Chiaki Ito won the Douglas Fogle Prize. In Mr. Fogle’s words: “I found the names of some of my favorite bands here too. The works take us on a journey through music history.”
Masamitsu Katsu received the Kashiwa Sato Prize. Mr.Sato commented, “his concept was clear and I enjoyed the minimal nature of the works. Everything was well thought out and I sensed many possibilities for the future.
The Marcel Dzama Prize went to Gluten. He commented, “I enjoyed the mixture of ideas and humor in his work and also want to compliment on his charity activities.
The winner of the Samuel Kung Prize was Haruna Tokimatsu. Mr. Kung commented: “I’m from Shanghai, so seeing paintings of many people resonates with me. Her paintings are lively and yet full of detail.
Marefumi Komura won the Hiroshi Fujiwara Prize. “I chose the art that I would want to decorate my own room. I already bought four paintings.”
The winners of the bronze prize were Marefumi Komura and Masamitsu Katsu, who also received respectively the Hiroshi Fujiwara Prize and Kashiwa Sato prizes. According to Sata “There was a lot of debate over who should receive the bronze prize but in the end, they are both great artists so we decided to award it to the two of them.”
The silver medalist was Miki Taira. “The oriental elements in her work set her apart from the other artists. We also liked the shapes she made from clothing.”
And the winner of the was Enami Nara. “ We could tell she has a very strong concept and she has ably mixed fashion with abstraction.”
Samuel Kung
Douglas Fogle
Kashiwa Sato
Marcel Dzama
