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Keita Morimoto / 森本啓太, 1990

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Keita Morimoto was born in Osaka, Japan.
He worked in Toronto from 2006-2022 and now lives in Tokyo.
Morimoto graduated from Ontario College of Art and Design (now OCAD University) in 2012 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Morimoto is best known for his cityscapes and portraits painted with theatrical light that is reminiscent of Rembrandt and Edward Hopper.



He brings classical techniques into the present and transforms mundane streets into extraordinary worlds.
Art critic and writer Murray Whyte of the Toronto Star called Morimoto a painter in the New Romantic style.
Through his practice, Morimoto questions the structural fragility and moral codes of contemporary life by focusing his attention on everyday subjects such as vending machines, fast food restaurants and parking lots.

Using the historically symbolic motif of light, he combines its natural and sacred connotations with products of consumerist and industrial culture.
His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada (MOCA), K11 Musea, Powerlong Art Museum, Art Gallery of Peterborough, The Power Plant, and Fort Wayne Museum of Art.













Keita Morimoto / 森本 啓太 è un artista Giapponese.
Morimoto è nato a Osaka, in Giappone, prima di trasferirsi a Toronto, in Ontario, in Canada all'età di 16 anni.
Morimoto si è laureato in Belle Arti all'Ontario College of Art and Design (ora OCAD University) nel 2012.
Morimoto è meglio conosciuto per i suoi paesaggi urbani ed i ritratti dipinti con una luce teatrale che ricorda Rembrandt ed Edward Hopper.


Porta le tecniche classiche nel presente e trasforma le strade banali in mondi straordinari.
Il critico d'arte e scrittore Murray Whyte del Toronto Star ha definito Morimoto un pittore in stile New Romantic.
Attraverso la sua pratica, Morimoto mette in discussione la fragilità strutturale ed i codici morali della vita contemporanea concentrando la sua attenzione su soggetti quotidiani come i distributori automatici, fast food e parcheggi.


Utilizzando il motivo storicamente simbolico della luce, unisce le sue connotazioni naturali e sacre con i prodotti della cultura consumistica e industriale.
Il suo lavoro è stato esposto al Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada (MOCA), K11 Musea, Powerlong Art Museum, Art Gallery of Peterborough, The Power Plant e Fort Wayne Museum of Art.