Jumpei Kinoshita

Born: Kanagawa, Japan, 1978. Lives and works in London, UK (since 2002)

Statement

I am a London-based Japanese artist who has a sociological background.

My paintings focus on combinations of colours and forms particularly linear and geometric shapes. Dealing with notions of beauty is a crucial aspect of the work.

The beauty is related to ideas of nature and colour and I am interested in exploring chance in painting: for example, allowing the paint to run down the surface of my paintings and its interaction with the texture and surface of the canvas occur naturally. The outcomes are always as surprising and as unpredictable as nature.

Recently I have started to work with circles. The result has become more complex, and layering is a key part of my work.

Group Exhibition

  • 2011 Salon Art Prize’11, Matt Roberts Arts, London
  • 2011 The Slade Shows’11 BA Fine Art, The Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London
  • 2010 The Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, Group Exhibition Selected Works: Undergraduate Painting Years 2,3,4 at Swiss Cottage Gallery, Swiss Cottage Central Library, London
  • 2009 Group Art Show “Stuffs” at Mattisonn Burgin: Shoreditch Space, London
  • 2009 Cross-University Art Show “Q-ART” at APT Gallery, London
  • 2008 Group Art Show “Counter. Point” at The Rag Factory, London

Education

  • 2011 / 2013 The Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, MFA in Fine Art
  • 2007 / 2011 The Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, BA in Fine Art
  • 2006 / 2007 Chelsea College of Art & Design, University of the Arts London, Foundation Diploma in Art & Design: Merit
  • 2003 / 2006 University of Durham, PGDip in Social Research Methods

Awards

  • 2009 Sue Jamieson Memorial Award: Scholarship