大野力・小野海・清水雄稀・元場葵グループ展「!!!!」

Chikara Ono / Kai Ono / Yuki Shimizu / Aoi Motoba

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2025.01.22 - 2025.02.08
11:00 -19:00 (Closes at 17:00 on Saturdays)
*Closed on Sundays & Mondays

ABOUT

ART FOR THOUGHT is pleased to present the group exhibition “!!!!” by Chikara Ono, Kai Ono, Yuki Shimizu, and Aoi Motoba, which will be held from January 22 to February 8, 2025. 

After graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts’ Toride Campus (in Ibaraki Prefecture), they have remained in the area to continue their work, and have closely exchanged ideas and stimulated each other through their ceramics and sculpture. This time, the four artists will take photographs of subjects set by each other and create new works from the inspiration of the collected photographs. 

As the exhibition title suggests, how will the world be woven together when the four members intertwine with their individuality (i) and excitement (!)?

Chikara Ono @dappedappedappe 

2020  Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Sculpture

2022  Completed master’s degree at Tokyo University of Arts

Selected Exhibitions

2020　Solo exhibition “wating man” 

9th period of the “Creativity Continues” series (2020-2021 series) (RISE GALLERY)

2021　Solo exhibition “boring room” (RISE GALLERY)

　　　 Two-person exhibition (RISE GALLERY)

　　　 Group exhibition (RISE GALLERY)

　　　 Solo exhibition “still life” (RISE GALLERY)

2022　Group exhibition “P.O.N.D. 2022“ (Shibuya PARCO)

　　     Group exhibition “PXXX?”

2023　Department of Sculpture, Fine Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts

                The 13th International Shoe Box Sculpture Exhibition

　　　 Group exhibition “identified” (Courtyard HIROO)

　　　 Solo exhibition “Hole and others” (RISE GALLERY)

2024　Exhibition ”Life with Trees” (Tokyo Midtown Hibiya)

　　　 Group exhibition “Casting, Pursuing the essence of things｜Traditional Technique x Contemporary Art” (Gallery YOHO)

Kai Ono @kai__ono

1995 Born in Hyogo Prefecture

2020 Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, majoring in sculpture

2022 Completed master’s degree in Sculpture, Tokyo University of the Arts

Selected Exhibitions & Appearances on Media

2022.7 “CORE Part8” at Tagboat, Tokyo

2022.8 Solo exhibition “Prism-Reimport” at Courtyard Hiroo, Tokyo

2022.8 Group Exhibition “GALLERY SCENA Pre OPEN Exhibition” at GALLERY SCENA, Tokyo

2022.10 Group Exhibition “Matsusaka Culture Street”, Matsusaka, Mie

2022.10 Group Exhibition “P.O.N.D2022” at Shibuya Parco, Tokyo

2023.2 Group Exhibition “CURVE” at Tagboat’s New Gallery Grand Opening Exhibition, Tokyo

2023.3 Appearance on Fuji Television program “Core”

2023.6 Stage design and performance in choreography montage stage “Titus Andronicus”

2023.10 Appearance in Nippon Television program “Art house”

2023.11 Solo exhibition “Tom Boy” at Tagboat, Tokyo

2023.12 “SHIBUYA STYLE Vol.17” at Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo

2024.7 SUIDOBATA Sculpture Department staff group exhibition “momentum” at B-gallery, Tokyo

2024.11 Solo exhibition “FELT SENSE” at ART FOR THOUGHT, Tokyo

Yuki shimizu @yuki_shimizu0809

1993  Born in Mitaka city, Tokyo

2022 Completed master’s degree in Ceramics, Department of Crafts, Tokyo University of the Arts

Selected Exhibitions 

2022　Solo exhibition “Hyo and Cho" (apartment hotel shinjuku)

2023　Solo exhibition “Room of Desire” (ART FOR THOUGHT)

2024    Solo exhibition ”ai-sou” (K ART GALLERY)

And many other group exhibitions

Aoi Motoba @aaoaia

1995 Born in Aichi Prefecture 

2020 Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Crafts, Ceramics 

2022 Completed master’s degree in Ceramics, Department of Crafts, Tokyo University of Arts

2025 Lives and works in Toride, Tokyo

Selected Exhibitions

2021 “Tokyo University of the Arts’ Ceramic Exhibition” (Tennōzu Isle)

　　　 “Toyoukai ceramics exhibition” (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store)

　　　”Ginchakai” (Itoya Stationery Store, Ginza）

2022　”The Seven Potteries” (Tourindou, Aoyama)

2023　”Four-person exhibition” (Uogashi Meicha, Ginza)

　　　”Kogure Kiln ceramics exhibition” (SEIBU IKEBUKURO Art Gallery)

　　　 “Ceramic Synergy Exhibition” (Kyoto city KYOCERA Museum of Art)

2024　”Ceramics Group Show” (GO-JO-G, Kyoto)

　　　”Three-person exhibition” (Suigyoku Gallery, Tokyo)　　

　　　 Solo exhibition “Aoi Motoba ceramic exhibition -birth-” (GO-JO-G, Kyoto)

　　　 ”Re: handicraft” (Gallery Midori, Tochigi)



Major Awards

2018 Ataka Award

2019 Selected for the Seto Toshiro Triennale (Seto City Art Museum, Aichi)

See Exhibitions List