ZAnPon, born in Osaka in 1981, after he graduated the university, held the solo and group exhibitions here and abroad. And he collaborates the corporate design; Sony and UNIQLO etc. His works look like a printed one or computer imaging, but actually he draws freehand directly with ball point pen, and then colors with colored pencils minutely. His rhythmical lines are free, and there are various characters and patterns in his works. His gentle art world is infinite. The fascinations of his works are the form and the brilliant colors. After he finished the sketch by ballpoint pen, he feels that it’s already decided that which color he should use from more than 128 colors. He draws without a certain image, just sensuously. So, for him, there is a succession of surprises from the process of the production. And his works admit of many interpretations, This exhibition is the first solo exhibition in four years.

It’s very difficult
to keep oneself happy
in one’s life.
So, I want to continue to draw the impression
which become an opportunity
to take care of someone for even a moment,
to tender toward someone as much as possible.
It’s my fervent hope that my pictures will help
as many people as possible to become happy…
ZAnPon