OZAWA Tsuyoshi

Born 1965 in Tokyo. Completed postgraduate studies in the Mural Painting Course, Tokyo University of the Arts in 1991. Solo exhibitions; "Answer with Yes and No!, " 2004, Mori Art Museum, "The Invisible Runner Strides on," 2009, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art. Group exhibitions; "Xijing Men Collaborative," 2013, H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, "Beppu Contemporary Art Festival 2012: Mixed Bathing World," 2012, city of Beppu and surrounding area, Oita "The Global Contemporary - Art Worlds After 1989," 2011, ZKM, Karlsruhe

As a student at Tokyo National University of the Arts, Ozawa began his Jizo-ing series in which he photographs statues of Jizo that he makes himself situated in different environments In 1993, he began his Nasubi Gallery series of portable, miniature galleries made from milk boxes, and his Consultation Art. In 1999, he produced his Museum of Soy Sauce Art remakes of masterpieces from Japanese art history painted with soy sauce, and in 2001, began his Vegetable Weapon series of photographic portraits of young women holding weapons made of vegetables.