Tomo Matsuyama (Matzu MTP)
MATZU-MTP interprets the contemporary street art movement by
applying Japanese techniques and sensibility to his large-scale
paintings through brush strokes and iconographies, as well as color
palette and the use of negative space. He is alone in his ability to
explore the edges of cultural identity. His works flirt with the
boundary between traditional Japanese art and urban American street
influences. And he pursues that inspiration with tremendous exuberance
and a fresh design language that's filled with human emotion. He has
held solo exhibitions at Levi's SoHo Gallery and The Reed Space (both
in NYC) and the Hankyu Department Store in Osaka, Japan. He has shown
in group exhibitions at the Asian American Arts Centre (NYC), Lab 101
(LA) and Start Soma (SF), among many others. This year, MATZU-MTP
curated and participated in The Shift Exhibition at Supreme Trading in
Brooklyn. He has been featured in The New York Times, Village Voice,
OCS News, amNewYork, Daily Sun, Vapors, Transworld Snowboarding, Dazed
and Confused,Art Asia Pacific, Relax, +81and Eye On Fine Art.
SELECTED SOLO SHOWS
2004
The Reed Space, New York, NY, September
Levi's Store Gallery, New York, NY, January
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004
The Shift Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY, December
Streetwise 3, Santa Monica, CA, August
Dream So Much 2, New York, NY, January
2003
Start SoMa, San Francisco, CA, July
Punch Gallery, San Francisco, CA, June
2002
Pratt Institute Gallery, New York, NY, November
KCDC, Brooklyn, NY, November
SELECTED PRESS
Vapors, Photo Issue, 2005
Relax (Japan), February 2005
City (Hong Kong), January 2005
The New York Times, December 26, 2003
Art Asia Pacific, Fall/Winter 2003
Vapors (cover), Tokyo Issue, 2002
Vapors (feature), New York Issue, 2002
Dazed and Confused (Japan), October, 2002
Freerun, November, 2002
About
Dream So Much
"Dream So Much is the pretty name of a New York-based
artists'
collective dedicated to helping emerging urban talent gain exposure.
Its founding members are Richard S. Chang and Alexandra Chang, a bright
young brother-and-sister team; he is a writer, she a filmmaker.
" - Holland Cotter, The New York Times, Dec. 26, 2003.
RICHARD CHANG is a writer in Brooklyn. His essays
and short fiction
have appeared in Columbia: A Journal of Art and Literature, The New
York Times, The Tulane Review and Art Prostitute.
ALEXANDRA CHANG is a filmmaker and the features
editor at
amNewYork. She contributes to Art Asia Pacific, where she was managing
editor, and has written several catalogue essays. Her documentary film
on Asian American Art will premiere in 2006.
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Dream So Much 2 Artists Books
Limited Number Still Available
32 Pages; Full Color;
Glossy;
Dimensions: 9 in. x 9 in.
Art by Dalek, Misk, MatzuMTP, and Kenji Hirata
Forward by Franklin Sirmans
Essays by Co-curators Richard S. Chang & Alexandra Chang. Limited
Edition of 1,000. More Info.
