Yuko MIZOBUCHI's art is "Neo Primitive”!!

溝渕ゆう子の世界

Statement

  • Every time I see an artwork that is armed with words to impress the viewer’s brain, I feel utterly disappointed, for I feel that such a kind of work would reduce the innate true power of art, and dull the sensitivity of man.
  • For us of today where so much information is flooding us, what we need may be imagination to feel and think with your mind something that is unfathomable by reasons and by brains.
  • To go to the extreme, I believe that lack of imagination threatens the peace and creates the world where hatreds prevail to the point that we even take lives of each other.
  • I have no hesitation to draw lines that are expressions of my strong will.
  • Pieces of my work ask for sensitivities of people today.
  • My principle and style may be categorized in the contemporary art, but I regard my works, and my soul and actions towards human beings underlying it as true antitheses against the contemporary art, based on fundamentalism.
  • My works are means to rediscover and awaken the memory of your DNA that has been dormant since the ancient time, the senses any living beings can have, and to regain the power of imagination. Art does not require explanations: It is to feel and imagine with your ‘mind brain’, instead of your ‘logical brain’. It opens up the eye of your ‘mind brain’ – I believe that is the power of art.
  • It has become a lengthy message, but actually this explanation of mine itself is meaningless. I just want you to see, feel and imagine my actual paintings with your mind brain.
  • No logic has a place there.
  • “Brain Brunn” – a magic word to awaken your dormant senses.
  • When your mind brain quivers, the innate senses in your brain would be awakened.




Yuko MIZOBUCHI's Activities and Artworks

List of works

Not all works are available. Also includes sold and private collections.

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Yuko MIZOBUCHI

Born in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan.

After graduating from Osaka Designer College, the artist immediately began working as a freelance painter.

As a contemporary artist, they have steadily gained recognition through numerous exhibitions both in Japan and internationally, including in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Taipei.

Their artistic process stems from vivid visions that have arisen naturally since childhood.

Without preliminary sketches, they pursue a direct and instinctive method of creation, bringing these visions to life in a single, uninterrupted flow.

In recent years, they have developed a distinctive technique involving carving directly into wooden panels and applying color with oil-based pigments, sumi ink, and traditional Japanese painting materials.

Believing that the true purpose of art is to awaken the primal memory shared by all living beings and to reawaken the power of imagination, the artist continues to create with unwavering dedication.

CV

  • Major Exhibits in Recent Years
  • 2025.11｜"108 - one hundred eight" Group Exhibition, KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa 2025 [Röntgen], Kanazawa
  • 2025.06｜『The Brilliance of Life』Solo Exhibition【BrainBrunnGALLERY】Hachioji Tokyo
  • 2025.04｜ART COUNCIL 2025【BrainBrunnGALLERY】Makuhari Chiba
  • 2024.05｜『原始惑星-Protoplanet-』Solo exhibition【BrainBrunnGALLERY】Hachioji Tokyo
  • 2024.04｜ART COUNCIL 2024【BrainBrunnGALLERY】Makuhari Chiba
  • 2023.10｜ART TAIPEI 2023【BrainBrunnGALLERY】Taipei Republic of China
  • 2023.04｜『人間展』【BrainBrunnGALLERY】Hachioji Tokyo
  • 2022.12｜『A SHOW of Heads』【Limner Gallery】U.S. NY
  • 2022.06｜『Neo-Primitive』【BrainBrunnGALLERY】Hachioji Tokyo
  • 2021.11｜『ワンピース倶楽部展 Vol'14「はじめてかもしれない」』【3331 Arts Chiyoda】主催：ワンピース倶楽部
  • 2021.10｜『Embodying Masonic Values』【the Masonic Temple Museum】U.S. PA
  • 2020.09｜『ブルン！展』Solo exhibition【BrainBrunnGALLERY】Hachioji Tokyo
  • 2020.06｜『Strange Figurations』【Limner Gallery】U.S. NY ※Online
  • 2019.12｜『HOLIDAY SMALL WORKS』【Limner Gallery】U.S. NY
  • 2019.06｜『Tokyo International Art Fair 2019』主催：GAA Roppongi Tokyo
  • 2018.03｜『Emerging Artists 2018』【Limner Gallery】 U.S. NY
  • 2017.03｜『Women's Works 30th Anniversary』【Old Courthouse Arts Center South Gallery】NACC主催 U.S. IL
  • 2016.10｜インターアート７セレクション『コレクターとコレクション』 【ano ano galerie】
  • 2016.09｜『AFAF AWARDS 2016』【福岡アジア美術館８階交流ギャラリー】Fukuoka
  • 2016.08｜『ワンピース倶楽部展 Vol'9「はじめてかもしれない」』【3331 Arts Chiyoda】主催：ワンピース倶楽部
  • 2016.08｜『Lust for Life Works inspired by Frida Kahlo』【MENIER GALLERY】UK London
    etc
  • 2020.09｜BrainBrunnGALLERY Founder