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Masaki Hagino

Location: Germany

Masaki Hagino is a japanese artist in Germany who is seeking how the world will be an original spatial representation in his mind and his brain. His latest painting „Der Wald in mir ( The forest inside me)“ presents an almost enchanted-looking landscape; traces of varnished trees are infused by descending hazy mist. Dark-heavy areas allure into the depth of the picture, counteracting with the simultaneously appearance of light-flooded and partly diaphanous elements.
Masaki Hagino completed his studies on Graphic art and design at the City University of Nagoya in Japan in 2011. Since 2013, he has been studying about painting and textile arts at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art in Halle, Germany. He has also participated in several solo/group exhibitions and art fairs in Germany, Austria, France, Italy and Japan.

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Masaki Hagino
1987 born in Nagoya, Japan

[Study]
2013-
Studying Textile Art/Paint at Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle, Germany
2007
Apprenticeship and Internship Program at Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Particular student at PENN state University of Visual Arts, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
2006-11
Studied Bachelor Art and Design at Nagoya City University of Design and Architecture
Depertment of Graphic design, painting, printing and Photography

[Exhibition & Works]
2016
Solo exhibition in Flow Fine Art Gallery, Leverkusen, Germany
Group exhibition in Galler y Luzia Sassen, Cologne, Germany
Art fair „Affordable Art Fair Brussel“, Brussel, Belgium
Art fair „Art Karlsruhe“, Karlsruhe, Germany
Art fair „Art Innsbruck“, Innsbruck, Austria
Group exhibition „FARBEN IN GROßEN FORMATEN“, Magdeburg, Germany

2015
Group exhibition „YUKISNOWSCHNEESNEG“ in ATELIER ALEN, Munich, Germany
Group exhibition „PROJECTIONS“ by Art van Demon in Delphi Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Group exhibition „ARTLOKAL Windeck“ in Gallery Luzia Sassen Windeck, Bonn, Germany
Group exhibition in SALUS institute, Magdeburg, Germany
Group exhibition „Kontraste“ in Gallery Luzia Sassen Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Group exhibition „ALLE“ in Gallery Luzia Sassen, Cologne, Germany
Group exhibition „Illusion in art“ in Fellini Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Art fair „ARTMUC“ in Munich, Germany
„International Contemporary Artist vol. X“ by I.C.A , NY, USA

2014
Group exhibition and contest „HEISE Kuntpreis“, Dessau, Germany
Group exhibition in „SALUS institute“, Magdeburg, Germany
Art fair „art‘pu:l“ , Pulheim, Germany
Group exhibition „Die Couch“ in Gallery Nord, Halle, Germany

2012
Solo exhibition „Masaki Hagino Exhibition“, Leipzig, Gemany
Solo exhibition „Raining“, Leipzig, Gemany
Group exhibition „KIRAKIRA in Paris“, Paris, France
Group exhibition „Nagoya City University 2011 Graduate Exhibition“, Nagoya, Japan

2011
Prize „Nagoya City University 2011 Graduateworks Prize“, Nagoya, Japan
Solo exhibition „What is you see”, Mie, Japan
Solo exhibition „What is you see”, Nagoya, Japan
Group exhibition „What I am now +“, Nagoya, Japan

2009
Group exhibition „100 people’s postcard exhibition“, Nagoya, Japan

2008
Solo exhibition „Dive into him”, Mie, Japan
Solo exhibition „Dive into him”, Nagoya, Japan

2007
1st solo exhibition „Dear little lover”, Nagoya, Japan

2006
Prize „Nagoya City Convention Photography Contest“, Nagoya, Japan

Portfolio:

It dwells within

The painting „Der Wald in mir (The forest inside me)“ presents an almost enchanted-looking landscape; traces of varnished trees are infused by descending hazy mist. Dark-heavy areas allure into the depth of the picture, counteracting with the simultaneously appearance of light-flooded and partly diaphanous elements. Various levels are projected over each other, thus, the image content appears to flicker or to vibrate, interfering with the focus. Due to the selective details shown, it is implied to continue the given forms into the imaginary space outside the painting, in order to be fully surrounded by the mysterious atmosphere.
“It dwells within.” With these words he summarizes his artistic intention. "In my view, people perceive the world often true as through a filter of emotions, prejudices and acquired knowledge. I believe that my work will be complete only when they enter into a bond with emotions and thoughts of men. "
Between each application of paint, Hagino treats his canvas with multiple layers of paraffin wax which interstices are then filled with color. This gives the impression of plasticity and it comes to an accomplished manipulation of overlapping layers. In his opinion, these supposed filters, which dazzle our inner reality, are meant to be challenged and questioned. One should try to approach the mysterious compositions of this series cautiously, hence, it requires calmness and patience to fully engage in the search of personal traces.

“The forest inside you I”