AKAIKE RYOTO
Akaike Ryoto
was born
February 1986 in Tokyo,
Japan
B.F.A, JapanesePainting,
Kyoto University of Art,
Kyoto, Japan
（芸術学士）
M.F.A, JapanesePainting,
Tama Art University,
Tokyo, Japan
（芸術修士）
For me, the canvas is a space for "editing" the world's overflow of information into a singular moment of presence.
Grounded in the philosophy of "Editing," Ryoto Akaike’s practice is a profound sharing of a unique "Point of View" that perceives the world as a constant, interconnected circulation. In his signature series, "floatin’," he explores the visualization of "Ku" (Emptiness) through a unique technique of pushing acrylic paint through the reverse side of cheesecloth. These textures, resembling video pixels or molecules, visualize the invisible relationships between elements, reflecting his awareness that "I" might always be something other than myself.
Since 2021, he has expanded his creative scope into cinema as the director for the production team "HORISHIRO." His debut feature film, Yellow Margarine (2023), received international acclaim, including the Best Feature Film Award at the Avignon International Film Festival. His work seamlessly bridges the gap between the canvas and the screen, unified by his core methodology of "Editing."
仏教思想を背景とした《Feel》シリーズより美術家としてのキャリアを開始し、台湾やタイなどアジア諸国での活動を経て、近年はドイツ、スペイン、スウェーデンなど欧州へと表現の場を広げている。
「編集」という哲学を軸に、世界を絶え間ない循環として捉える最新シリーズ《floatin’》では、寒冷紗の裏側から絵具を押し出す独自の技法により、要素の隙間に宿る「空（Emptiness）」を可視化。森羅万象と自己の境界が溶け合う一瞬の存在を、キャンバスへと定着させている。2021年より映像制作にも着手。初長編監督作品『イエローマーガリン』でフランス・アヴィニョン国際映画祭 最優秀長編映画賞を受賞。絵画と映像という異なる領域を「編集」という共通のメソッドで横断し、変容し続ける現実の深層を探求している。
Exhibition
2026/05 🇹🇼/WHATZ ART FAIR in Taipei
2026/03 🇪🇸/Hybrid Art Fair 2026 in Madrid
2025/11 🇩🇪/Affordable Art Fair Hamburg 2025 in Germany
2025/10 🇸🇪/Affordable Art Fair Stockholm 2025 in Sweden
2025/05 🇦🇹/Affordable Art Fair Vienna 2025 in Austria
2024/01 🇮🇳 / 11th Noida international filmfestival SPECIAL FESTIVAL MENTION 🏆🎬
/02 🇫🇷/ニース国際映画祭🎖️5部門ノミネート🎬
/03 🇪🇸/Hybrid Art Fair in Madrid
/05 🇹🇼/WHATZ ART FAIR in Taipei
/07 🇹🇼/ART TAICHUNG in Taichung
/08 🇫🇷/アヴィニョン国際映画祭 最優秀長編映画賞🏆最優秀俳優賞🏆🎬
/09 🇩🇪/Positions Artfair in Berlin
/10 🇳🇱/Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam2024 in Amsterdam
/10 🇯🇵/熱海短編映画祭2024「In Rainbows」グランプリ🏆🎬
/10 🇯🇵/ゆうばり国際ファンタスティック映画祭「イエローマーガリン」ゆうばりセレクション🎬
/11 🇯🇵/那須国際短編映画祭2024「まっかな嘘」グランプリ🏆🎬
/11 🇯🇵/長編映画「イエローマーガリン」劇場公開 in morc阿佐ヶ谷🎬
/12 🇺🇸/The Psychedelic Film And Music Festival 2024 in NY
「イエローマーガリン」最優秀サイケデリック長編映画賞🏆🎬
2023 /05 🇹🇼 /WHATZ ART FAIR in Taipei
/09 🇯🇵 /長編映画「イエローマーガリン」劇場公開 in下北沢K2🎬
/11 🇸🇬/WHATZ A BRUSH WITH LUXURY in Singapore
2022 /04 🇯🇵 /Exhibision of KAKEJIKU ART in TAKASHIMAYA OSAKA
/06 🇯🇵 /ゆうばり国際ファンタスティック映画祭 国際短編部門ノミネート🎬
/08 🇯🇵 /Kakejikuのある生活展 in shizuoka Matsuzakaya
/10 🇯🇵 /TAMA NEW WAVE ある視点部門「まっかな嘘」ノミネート🎬
2021 /01 🇨🇦 /Montreal Independent Film Festival 選出🎬
/03 🇮🇳 /Reels International Film Festival Experimental film部門 ⭐︎2nd Award（銀賞）🏆🎬
2020 /01 🇯🇵『現代作家による 吉祥だるま展』in Ueno MATSUZAKAYA
/01 🇹🇼ARTFUTURE2020 in Taipei
/02 🇯🇵 art @ TOYO KITCHEN STYLE in Osaka
/06 🇯🇵CREATORS WALL <星野リゾートx avex >入選 OMO3東京川崎
/11 🇮🇳/CrownWoodInternationalFilmFestival 選出🎬
/12 🇮🇳/7th Art Independent International Film Festival⭐︎Award Of Merit 🏆🎬
/12 🇮🇹/Altrimondi Film Festival 選出🎬
2019 /01 🇹🇼ONE ART TAIPEI in Taipei
/02 🇹🇼Tokyo Contemporary Art Exhibition in Taichung UYart Gallery
/03 🇩🇪🇪🇸Monsters Exhibition 2019 in Berlin & Barcelona
/05 🇮🇩ART MOMENTS 2019 in Jakarta
/06🇹🇼〈FEEL〉Solo Exhibition UYart Gallery in Taichung
/07 🇹🇼ART Taichung in Taichung
/08 🇹🇼「Ethology」Solo Exhibition in Taipei
/09 🇦🇺Affordable art fair MELBOURNE in melbourne
/10 🇹🇼Japanese artist exhibition in in HTC Corporation TAIWAN
/11 🇯🇵BAMBOO EXPO in Tokyo
/12 🇹🇼Art Kaohsiung 2018 in Kaohsiung
/12 🇯🇵THE ART PARTY in Aoyama
2018 /01-06 🇹🇼[Akaike Ryoto Solo Exhibition] at MDNA Kitchen Salon in Tainan
/01 🇹🇼ART HSINCHU in hsinchu
/03 🇪🇸KorekaraJapon×MonsterExhibition in Barcelona
/07 🇹🇼Formosa Art Show2018 in Taipei
🇯🇵Monsters Exhibition 2018 in Shibuya
/08 🇹🇼日本當代藝術聯展 UYart Gallery in Taichung
/10 🇳🇱Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam2018 in Amsterdam
/11 🇨🇳Shanghai Art Fair 2018 in 上海Shanghai
/12 🇹🇼Art Kaohsiung 2018 in Kaohsiung
/12 🇨🇳China import and Export Complex in 広州Guangzhou
2017/03 🇯🇵ART FAIR TOKYO2017 at Tokyo international Forum
/04🇹🇼Young Art Taipei2017 in Taipei
/05 🇯🇵The Edge Tip of contemporaryArt at Nagoya Matsuzakaya
🇯🇵Sense Exhibition vol.2 <SMILE-curated HOFFDIRAN>at tennouzu
/06 🇹🇼Art Formosa2017 in Taipei
/07 🇯🇵FineArtCollection at Nagoya Matsuzakaya
/08 🇮🇩ART STAGE JAKARTA2017 in indnesia
/08-09🇹🇭 Lalanta fineart in Thailand Group Exhibition in Bangkok
/10 🇲🇾Art Expo Malaysia Plus 2017 in Malaysia
/12 🇹🇼ART KAOHSIUNG2017 in Kaohsiung
2016/01 🇹🇭Japanese Contemporary Art Show at La Lanta Fineart in Bangkok
/02🇹🇭Japanese Contemporary Art Show at Central Embassy in Bangkok
/03🇹🇼ART TAINAN2016 in Taiwan
/04🇹🇼Young Art Taipei2016 in Taipei
/04-07🇹🇼 [Akaike Ryoto Solo Exhibition] at MDNA Kitchen Salon in Tainan
/05🇹🇼Formosa Art Show2016 in Taipei
/08🇹🇼 ART-TAICHUNG2016 in Taichung
🇮🇩BAZAAR art JAKARTA 2016 in Indonesia
/09-10🇯🇵 Monsters Exhibition 2016 ☆Award for Excellence
🇺🇸HIKARIE shibuya &NY hpgpGallery
/11 🇸🇬Affordable Art Fair Singapore2016 in Singapore
🇯🇵Art Fair SAPPORO 2016 in Sapporo
/12🇹🇼ART KAOHSIUNG2016 in Kaohsiung