Takahiro Oyama

Born in 1993 in Iwate Prefecture. Sculptor. Graduated with a specialization in Sculpture from Tohoku University of Art and Design, Art and Culture. In recent years, using drag queens as motifs, they have created wood sculptures and woodblock prints by researching and referencing folklore and traditional performing arts from their hometown, the Tohoku region, to reconstruct these images. Their work portrays the human figure, embodying contradictory beauty and paradox. Major activities include ART FAIR GINZA in 2023 and the solo exhibition 'The Eight Million Faces' (tagboart gallery) in 2024. Major awards include the Contemporary Art Award at the Iwate Art Festival Art Exhibition in 2021 and the Jury Special Award at Independent Tokyo 2022.