Hidetaka Suzuki 鈴木秀尚
Born in 1968, Hokkaido, Japan. Currently lives and based in Tokyo.
Throughout his career, Suzuki has persistently engaged with the theme between "Reality” and “Fiction," investigating the possibility of painting as a medium of expression. Echoing the sentiment of American author Mark Twain, who famously stated, "Truth is stranger than fiction," Suzuki's creation can always be interpreted through both perspective of reality and fiction. The motifs he presents, often detached from their original contexts, invite viewers into a fantastical yet empty world that exists in the space between the two realms. Moreover, Suzuki's distinctive distortions and brushwork effectively transform reality into fiction and vice versa.
The artist is deeply influenced by the use of media such as the internet and generative artificial intelligence, leading him to contemplate the conflicts and uncertainties experienced by individuals within these contexts. Suzuki’s past experience of moving from Hokkaido to Tokyo for education, along with the immediate information obtained through decentralized networks, prompted him to reflect on the concepts of "reality" and "fiction." He noted, "When I was in Hokkaido, messages from the capital felt fictional to me; however, my experiences on the internet felt real because the responses were so immediate." Suzuki's creations are inspired by digital imagery, using painting to reconstruct and manipulate the boundaries between reality and the virtual, allowing viewers in front of the artwork to become immersed in the oscillation brought about by their own memories and emotions.
1968年出生於日本北海道，目前活躍於東京。
鈴⽊秀尚於2012年畢業於日本東京武藏野美術⼤學油畫科，並在2014年取得同科系碩⼠資格。
鈴木一直以「現實與虛構」為創作主軸，追求繪畫表現的各種可能性。正如美國著名作家馬克·吐溫所言：「有時候現實比虛構更荒誕」；鈴木一直以來的作品也可以分別從「現實」和「虛構」的雙重視角來理解，呈現出從背景中脫離的主題，帶領觀眾前往一個奇妙而空虛的視覺世界。藝術家在繪畫時施加了充滿個人風格的獨特而扭曲的筆觸，則有效地將現實轉化為虛構 — 或反之使虛構真正成為現實。
藝術家深受網路和⽣成式⼈⼯智慧等媒介運⽤的影響，進⽽思考⼈⾝處於其中時，所感受到的⽭盾與不確定性。過往從北海道移動⾄東京的求學經歷，以及透過去中⼼化的網路獲得即時的訊息樣貌，令他開始思考何謂「真實」、何謂「虛構」——「當我在北海道時，來⾃首都的信息對我來說是虛構的；但我在網路上的經驗卻是真實的，因為它們（的反應）是如此地即時。」鈴⽊的創作受到數位圖像的啟發，以繪畫去重構並撥弄真實與虛擬的邊界，允許畫作前的觀眾陷入⾃⾝記憶與情感所帶來的搖擺不定。
PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS
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2024
Two values | pokettales | Seoul, South Korea
Solaris | PTT Space | Taipei2023
Bird and Mirror | Biscuit gallery | Tokyo, Japan
Hallucinations | Edel Assanti | Online
HIDETAKA SUZUKI SOLO EXHIBITION | ACKERMAN CLARKE | Chicago, IL2022
Entity | Biscuit gallery | Tokyo, Japan2021
Aberrating Surface | WHYNOT. TOKYO | Tokyo, Japan
Absence of both | Second 2. | Tokyo, Japan2015
light house vol.10 planed by Seiji Amashige, Hidetaka Suzuki
“What you wanted to see was surely what I would like to see” | Switch Point | Tokyo, Japan -
2024
Ghost Letter | HIRO OKAMOTO | Tokyo, Japan
Opening Exhibition | Hunsand Space| Shijiazhuang, China
Objecting Reality | WOAW GALLERY | Hong Kong, China
Emotional Intelligence II | Polina Berlin Gallery | New York, NY
ECLECTIC! | Mees-Van De Wiele Galerie| Ghent, Belgium2023
Group exhibition | Scroll NYC | New York, NY
「grid2」| Biscuit Gallery | Tokyo, Japan
Opening exhibition | Mees-Van De Wiele Galerie| Ghent, Belgium2022
WHAT CAFE × WHYNOT.TOKYO EXHIBITION | WHAT CAFE | Tokyo, Japan
The Rise of Inside | Artsy| Curated by Eve Leibe gallery| ARTSIN SQUARE | Online
The Space Between | LONDON PAINT CLUB | Online
CROSSROADS | WHAT CAFE | Tokyo, Japan
「grid」| Biscuit Gallery| Tokyo, Japan2021
EMERGENCE | RISE ART Soho gallery | London, United Kingdom
TOGETHER THROUGH PAINTING | LONDON PAINT CLUB | Online
estate | ZEIT-FOTO kunitachi | Tokyo, Japan2018
ookk|puzz-le | FARO Kagurazaka | Tokyo, Japan
ASSEMBLY – HIDTAKA SUZUKI + YUKI HAYASHI – | AWAJI Cafe & Gallery | Tokyo, Japan2017
Fujisantenβ | AWAJI Cafe & Gallery | Tokyo, Japan2016
Morning Star #01 | NANZUKA | Tokyo, Japan2014
Graduation Works Exhibition | Musashino Art University | Tokyo, Japan
genuine | original | Art Center Ongoing | Tokyo, Japan2013
Shell Art Award Exhibition | The National Art Center | Tokyo, Japan2012
Graduation Works Exhibition | Musashino Art University | Tokyo, Japan2011
Sapporo Mirai 10th Exhibition | Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan2009
GEISAI#13 | Kaikai Kiki studio Miyoshi | Tokyo, Japan -
2024
Floorr Magazine issue 32
2023
ArtMaze Magazine ISSUE30-31
2022
ArtMaze Magazine ISSUE29
Support Magazine #3
Friend of The Artist Volume 15
London Paint Club “The Space Between” Exhibition Catalogue
2021
ArtConnect’s Artists to Watch ’21
London Paint Club “TOGETHER THROUGH PAINTING” Exhibition Catalogue
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2013
Shell Art Award 2013
2009
Golden Acrylics prizes / GESIAI#13