Acci Baba, visual artist. Baba was born in 1977 in Kamakura, Japan. He has been practicing traditional calligraphy since childhood, and credits his mother as an important influence on him in this ancient art form. At the age of 17, Baba began to expand on those traditions by utilizing different media forms. Since then, his creative impulse has explored a myriad of possibilities, ultimately resulting in a diverse array of visual artworks in mediums such as animation, short films, music videos, television commercials, visual art installations for contemporary performances, and in paintings. Baba's artistic themes reflect an interest in "reassembling time" or "restructuring of tradition" influenced by Asian culture. Figures are usually based on Buddhist teachings or Eastern philosophy. Baba has steadily been expanding his overseas activities since the millennium, and his visual artworks have now been introduced internationally. His work has been featured in the LA Film Festival (2004), Holland Animation Film Festival (2004), Edinburgh International Film Festival (2007), Resfest 10, and 13th Japan Media Arts Festival. Additionally, Baba has relocated his creative environment to Berlin, Germany, where he has been working since 2007.

ババアツシ：画道家。1977年鎌倉市出身。幼少期より書家である母親のもと書道を学び、その後の視覚表現の礎を築く。独学で絵を学び、自分の世界観が目で見える状態になることに感動を憶える。ある日、自らが描いた絵が動いているのを見てみたくなり、映像コンテストの入賞をきっかけに映像表現に没頭。メディアパフォーマンスユニットCell/66bで身体表現と映像表現の関係性を学び、以来パフォーマンス、アニメーション映像で動画による視覚表現を試みる。近年は初心に戻り、"一枚の絵の中に時間軸を含める"というコンセプトで画に没頭。トメ、ハネ、ハライという呼吸の可視化されたものが、時の概念の象徴しているものだと仮説をたてる。以降、個人的な作品はすべて東洋思想を根底においた前衛的書画となった。2007年以降、制作拠点をドイツ・ベルリンに移し創作活動をおこなっている。

 

CONTACT:

Acci BABA (accibaba@gmail.com)