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Botchy-Botchy
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Born in France countryside, then spent some time in Paris, U.K., Chicago and Amsterdam, where I had some fun but also got up in the mornings. Moved to Tokyo in 2004 and became a full-time freelance artist in 2018 after saying adios to the corporate fun.
I draw a lot (mostly ink), make digital animations (Japanese girlsband music video), design label (Beaujolais wine) and packages (designer's sunglasses "Plasticdelux"), paint walls for bars in Tokyo, design T-shirts and goods for companies, sports teams, bars, etc.
A picture book illustrating a song from a famous Japanese punk band from the late 80s , called the Blue Hearts, was published by Gendaishokan in Japan in december 2019. It contains around 40 one-page illustrations. It's available in bookstores in Japan as well as on Amazon.jp.
I am currently working on a bande-dessinee project that I hope to finish in 2024. I post a new work everyday on instagram and shave people's head on request for fun.
I also make music under the name Botchy-Botchy:https://botchy-botchy.bandcamp.com/album/1997 and play vinyl records in Tokyo bars. Recently I collaborated with the musician Koshi Miharu to write french lyrics for a song called "Voyage secret" (to be published on september 15th by Nippon Columbia).
Don't hesitate to contact me. I work with a lot of enthusiasm.
Awards
December 2022: Umipos Nippon Foundation
December 2021: Umipos Nippon Foundation
May 2021: Minute Mapp International Tokyo Finalist (Animation)
December 2020: Roppongi designers Flag Contest (3 artworks)
December 2020: Umipos Nippon Foundation
November 2020: Japan 6 Sheet Jury Special award (animation)
September 2020: STARBUCKS Film@HOME project (animation)
December 2019: Roppongi designers Flag Contest (3 artworks)
March 2019: Spiral Independent Creators Festival selection
October 2019: JAGDA International Student Poster Award selection
October 2019: Umipos Nippon Foundation
October 2018: Umipos Nippon Foundation
March 2020: Nippon designers school 2nd prize
September 2019: Nippon designers school 2nd prize
October 2018: Nippon designers school 2nd prize
Exhibitions
July 2024: Pink Circus, Moire Hotel Yoshiwara, Tokyo
February 2024: We have been erased 2024, Gallery CORSO (Tokyo)
November 2023: Secret Museum in Terrapin Station Koenji
October 2023: Art Project Takasaki in Gunma prefecture
August 2023: Mask exhibition in Hatsudai (Tokyo)
August 2023: Bar 3 in Kabuki-cho (Tokyo) groupe exhibition
July 2023: Handarty Korea, Seoul Coex Mall (Korea)
June 2023: Japanese Craft and Art fair in Taipei Huashan 1914 (Taiwan)
May 2023: Red Cube Gallery Asagaya "Lupanar"
April 2023: Mitsukoshi in Fukuoka, groupe exhibition
March 2023: Snack galerie Ban Kuruwase in Tokyo
February 2023: Zava Gallery in Harajuku (Tokyo)
October 2022: Bar Uracue in Golden Gai in Tokyo
August 2022: Café Le Temps in Shinjuku
May 17-29 2022: Red Cube Gallery Asagaya "Pot-pourri"
February 2022: Dub Gallery Akihabara Nura-Nura 2022
January 2022: Snack gallery Ban Kuruwase
December 2021: Dougenzaka Squat "Lez Ranko"
October 2021: Steamer Coffee Shibuya
June 26-July 11th 2021: CrypTokyo , 1st NFT exhibition in Japan
Ultra Super New gallery (Tokyo), group exhibition.
December 2020: Vive la vie (Aoyoma, Tokyo)
September 2020: Ban Kuruwase (Tokyo)
August 2020: Sushibar in Tokyo.
July 2020: Li-Po (Shibuya)
June 2020: Blue Monday (Shimokitazawa)
March 2020: Atelier 485 (Shibamata),
January 2020:3331 Chiyoda Arts (Tokyo), group exhibition
December 2019: JAGDA International Student Poster Award exhibition
@ The National Art Center (Tokyo)
June 2019: Art snack Bankuruwase (Tokyo)
May 2019: 20th Spiral Independent Creators Festival (SICF) @ Spiral building (Tokyo)
March2019:-Atelier 485 (Shibamata),
February 2019: -Ban Kuruwase (Tokyo), group exhibition
-3331 Chiyoda Arts (Tokyo), group exhibition
November 2018: Li-Po (Tokyo)
June 2018: Ban Kuruwase (Tokyo)
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