Genki Yamashita (b. 1998, Kanagawa, Japan) draws upon motifs from everyday landscapes—such as chairs and umbrellas—he moves between painting and sculpture. Incorporating contact with materials and changes in environment, his works function as “vessels” that temporarily hold and observe accumulations of time and experience.

Yamashita received a BA in Oil Painting from Tama Art University in 2022. The artist’s work has been exhibited at GALLERY HAYASHI + ART BRIDGE (Tokyo), Kodama Gallery (Tokyo), Taku Sometani Gallery (Tokyo), among others. Yamashita lives and works in Yamanashi, Japan.

Selected Works

vapor / blue, purple
2024
Oil on linen
W1830 × H1305 mm

horseweed
2024
Oil, linen, cement, iron
W130 × H1375 × D130 mm

Installation View

Photo: Sora Okubo