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Gravity free

 

A two-person painter. From 2, he started drawing pictures at live houses and clubs, and has expanded his activities to outdoor festivals centered on FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL.
As the name Gravityfree suggests, the concept is to visualize the moments of human fundamental impulses and invisible things, freed from the common sense of the world. ..

A well-planned, session-filled, improvised painting style is a major feature of Gravityfree.

As the background of the two, street art, manga and subculture art, level music that values ​​the dignity of the weak, and the cultures of various ethnic groups around the world are strongly reflected in the work.
He continues his creative activities centered on live painting and mural production in various scenes.


A painting duo in the formed of Dejow (Toshio Ono) and 8g (Eiji Miyata). Since 2002, they started painting together for fun at live houses and clubs, and has expanded their creativities to outdoor festivals, such as Japan's biggest and renowned outdoor Fes, FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL.

As the name Gravityfree narrates, their concept is to visualize the moments of human's fundamental instincts and invisible things that freed from the shackles of common sense.
Gravityfree's fascinating unique painting style is their improvisational session which is based on the well-planed sketch. Their paintings are strongly inspired and reflected in the work from their backbone, such as Street art, Manga, Subculture Art, and Rebel Music that values the dignity to the vulnerable members of society, variety of ethnic cultures around the world, and so on.
They continue their creative activities centered on live painting and mural productions in various scenes.

 

Biography

2002Along with music culture such as CLUB and LIVE HOUSE, the play of drawing pictures on the spot begins.
2008Live at Art show "SIR" in San Francisco
Appeared in painting and STAND FESTIVAL sponsored by Portland's footwear brand KEEN, leaving a mural in a room at Portland ACE HOTEL.
2009Live painting at the Garden City Local Festival in Missoura, Montana.
2010Participated in ELEMENTS TOUR, a tour to the north of California and Oregon using biodiesel and veggie oil, and performed live paintings in XNUMX cities.A camp event "ARThcamp" centered on workshops and art is planned and held in Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
2011Live painting at the music and art festival "bonnaroo" in Tennessee, USA.
2012The installation work, DEAI, was released at the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial (Echigo-Tsumari Art Festival).
2014Bolivia tour, leaving a mural at Uyuni Salt Lake Hotel Luna Salad and Uyuni Elementary School.
2015Take a tour of Ecuador and leave a mural on San Francisco Square, the center of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands.Live painting in Taiwan tour, Taipei, Tainan.The installation work DEAI was released for the second time at the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial (Echigo-Tsumari Art Festival).
2016Live painting in Taiwan tour, Taipei, Tainan.
2017"Oshika Peninsula Shokudo Ibuki", a project from the Great East Japan Earthquake, opened and produced a bran picture in the store.Live painting was shown at ASEAN JAPAN TV FESTIVAL held in the Philippines.
2018The installation work DEAI was released for the third time at the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial (Echigo-Tsumari Art Festival).
2019Live painting in Taiwan tour, Taipei, Taichung.
2020Painting exhibition "ANIMADELIC" held.
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