An interview video with BAKIBAKI, an artist exhibiting at Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival / EXPO PUBLIC ART (located at the Osaka Kansai Expo site), has been released on our YouTube channel.

Please take a look at the thoughts and concepts that went into the work.

■BAKIBAKI Artist Interview

BAKIBAKI

Born 1978 in Osaka. He started working as ‘DOPPEL’ in 2001 when she was a student at Kyoto City University of Arts.
Inspired by Japanese subcultures, BAKI pattern is a modern update of ancient patterns, and aspires to become a representative Japanese pattern of the 21st century. While its roots are in live painting (contemporary sekiga) at clubs, festivals and other music venues, it is currently active both in Japan and abroad, focusing on exterior wall painting and public art, and in 2021 launched the YODOKABE mural project centred on Jūsō, Osaka, to contribute to regional revitalisation and international cultural exchange in preparation for the EXPO 2025.

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