ABOUT KUBO
The artist Carlos Kubo shows the new phase of his paintings, featured by the strong-vibrant colors
and the new technique used by the artist. His disquietude and the continues search for new way
to set his ideas in the canvas brought Kubo to embrace a mixed technique wich include the
use of the spatula instead of the brush and the mix of texture and transparency, transforming
the paintings in a truly colors explosion, printing for them his current state of mind.
Son of Missao Kubo and Wase Kubo, a couple that arrived in Brazil in 1927, is the youngest of seven
brothers. Calos Kubo was born in Lins, in the state of São Paulo, in 1949. Living there until move
with the family for the state capital, the city of São Paulo, when he was 11. They say that a berry
never falls so far of its tree, and, in Kubo’s case, his work is visibly influenced
by the family’s Japanese roots because his father was poet and usually to writing Haicais.
Although his curiosity by drawing have begun childhood,
the first contact of Kubo with the ink happened in the teenage and before his ingress into
the Fine Arts São Paulo University, where he been formed in Publicity, acting area until decide to
made of the painting his profession. The Oriental subjects are represented by delicate forms,
transparencies and living colors. Women, Children and Animals are caught in the execution
of a move, transmitting a great lightness.
According Kubo, the creation is the engine that moves his life. While he paints, he and his work
confuses each other. “The desire that I have is only improve myself within, because, all I come be
as human being, will be reflected in my paintings, because they will be a mirror of my soul. I believe
that TO WILL is not the enough, we have to BE! Makes no sense want to paint a picture to
represent the peace, if the peace is not in my inner”, Kubo reflects.
An renowned artist, with hundreds of exhibitions in the career and paintings making part of
private collections in Brazil and many other countries, Kubo feels accomplished.”I always wanted
to make of the painting my LIFE and I did. I can’t grumble of my life, I just have to thanks. Projects?
Paint and try to enjoy fully the pleasure that painting provides me, without worrying with critiques,
because the greatest critic is myself”, reveals the artist.
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BIOGRAPHY
Carlos Itsuo Kubo, studied art at the University of Fine Arts of São Paulo.
In 1970 starts painting with the Impressionist style:
* Solo Exhibition: Lay Art Space Tokyo Japan * In Tokyo sets up the
Shinjuku Studio * Solo Exhibition: Show Room Igrek Gallery Tokyo Japan
* Solo Exhibition: Lay Art Space Tokyo Japan (second time) * Solo
Exhibition: O'Seiryu Gallery Osaka Japan * Solo Exhibition: International Flower
Fair Osaka Japan * Invited to represent São Paulo at Expo 90 Osaka Japan
* Group Exhibition: Museum of Ueno Tokyo Japan * Research on Shii-Saa
Okinawa Island Japan * Wins the Governor Prize Osaka Japan
* Takes part in a work of the "Greece" Panel 300x600 cm., at the Japan
Golf Club * Solo Exhibition: J.T. Plaza Naha Okinawa Japan * Solo Exhibition:
Ibirapuera Center São Paulo Brazil * Solo Exhibition: Japanese American
Cultural and Community Center Los Angeles USA * Solo Exhibition:
L.A. convetion Center Los Angeles USA * Group Exhibition:Artexpo Las Vegas
"The Sands Expo & Convention Center Las Vegas USA* Solo Exhibition:
Jockey Club de São Paulo -SP - Brazil, * Solo Exhibition: Ita Galeria
de Arte - Foz do Iguaçu - Brazil, * Solo Exhibition: Centro Cultural
Brasil- Estados Unidos Santos Brazil. * Group Exhibition: Espaço Cultural
Latino Americano de Artes - Buenos Aires - Argentina, * Group Exhibition:
Museu da Imagem e do Som - São Paulo, * Group Exhibition:
Org. dos Estados Americanos de Artes - Buenos Aires - Argentina,
* Solo Exhibition: Galeria Bric a Brac - São Paulo - Brasil, * Group Exhibition:
Paço das Artes Cidade Universitaria - São Paulo - Brasil,* Group Exhibition:
Abney Gallery Soho New York USA.* Group Exhibition: Contemporary
Brasillians Artists-Creative Arts GuildDalton - Georgia - USA* Group Exhibition:
" South America Art Exhibition" - Okayama - Japan,* Group Exhibition: " South
America" - Sapporo - Japan *Painel 200x500 cm., Painel “Dialogo pela Vida”
Sokagakai * Solo Exhibition: INFRAERO Space Guarulhos Airport.* Solo Exhibition:
Londrina/Maringá PR Brazil. * Solo Exhibition: Blue Tree Park de Lins SP - Brazil
Collection abroad:
England, Japan, Belgium, Israel, Germany,
USA ( Texas, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Arizona, New Orleans ),
Japan: ( Nishinomiya town hall, Fukuoka Government,
Osaka Government Cultural