work
the japanse visual artist muga focusses on using photography as his primary creative medium.
muga’s work wishes to guide the audience for an international dialogue about fabricated facts.
the artist was named after a buddhism concept of selfless or enlightenment - ‘muga’, whilst being influenced by aan eastern philosophy: ‘mui shizen’ originated from taoism, which broadly talks about an lifestyle or mindset without intervention and intention.
the artist reinterprets these ancient ideals in a moderne way, through his own lens, the artist creates his work encompassing the dualism of humour and fetish.
muga intends to convey a metaphorical worldview that allows an open yet complicated relationship with conceptions and perceptions.
muga
born in 1983 in aichi, japan
lives and works in aichi, japan
once a professional snowboarder, fashion buyer and antique dealer, from 2018 he studied fine art photography at chojamachi school of arts under ko yamada for four years, he now directs and manages three companies.
education
fine art photography at chojamachi school of arts under ko yamada
exhibitions
solo exhibitions:
in japan in kyoto and nagoya
in serbia in kragujevac in the national museum of art
group exhibitions:
in austria, japan, the netherlands and serbia
gallery 9 presents his work since 2022:
2024 presentation at kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2023 holidays exhibition in the gallery
2023 duo exhibition together with hendrik dijk in the gallery
2023 summer exhibition in the gallery
2023 winter exhibition ‘blue’ in the gallery
art fairs
kunstrai | art amsterdam 2024 in rai amsterdam (nl)
unseen amsterdam 2023
collections
muga’s work is included in several private and company collections
museums
2023 national museum of art in kragujevac, serbia
awards and nominations
2020
IPA photography award
3rd place in the fine art, abstract category
honorable mention, fine art, other
2019
IPA photography award
honorable mention, fine art, collage
honorable mention, fine art, other