Keita Miyazaki
Keita Miyazaki (b. 1983 in Tokyo, Japan) lives and works between Tokyo and London.
Keita Miyazaki's sculptures feature materials whose association suggests strident discord and unfamiliar visual language. Discarded car engine components are welded together and then combined with coloured origami-like folded paper and sewn felt, fashioning sculptures of contradiction and aesthetic intrigue. An element of sound inspired by the jingles found in Japanese supermarkets and metro stations is often incorporated through small speakers echoing the cacophonic persistence of city life and the banalisation of daily existence. The juxtaposing of solid and universal materials such as metal against light and fragile paper and felt, escape formal paradigms, rather evoking a sense of post- apocalyptic reconciliation.
Miyazaki studied at Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan (2013-2015) and at the Royal College of Art, UK (2011- 2013). He also completed a PhD in craft metal casting in Tokyo. Miyazaki was the selected Artist in of the Vannucci Artist Residency in Città della Pieve (Italy). His work has been presented in numerous shows in UK and Japan, including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Daiwa Foundation in London. A monumental workby Miyazaki was selected for Sculpture in the City exhibition in London. His works werepresented in the exhibition 'After the Deluge', at Palazzo Sant'Apollonia during the VeniceBiennale. He presented his works at Galleria le Prigioni, Treviso, part of the Benetton Collection.
His works are part of numerous private collections in the UK, Japan, USA, Switzerland and UAE. Museum and corporate collections include; Palais de Tokyo, Benetton Foundation, Jameel Museum , Daiwa Foundation, Mori Arts Centre Japan, Aoyama Spiral Hall Japan, Ogi Kankou Ltd, Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture Japan, Mortimer Collection London, Beeah HQ collection.
José Castiella
In his work, José Castiella (Pamplona, 1987) explores, through a constant speculation with his materials, the possibility of new life forms after collapse. This ongoing research reflects and expresses his own concerns regarding the unknown. He proposes the generation of a new world, as a way of mirroring the current one.
The artist's characters arise as a result of accident and chance in an entropic process in which poured paint and mark-making are transferred to the linen canvas on the floor of his studio. Once dried, and with the canvas on the wall, characters start to appear. This leads to a form of narration through representation. The paint itself suggesting life and content.
José Castiella studied Fine Arts at the University of the Basque Country and thencompleted his Masters in Fine Arts at Goldsmiths College in London. He currently lives and works between Madrid and Pamplona.
His works are part of numerous museums and private collections in the USA, Spain, the UK, Italy and Mexico such as; Guggenheim Bilbao, V&A Museum Print Collection, Huarte Contemporary Art Centre, the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, Colección Ruicandio, Juntas Generales de Bizkaia and Pamplona Council Contemporary Art Collection.