
Hirosuke Yabe
Sculptor Hirosuke Yabe was born in 1972 in Kanagawa Prefecture.
After graduating from the Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Art, Tokyo Zokei University, he completed a research student program at the same department.
Using heavy wood materials, small wood pieces, and scrap materials, he deliberately drills holes all over the surface with a woodworking drill or leaves raw carving marks, creating wooden sculptures that emit a strong presence, including monsters and demons, girls who are adorable yet somewhat scary, humorous animals, and mysterious creatures.
PROFILE
Biography
Born in 1972 in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Graduated in 2002 from the Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo Zokei University.
Completed graduate studies in 2004 at the Department of Fine Arts, Tokyo Zokei University.
Selected solo exhibition:
2025 "My carving" (t.gallery Tokyo)
2025 "The road to hell is paved with good intentions" (Empathy Gallery Tokyo)
2024 "You Are My Sunshine" (t.gallery Tokyo)
2024 CONRADS, Berlin, Germany
2023 "Playground" OVER THE INFLUENCE, Hong Kong, China
2022 "What do you fight for?" (t.gallery Tokyo), "I want to dance with you" (Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Contemporary Gallery / t.gallery)
2022 "Rhapsody" Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, the USA
2020 "Fixing a Hole" Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, the USA, "Los Caprichos" (t.gallery Tokyo)
2018 "Dog Man and Chicken" (t.gallery Tokyo), "Faithful Dog Man" (Cindy Rucker Gallery NY)
2016 Hirosuke Yabe solo exhibition (t.gallery)
2015 "Scrap and Build" (Tennozu Central Tower Tokyo)
2007 (Itamuro Onsen Daikokuya Tochigi)
2006 (K’s Gallery Tokyo)
2005 (Kanagawa Prefectural Citizens' Hall Gallery Kanagawa)
2005 Selected group exhibition:
2019~2025 ART FAIR TOKYO (t.gallery)
2023・2024 "Contemporary Art Exhibition at One's Side" Kyoto Daitokuji (t.gallery)
2019 HIROSUKE YABE/ANETA KAJZER, CONRADS, Düsseldorf Germany
2016 Charles Dunn/Hirosuke Yabe, Cindy Rucker Gallery, New York
2014 "The 13th Thinking of ENERGY – from the experience of FUKUSHIMA" German Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Germany "The 12th Dandans, a Collective of Japanese Emerging Artists" Rechtsanwaltskanzlei VONZANTHIER & SCHULS, Berlin Germany
2013 "THE 11th DanDans, a Collective of Japanese Emerging Artists" Brows & Darby, London U.K., "The 10th DanDANS Energy Force" (Hillside Forum Tokyo), "Showcase" (Tokyo American Club Frederick Harris Gallery Tokyo)
2008 "Monblanc Young Artist World Patronage 2009" (Monblanc Tokyo Tokyo)
Publication:
2022 "Hirosuke Sculptures" Hirosuke Yabe works collection published (Kyuryudo / t.gallery)