Sho Kishino Japanese, 1972

Sho Kishino’s art works represent a release of spirit and modest, spiritual philosophy from beginning to end. Kishino uses old timber found from Japanese temples and shrines he discovers in the mountains and in riverbeds. He communes with the spirit that resides within the wood then abandons self to produce these sculptures. His works embody a feeling of 'emptiness' and can be described as a fusion of Giacometti and Zen Buddhism.

Brief Biography

1972 Born in Kyoto. His father, Tadataka Kishino, is a painter of the Suiboku-ga (Ink wash painting) tradition.

1991 Studied Japanese painting under Hajime Fukui

1996 Graduated from Aichi University of the Arts

Solo Exhibitions

2013 Ippodo Gallery, New York

2014 Sculptural Objects Functional Art (SOFA), Chicago

Shibunkaku, Ginza, Tokyo

2015 Collect: International Art Fair for Modern Craft and Design

Ippodo Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo

2016 Takashimaya Department Store, Osaka

Takashimaya Department Store, Nihonbashi, Tokyo

2018 Takashimaya Department Store, Osaka

Shibunkaku, Ginza, Tokyo

2019 Takashimaya Department Store, Nihonbashi, Tokyo

Group Exhibitions

2012 Exhibition with his brother Kan Kishino; Takashimaya Department Store, Yokohama

2014 Exhibition with his brother Kan Kishino; Takashimaya Department Store, Yokohama 

2017 Exhibition with his brother Kan Kishino; Takashimaya Department Store, Yokohama 

2019 Exhibition with his brother Kan Kishino; Takashimaya Department Store, Kyoto

2020 Exhibition with his brother Kan Kishino; Matsuzakaya Department Store, Nagoya

Prominent Collections

2018 International University of Health and Welfare, Tokyo Akasaka Campus

2020 Oriental Museum at Durham University, United Kingdom