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| Tsuyoshi Ozawa |
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Tsuyoshi Ozawa is a prominent Japanese artist with a knack for combining the real and the virtual and for turning lighthearted critiques into real alternatives. Born in 1965 in Tokyo, he graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Oil Painting) in 1989 and completed his postgraduate studies (Mural Painting) at the same university in 1991. He lives and works in Saitama, Japan.
Ozawa’s art is based on dialog, interaction, and communication rather than an isolated studio practice striving for a unique object. Drawing on the dynamics of everyday life and human interactions, he combines real-life incidents, situations and materials to create works which draw attention to ideas and issues central to social and political life.
He has also worked on large-scale projects, such as the ‘Museum of Soy Sauce Art’ (1999-2000), which is a humorous take on Japanese art history. His ‘Vegetable Weapon’ (2002-), which consists of photographs of people holding models of weapons made of vegetables, is a continuation of the interactive approach to art production by engaging people in a collaborative process.
Ozawa has been included in numerous international exhibitions, including a solo show Answer With Yes and No! at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan, in 2004; a group exhibition Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia, in 2006; and most recently, a group exhibition Another Landscape: From Mori Art Collection at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo in 2008.
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