Jimmy Yoshimura

(Japanese, born 1981)

grrrrr!!!!! : urban roar, expressions in tokyo’s manga jungle by jimmy yoshimura

Jimmy Yoshimura

GRRRRR!!!!! : URBAN ROAR, EXPRESSIONS IN TOKYO’S MANGA JUNGLE, 2009

7,200 EUR

kawai2 : kawaii konvergence, tokyo’s dual delights by jimmy yoshimura

Jimmy Yoshimura

KAWAI2 : KAWAII KONVERGENCE, TOKYO’S DUAL DELIGHTS, 2009

8,800 EUR

flower flag : sakura blossoms in technicolor, tokyo’s floral overture by jimmy yoshimura

Jimmy Yoshimura

FLOWER FLAG : SAKURA BLOSSOMS IN TECHNICOLOR, TOKYO’S FLORAL OVERTURE, 2009

7,000 EUR

duel : clash of eras, tradition and manga unleashed by jimmy yoshimura

Jimmy Yoshimura

DUEL : CLASH OF ERAS, TRADITION AND MANGA UNLEASHED, 2009

8,000 EUR

bee : floral intrigue, the bee’s dance in tokyo’s garden by jimmy yoshimura

Jimmy Yoshimura

BEE : FLORAL INTRIGUE, THE BEE’S DANCE IN TOKYO’S GARDEN, 2009

8,000 EUR

wonderfull ganjuro : ganjuro’s marvel, tokyo’s kabuki revival by jimmy yoshimura

Jimmy Yoshimura

WONDERFULL GANJURO : GANJURO’S MARVEL, TOKYO’S KABUKI REVIVAL, 2009

6,300 EUR

face to face : convergence of worlds, tradition and manga in dialogue by jimmy yoshimura

Jimmy Yoshimura

FACE TO FACE : CONVERGENCE OF WORLDS, TRADITION AND MANGA IN DIALOGUE, 2009

6,300 EUR

pink ganjuro : kabuki revival, ganjuro in a palette of pink by jimmy yoshimura

Jimmy Yoshimura

PINK GANJURO : KABUKI REVIVAL, GANJURO IN A PALETTE OF PINK, 2009

6,600 EUR

twins : duality in manga hue, a tokyo mirror by jimmy yoshimura

Jimmy Yoshimura

TWINS : DUALITY IN MANGA HUE, A TOKYO MIRROR, 2009

7,200 EUR

roses : blossoms of desire, the prismatic petals of tokyo by jimmy yoshimura

Jimmy Yoshimura

ROSES : BLOSSOMS OF DESIRE, THE PRISMATIC PETALS OF TOKYO, 2009

2,100 EUR

red hat : crimson crown, tokyo’s icon of resilience by jimmy yoshimura

Jimmy Yoshimura

RED HAT : CRIMSON CROWN, TOKYO’S ICON OF RESILIENCE, 2009

8,000 EUR

echelons of empowerment : purple panorama by jimmy yoshimura

Jimmy Yoshimura

ECHELONS OF EMPOWERMENT : PURPLE PANORAMA, 2009

4,000 EUR

Biography

Timeline

After graduating in Industrial Design, he began to work for an advertising design agency. It was while he gained experience in graphic design advertising that he launched his career as a painter. Jimmy Yoshimura is particularly talented in the representation of female characters from different eras, mixing old traditions with today’s excesses to great effect. His seductive and disturbing pieces are mostly a reflection of contemporary society, resulting in a bittersweet portrait of the Western world. Yoshimura exhibited numerous times in Europe and Japan.
Yoshimura was born in 1981 in Karatsu on the Japanese island of Kyushu.

Exhibitions

2016
KAWAI Show, Gallery 32, TelAviv, Israel
Permanent Exhibition, Galerie Alain Daudet, Toulouse, France
Crazy noodles gang!, Opera Gallery Singapore, Singapore
Collective Show, Guerrero Gallery, Miami, USA
Permanent Exhibition, TRIBES gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Permanent Presentation, Happy Art Gallery, Cannes, France
Collective Show, LTBart Gallery, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
Nippon Neo Pop Show, ZK Gallery, San Francisco, USA
CrazyNoodles Show, Gallerie Ariel Jakob, Paris, France
Colorfull, Guerrero Fine Art, Barcelona, Sitges, Spain