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Hiroyuki Ukai

 

Born in 1992, lives in Shiga Prefecture. Belongs to Studio Yamanami since 2011. Draws multiple circles on paper with black ballpoint pen. At first glance, the countless circles of various sizes seem to have been repeated haphazardly as a single act, but before you know it, they are lined up in a beautiful, balanced manner, as if they were calculated from the beginning. The way he draws varies depending on his state at the time; sometimes he continues to draw circles in silence with concentration, and other times he works with a smile, swaying his body rhythmically as if enjoying the sensation of the paper and pen overlapping and the sound of the pen rolling. The emotions and thoughts of the day are vividly reflected in each layered circle.

born in 1992/ living in Shiga/ at YAMANAMI since 2011 Hiroyuki Ukai likes to draw numerous circles with a ballpoint pen. It seems that he casually keeps drawing these circles, but when it's finished, the balance that the whole drawing has is amazing. He sometimes concentrates on drawing circles quietly, and sometimes he shakes his body rhythmically and smiles, enjoying the subtle sound that his ballpoint pen makes on the paper. His feelings at the moment relate to each one of the circles.

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