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21st “1_WALL” Graphics

Today, modes of artistic expression are becoming increasingly diversified, and together with artists who wholeheartedly seek to express themselves in new ways, Guardian Garden aspires to be a venue for considering new expressive modes. This aspiration derives from our hope that artists will overcome any hurdles in their way by offering them a gallery wall where they can express themselves freely, through their works.

Judging Results

Final Round of Judging

Grand Prize

"feels like sightseeing"
Yoshiki Tanaka
Born in 1995 / Graduated from Musashino Art University, majoring in Sculpture.
I traveled to Hong Kong, wanting to eat Peking duck. I went 3,000 li by taxi. with x+e, democraC. It was nEat trying to turn my Hong Kong trip into a work. I♡1wall, 我愛你

Final Round of Judging

The third and final round of judging is conducted open to public viewing. The six finalists give presentations of their works on display and their plans for their solo exhibition if they win the Grand Prize. The judges discuss the merits of each finalist’s portfolio, works shown, and presentation, and together decide the winner of the Grand Prize.

“1_WALL” ExhibitionTue. August 27, 2019 - Sat. September 28, 2019

A group exhibition is held spotlighting the six finalists to emerge from the second round of judging. Each finalist is allocated a gallery wall (approx. 3.85m wide and 2.5m high) to display their works. Besides the works themselves, the judges also take into consideration how the finalists use their overall display space and how they show their works.

Success in the Second Round of Judging

Finalists

  • "Monument, Man"

    Toru Kase

    Born in 1987

    Graduated from Kuwasawa Design School.

  • "la la la"

    Daisuke Kondo

    Born in 1990

    Graduated from Tokoha University, Faculty of Design and Fine Arts.

  • "It’s like going to the horizon"

    Maya Kondo

    Born in 1992

    Graduated from Kobe Design University, Department of Visual Design, Illustration Course.

  • "feels like sightseeing"

    Yoshiki Tanaka

    Born in 1995

    Graduated from Musashino Art University, majoring in Sculpture.

  • "thinking of those days"

    Mousho

    Born in 1994

    Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting Course.

  • "Urban Oasis"

    Yuko Mayumi

    Born in 1992

    Graduated from Tama Art University, Department of Information Design, Media Arts Course.

Judges’ Encouragement Prizes

  • "Eager to touch blue"

    Ran Miyazaki

    Selected by Yuri Uenishi

  • "compressor"

    Mai Yamakoshi

    Selected by Atsuki Kikuchi

  • "Word or the image"

    noisy_eye

    Selected by Jun Tsuzuki

  • "Crossed Gazes"

    Sakura Tokiyama

    Selected by Kuniko Nagasaki

  • "port town"

    Haruo Kawana

    Selected by Kenjiro Hosaka

Second Round of JudgingWed. July 10, 2019

A portfolio review is held one-on-one between each entrant and a judge. Here, the entrants are given the opportunity to directly explain the motives behind their works or their production process. After all portfolio reviews are completed, the judges assemble to discuss their assessments and select the six finalists.

Success in First Round of Judging

Entrants Who Successfully Passed the First Round of Judging

  • Ei Ozawa
  • Toru Kase
  • Takaaki Kato
  • Haruo Kawana
  • Tomohiro Kubota
  • Maya Kondo
  • Minami Kondo
  • Daisuke Kondo
  • Daisuke Serizawa
  • Yoshiki Tanaka
  • Sayuri Tanabe
  • Tsukimino
  • Miku Tsuchiya
  • Jialin Cheng
  • Miyoko Tengyu
  • Sakura Tokiyama
  • Ritsu Nagai
  • noisy_eye
  • Sakurako Hasama
  • Hikaru Harada
  • Hiromitsu
  • Taro Pekori
  • Misato Matsuoka
  • Michiko Aizawa
  • Ran Miyazaki
  • Mousho
  • Mai Yamakoshi
  • Yuko Mayumi
  • Tatsuyuki Yokomine
  • life size group

Portfolio JudgingMon. May 20, 2019 - Tue. July 09, 2019

Judging is performed based on entrants’ work files and data. The judges, all prominent in their respective fields – design, illustration, photography, etc. – plus members of the secretariat, render their judgments from various perspectives. Thirty entrants are selected to continue on to the second round of judging. Comments by the judges are subsequently sent to all entrants. (In the event of numerous entrants, comment recipients will be decided by the members of the secretariat.)

Grand Prize Award Privileges

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Solo Exhibition at Guardian Garden

300,000 JPY to prepare for the solo exhibition

Scheduled to take place in June-August,2020

The Grand Prize winner receives the opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at Guardian Garden roughly one year after the “1_WALL” Exhibition. The gallery is provided free of charge, and the winner is presented 300,000 JPY to prepare for the show. Publicity assistance, including support in preparing a show leaflet, is also provided.

THE SECOND STAGE at GG

This series of exhibitions features former participants in “1_WALL” competitions who passed the first round of judging. All entrants meeting those qualifications are eligible. To date, exhibitions have focused attention on up-and-coming art directors, graphic designers, illustrators and photographers.

The Second Stage at GG Archive

ARTIST Page

Finalists in “1_WALL” competitions (entrants who have passed the first and second rounds of judging) can have their name registered on the ARTIST page accessible on the Guardian Garden website.

ARTIST page

Judges

  • Yuri Uenishi

    (Art Director／Graphic designer)

    Art director and graphic designer Yuri Uenishi was born in Tokyo in 1987. In 2010, on graduating from Tama Art University with a concentration in Graphic Design, she joined Dentsu. Independence in 2021. Her works to date include the “World Table Tennis Championships 2015” poster (TV Tokyo) and Laforet Grand Bazar 2019 summer. Her hobbies are travel and mountain climbing in winter. She has visited 42 countries so far.

  • Atsuki Kikuchi

    (Graphic designer)

    Born in Tokyo in 1974. He attended Musashino Art University, majoring in Sculpture. In 2000 he established Bluemark, and then in 2011 he founded his own design studio. His work areas include brand planning, logo design, signage planning, editorial design, etc., with a strong focus on art, fashion and architecture. He is also the principal of Book Peak, planners and publishers of art books.

  • Jun Tsuzuki

    (Illustrator)

    Illustrator born in Tokyo in 1962. A graduate of Musashino Art University, between the 1980s and into the new millennium he garnered numerous awards in graphics competitions and for his contributions to advertising. In 2010 he mounted the exhibition “New Eidos,” followed in 2013 by “Jun Tsuzuki x Hideki Nakazawa.” In 2015 he held a lecture on “After New Eidos / An Investigation of 1980-2000.” He supervised and contributed to “Nihon Irasutore-shonshi” [A History of Japanese Illustration]. He also supervises and appears on NHK’s “Art 1” program for high school students.jti.ne.jp

  • Kenjiro Hosaka

    Kenjiro Hosaka, born in 1976, is curator of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Among the major exhibitions he has curated are “Francis Bacon” (2013), “The Voice Between: The Art and Poetry of Yoshimasu Gozo” (2016), and “The Japanese House: Architecture and Life after 1945” (2017). He regularly contributes to several magazines, and he has penned essays for the JAGDA Yearbook (2014) and gggBooks 95 (Kazunari Hattori). Photo by Keizo Kioku.

  • Kuniko Nagasaki

    (Illustrator)

    Illustrator born in Tokyo in 1970. After graduating from Tama Art University, where she majored in Textile Design, she became active in diverse areas including: as an illustrator, providing cover art and illustrations for books; writing essays relating to the cinema; and creating manga. She also serves as Associate Professor in the Visual Design program of Joshibi University of Art and Design.

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