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  • BAKIBAKI

    Born in Osaka in 1978, he started his career as live-painting duo called “DOPPEL” in 2001 when he was a student at Kyoto City University of Arts.Inspired by Japanese subcultures, he has updated ancient patterns into the modern “BAKI pattern”, which he hopes will become a representative Japanese pattern for the 21st century. Currently, he focuses on painting on the exterior walls of buildings / public art, and is active both in Japan and abroad.
    Recent major works include the Tainan Art Museum mural (2016), Osaka International Airport mural (2018), the Polish Foreign Trade Agency mural (2024) and EXPO2025 Osaka, Kansai mural (2025) . He has also been invited to overseas mural festivals such as POW!WOW!TAIWAN (2015), The Wallriors/Taiwan (2019), Varanasi Art Project/India (2019), and DUK Festival/Serbia (2023).
    In 2021, he launched “YODOKABE,” a mural project centered in Juso, Osaka, to contribute to regional revitalization and international cultural exchange in preparation for the Osaka Expo in 2025.

    1978Born in Osaka
    2003BFA, Kyoto City University of Art

    Selected works.

    2001 Live-Painting DUO "DOPPEL" is started.
    2005 Live-Painting "Canada vs Japan Live-Paintng Expo" at ExpoA ichi.
    Group Exhibition "digmeout STRIKES BACK!"at Compound Gallery, Portland, U.S.
    2007 Exhibition "Stand by me"at Asanoha, Tokyo.
    Exhibition "Yokubou-no-Kamatari" at Japonica, Kyoto.
    Live-Painting "Rakuten Golden Eagles" at Fullcast Studium,S endai.
    2009 Live-Painting "moebius.jp" at Kyoto International Manga Museum.(Archives)
    Live-Painting at "Greyone Arsenal",Taiwan.
    2010 Mural "ZARA" Shibuya, Tokyo.
    Illustration "So-en" Bunka Publishing Bureau, Tokyo.
    Mural "cafe 1001" London, UK.
    Live-Painting "Zoophoniq" Bretagne, France,
    Exhibition "ARAHABAKI" at Kouji-machi Garou, Tokyo.
    2011 Exhibition "BAKIBAKI Exhibition" at Juno, London, UK.
    Live-Painting "Ki Zuna" at Maria, Berlin, Germany.
    Exhibition "Re:Yokubou-no-Kamatari" at mograg garage,Tokyo.
    Traveling Exhibition "Ancient Future" Tokyo,Sendai,Osaka,Kyoto,Kanazawa,Nagasaki.
    2012 Group Exhibition "Visualizer" at Galaxy Gallery, Osaka.
    Mural "OKUPA VISUAL PROJECT" in Oaxaca, Mexico.
    2013 Live-Painting"Tensai108"Zojoji-Temple, Tokyo
    Exhibition "Yokubou-no-Kamatari 3" at amp + oniwa,Tokyo.
    Exhibition "IBUSHI-GIN" at DMO ARTS, Osaka.
    2014 Group Exhibition "BCTION" at New-Kojimachi Building,Tokyo.　
    Group Exhibition "7senses" at Ebisu Mitsukoshi,Tokyo.　
    Two-person exhibition"934" at Kojimachi Gallery,Tokyo.
    2015 Exhibition "Tsubakimono" at Division,Kyoto.
    Graphic "Hakua" projecshon-mapping for Himeji-jo Castle, Hyogo
    Group Exhibition "Tongari-no-susume" at Shinjyuku Isetan,Tokyo.　
    Mural "DougoyART" at Dougokan, Ehime
    Mural "POW! WOW! TAIWAN" at Tainan, Taiwan
    2016 Mural "Tainan City Museum of Art" at Tainan, Taiwan
    Live-Painting "Ku-Soh Kyoto” at transpark, Taipei, Taiwan
    Mural "AIR MAX CON TYO" at BROOKS CAFÉ, Tokyo
    Mural"ANTEROOM KYOTO" Kyoto
    Exhibition "Biwako biennale"Shiga
    Live-Painting "The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto
    2017 Exhibition "ARHBK POP UP 2017" COCONANI / IGAO, Tokyo
    Live-Painting "ARTS CLUB" Madrid, Spain
    Mural "MOTHER SHIP" Barcerona, Spain
    Mural "BARTKIRA PARIS" GALERIE CORRAZZA 1787, Paris, France
    Mural/Exhibition "URBAN SPREE" Berlin, Germany
    Mural "Art Project Takasaki" Gunma
    Exhibition "Animal Sequence" Pine Brooklyn Osaka, Kamp Okayama
    Exhibition "Monochrome" y.gion, Kyoto
    Mural "YAMBARU ART FESTIVAL 2017" Ogimi Municipal Shioya Elementary School, Okinawa
    2018 Mural "POW!WOW!HAWAII , Kakaako, Hawaii
    Mural ”Osaka International Airport" Osaka
    Mural ”GRAN ART FES" Granfront、Osaka
    Mural "KAI PROJECT" Daisen, Tottori
    Mural "BACKWOODS GALLERY" Melbourne, Australia
    Canvas ”PULLMAN TOKYO” Tamachi, Tokyo
    Mural "Sakishima Cosmo Tower Hotel" Sakishima, Osaka
    Mural "FACEBOOK TOKYO"Roppongi, Tokyo
    2019 Lecture "Today at Apple" Apple Kyoto
    Mural "WeWork" Nanba, Osaka
    Live Painting "Monstar Energy" Fukuoka
    Product "WIND AND SEA"
    Mural "The Wallriors" Kaohsioun, Taiwan
    Exhibition "DRIP and LINE" y.gion, Kyoto
    Mural "Varanasi Art Project" Varanasi, India
    Mural "The Unity Patong" Phuket, Thailand
    2020 Mural "SEMBA MURAL PROJECT"
    Mural "sequence KYOTO GOJO"
    Mural "Prince Hotel Tokyo Bay Shiomi"
    Mural "Osaka City Juso Hospital"
    Exhibition "BAKIBAKI EXPO 2020" Pine Brooklyn, Osaka
    2021 Mural "YODOGAWA WALL ART PROJECT"
    Live painting "The new sunday" Tokyo tower
    Exhibition "Space Mounting" Kyoto museum of crafts and design
    Mural "ART SCRAMBLE" Granfront, Osaka
    Exhibition "LOVE"BnA Alter Museum, Kyoto
    Live painting "light shelter"Itami hall, Hyogo
    2022 Floor Painting "PARK DAY" Osaka
    Mural "Yodokabe2022" Osaka
    Mural "Mori seiki" Nara
    Mural "ARTISAN TOMIOKA" Gunma
    Mural "Up Housing" Osaka
    Mural "Coin Loundry Kujira" Osaka
    Mural "Fukaya Hanazono Premium Outlet" Saitama
    Live Painting "The Beach" Bagus, Wakayama
    Intelior "Mercure Nanba" Osaka
    2023 Pou-up"CMK GALLERY"Osaka
    Mural"Sesame Heughts"Osaka
    Mural"Shuhally"Kanagawa
    Mural"DUK Festival"Serbia
    Mural"Yodokabe2023"Osaka
    2024 Exhibition"YANBARU ART FES 2024"BEB5, Okinawa
    Mural"UROKO" Texas, USA
    Mural"MO＋F" Mexicocity, mexico
    Exhibition"HANKYU ART FAIR 2024" Umeda Hankyu, Osaka
    Mural"POLAND Expo2025 Osaka Kansai " Bialystok, Poland
    Product "HAIGHT" Whatzis, Osaka