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Osaka: From Power, through Spirit, to Purity
Discover the Uemachi Plateau, the heart of Osaka, exploring centuries of heritage, from samurai to shrine, and its influences on Japan’s reunification.
current exhibitions
“Conceit and Other Traumas” – Popelier
Exhibition of paintings from the only artist in Osaka to challenge & question the direction of our society. It’s a lonely existence. Someone help him out, pls.
exhibitions past
“This Is Not A Guidebook” 5号
Photos showing an alternative view of Kansai (関西).
Countdown to Expo 2025:
When you think of Kansai, what springs to mind? Osaka Castle, Shinsaibashi, the temples of Kyoto, the Glico Man, the deer of Nara, takoyaki, kushikatsu?
エキスポ2025へのカウントダウン:
関西といえば何を思い浮かべますか?大阪城、心斎橋、グリコのネオン看板、京都の寺院、奈良の鹿、たこ焼き、串カツ？
exhibitions past
“This Is Not A Guidebook” 4号
Photos showing an alternative view of Kansai (関西).
Countdown to Expo 2025:
When you think of Kansai, what springs to mind? Osaka Castle, Shinsaibashi, the temples of Kyoto, the Glico Man, the deer of Nara, takoyaki, kushikatsu?
エキスポ2025へのカウントダウン:
関西といえば何を思い浮かべますか?大阪城、心斎橋、グリコのネオン看板、京都の寺院、奈良の鹿、たこ焼き、串カツ？
exhibitions past
“riˈɪt.ər.eɪt” – Popelier
Reiterate. If you don’t look, we’ll keep on showing. Art has the power to educate awareness of a changing and challenging world.
exhibitions past
“This Is Not A Guidebook” 3号
Photos showing an alternative view of Kansai (関西).
Countdown to Expo 2025:
When you think of Kansai, what springs to mind? Osaka Castle, Shinsaibashi, the temples of Kyoto, the Glico Man, the deer of Nara, takoyaki, kushikatsu?
エキスポ2025へのカウントダウン:
関西といえば何を思い浮かべますか?大阪城、心斎橋、グリコのネオン看板、京都の寺院、奈良の鹿、たこ焼き、串カツ？
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Popé T – t-shirt label
Art T-shirt designs adapted from original artworks and funny, sometimes dark, T-shirt designs created by artist, Popelier. アートなデザインTシャツは、ポぺリエのオリジナル作品から誕生しました。
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SIMPLE SHAPES SUBTLE TEXTURES
The story of how Popelier started his painting style, with links to the Painting Archive and Solo Exhibition details and photos from 1998 until the present day.
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PAINTINGS ARCHIVE
Paintings by Popelier 1998-Present. Individual artworks that were not part of any particular solo exhibition and commissions.
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“Star Pop”
These are all the artworks that appeared in my first ever solo show, held at Poly Gone Cowboy, Brisbane, Australia in 2014. This was the first time to show a new development in my paintings of creating subtle textures by applying paint to the surface of the canvas that was covered with pieces of newspaper glued with wallpaper paste.
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“The Ozeki Triptych”
This series of paintings was the idea of a Japanese collector living in Ireland. He specifically wanted three paintings depicting ‘evening’, ‘midnight’ and ‘morning’. These times of the day play an important part, due to different time zones, in his working life.
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“The Misappropriation Of Culture”
Some rearranged daily icons from everyday Japanese life bring a tough, and, perhaps, unwanted message. It’s hard to face the truth sometimes.
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“Art For Clever People”
Artworks that are not for the faint hearted. They provoke thought and consideration. Warning! Heavy themes ahead. Enter if you dare.
exhibitions past
“case by love by life”
Honest art to be slowly savoured & enjoyed. Experience joy, shock, & wonder, as you listen to the artworks’ stories told by master of irony, The Wizard Of Woz.