “the center” is rooted in this awareness.This realization marked the beginning of my attempt to understand pictorial generation through the concept of the “center.”
Throughout my long creative process, I have continuously explored the dynamics surrounding the center of the canvas. The center is not a fixed point, but the nucleus of the phenomenon where visual laws first react. From this, I arrived at the understanding that visual laws have a pre-layer before convergence and a post-layer after convergence.
Seen from this perspective, the history of painting reveals a gap: while modernism pursued what painting is, and postmodernism sought its foundation outside the painting, neither addressed the layer in which the visual laws of painting operate at the moment a work comes into being. My exploration engages precisely with this missing layer and belongs to neither tradition.
Through painting, I pursue universal harmony and serene dynamics. As the culmination of this pursuit, I am currently working on a large-scale piece measuring 2.5 meters.
I opened this site, without relying on existing systems, to move back and forth between reality and reflection. I hope that the experiments here will nourish my next creative work.
Ryuji Moriyama
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Ryuji MORIYAMA
Born in 1957
• Graduated from Sokei Art School in 1980 with first place (the school provided funds for a solo exhibition)
• Graduated from the Graduate School of Sokei Art School in 1981/held a solo exhibition at Miyuki Gallery.
• 1991 held a solo exhibition at Napis Gallery
• 1996 received the Holbein Scholarship
• 2000 Selected for the 1st Yamamoto Kanae Print Grand Prize Exhibition
• 2000 held a solo exhibition at Shimane Museum of Art Gallery.
• 2009 Selected for the Haruhi Painting Triennale
• 2012 “13 Expressions of Contemporary Abstraction”
• 2013 held a solo exhibition at Gallery Fukuyama.
• 2014 ISE New York Art Search Exhibition
• 2015 held a solo exhibition at Gallery Fukuyama.
• 2016 New York Art Expo
• 2019 Selected for FACE 2019
• 2019 Solo exhibition at Gallery The Earth Kamakura
• 2020 Selected for FACE 2020
• 2024 Solo exhibition at Cloud9 Gallery Participation in Tokyo International Art Fair
I pursue universal harmony and serene beauty.
- Uninterrupted Rhythm
- Non-threatening colors on the canvas
- Maximum Effect with Minimum Elements
- Excellence is Quiet
- Vibrant Openness
Blog: “Deep Reading Teacher’s Drawing Class Diary” – I analyze and discuss children’s drawings here.
Please feel free to contact me at [info@ryujimoriyama.art] for any questions or inquiries.