Tokyo Tower Art Fair 2023
Artworks Catalog
“Inspired by the desire to communicate calm and spiritual peace, it is important for me to share positive energies through my artwork.”
Rajul Shah, “The Kintsugi Painter”
Logistical Details:
Event: Tokyo Tower Art Fair
Venue: Tokyo Tower
Hall B-1
4 Chrome 2-8 Shibakoen Minato City, Tokyo, 105-0011, Japan
Private Viewing: March 10 from 6-9 p.m.
Public Day: March 11 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Public Day: March 12 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tokyo Art Night: March 11 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
(Drinks, music, and the announcement of the Tokyo Tower Art awards recipients)
About the Fair and Venue: During Tokyo Art Week 2023, the Tokyo Tower Art Fair – the largest fair in Japan and the oldest fair in Asia, will present its first Tokyo edition, showcasing works by leading national and international emerging independent artists and galleries presenting digital art, installations, live performances, paintings, photography, and sculptures. The fair will be located at the observation deck of the Iconic Tokyo Tower, a communication and observation tower in the Minato, Tokyo, Japan district. The tower, built in 1958, stands at 339.2 meters and is the second tallest structure in Japan.
To inquire about the artworks and pricing click the QR code below or email: Rajul@Rajulshahart.com
About the Artist:
During the 8 years Rajul called Japan home, she was transfixed by the beauty of the Japanese art of Kintsugi, which uses gold splicing to mend broken pottery. A physical manifestation of resilience, Kintsugi is the art of embracing flaws and repairing imperfections. A soulful artist, Shah translated this concept into 2D representations depicting the body's chakras (our energy centers) and our planet.
Her work has been showcased in Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain, and the United States; and featured in multiple publications.
She took art courses at the Tokyo Tyler Temple School of Art and the Singapore LaSalle College, and Nihonga and oil painting instruction for 8 years in Tokyo from two renowned Masters. Her art affiliations include Artling, New York-based The Healing Power of Art, New York-based Manhattan Arts International, UKbased Circle Foundation for the Arts, and United States-based Purple Octopus Art.
Artist website link
Artist Statement:
“I am an international artist whose work is inspired by the desire to communicate calm and spiritual peace. Having lived in Asia for several years, I am inspired by Asian styles and philosophies, while the intent of my work draws from a previous career in healthcare. I have witnessed strong connections between emotional and physical well-being; and I believe in the importance of sharing positive energy.
The Japanese Art of Kintsugi inspires the translation of my artwork to address aspects of the human condition and its ability to recover from illness, injury and/or trauma, including the impact of humans on the environment.
What needs repair does not need to define us. We can heal, regenerate, and evolve into improved versions of ourselves, with renewed strength and purpose. An illness or injury does not make us ‘ugly’ or ‘weak’. The result of regeneration lends greater beauty to that which is healed.
Kintsugi is a physical manifestation of resilience. Its purpose is to ‘repair’. The practice emphasizes the beauty and utility of breaks and imperfections. A vessel is repaired using tree sap and gold splicing. Traditionally applied to pottery in Japan, my artworks are 2D representations of this concept.
My creations use a variety of media and materials, such as oil, nihonga, acrylic, gold/silver leaf, paper, and other textural compounds. Utilization of Space is defined with color, texture, and/or a combination of materials.”
Artist Bio:
I moved to Japan in 2012 after retiring from my first career in healthcare. I trained extensively across Oil, Sumi-E/Nihonga, and Acrylic for 7 years between the Tokyo Campus of Temple’s Tyler School of Art and Professional/Studio workshops. I moved to Singapore in 2019 and continue my professional development whenever possible.
My works have been shown in national and international juried shows, including XIII Florence Biennale, the ION Orchard Gallery in Singapore, the Ueno No Mori Art Museum (Royal Art Museum) in Japan, the National Art Gallery in Tokyo, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno, the Intercontinental Hotel in Osaka, and the ANA Crowne Plaza hotel in Kobe.
“Kuladhar I Roots” and “Anahata I Healing the Heart” were each given an artistic excellence award by the Circle Foundation of the Arts in 2020 and 2021, respectively. “Kintsugi Earth II” was selected as part of the 29th Annual International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA) Exhibition and won 5th place in Abstract Expressionism with the American Art Awards in Fall 2020.
“Water Lilies” was selected as part of the 32nd Annual Japanese Exhibition of Nature taking place at the Ueno No Mori Museum in August 2019. “Earth & Sky” was chosen as part of the 82nd Annual Shinseisaku Exhibition at the National Art Gallery in Tokyo. “Earth & Sky II” and “Grotto of Water Lilies” were juried into the 49th Annual Genyouten Exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art in Ueno, where “Earth and Sky II” also received an honorary award from KusaKabe Paints.
My works “Twin Journeys”, “The Shack”, “Memories of Hokusai II”, “Memories of Hokusai VI”, “Waters’ Gentle Weave” and “Water Lilies III” have been featured in the online exhibitions presented by Manhattan Arts International New York, New York.
My artworks reside among private collections in the USA, Singapore, Japan, India, Hong Kong, and Australia. Paintings have also been publicly displayed in the corporate offices of American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, Metlife Japan, Blue Bay Consulting in Tokyo, and San Mina Corp. in the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan.
Shows/Exhibitions:
2023
• Apr: Gallery at the Well, Emerald Hill, Singapore
• Mar: “HER STORY 2023”: Online Gallery, Manhattan Arts NYC USA
• Mar: Tokyo Tower Art Fair, Tokyo Japan
• Feb: ISEA Making Our Marks 9th Annual Member Only Online Exhibition
• Jan: Healing Power of Art and Artists, : “The Healing Power of Art Inspired by Nature” 2023. Online Gallery, Manhattan Arts NYC USA
2022
• Winter 2022: Circle Foundation for the Arts Quarterly Art Magazine - Artistic Excellence Award
• Dec: India Art Fair: Bangalore
• Nov: Honorable Mention: 6th Annual Skies Art Exhibition, Fusion Gallery
• Oct: Finalist ArtExpo New York Contest: Circle Foundation of the Arts
• Oct - Nov: Thrive! Exhibiting Breast Cancer Journeys, NMB Discovery Library, Miami, FL
• Healing Power of Art and Artist: Resilience 2022. Online Gallery, NYC USA
• Oct: Thrivers Breast Cancer Awareness Art Show, Shipyard Garden, Hollywood, FL.
• August: Shortlisted Visual Artist Association Professional Artist Award 2022
• August: Longlisted Visual Art Open 2022
• June 6 - 11 Group Show: True Colors, MusnadiWeskamp Galerie, Koln, Germany
• March: 2022 ALL WOMEN Artist Competition & Exhibition. Contemporary Art Gallery Online
• Mar 11 -3: Passionate Excellence (Group Show) - NMB Library, North Miami Beach, FL USA
• Feb 24 Reception: Gallery at the Well, Emerald Hill, Singapore
• The Spirit of Resilience 2022, Manhattan Arts International Online Gallery, NYC USA
2021
• Nov: International Society of Experimental Artists: “Utterly Unfathomable and Powerfully Profound” 3rd Annual Member Only Online Juried Exhibition.
• Nov: CANCER: Never Give Up- 2021 Gallerium Art
• Oct 25 - Dec 12: Art in Lockdown, Miramar Cultural Center, Miramar, USA
• Oct 23 - 31: XIII Florence Bienniale: Florence, Italy
• Sep 29 - Oct 22: Interwoven: An Exhibit of Breast Cancer Art, Broward Art Guild, Miami, USA
• October 7 to January 31: Gallery at the Well, Emerald Hill, Singapore
• June/July: Contemporary Art Gallery Online: All Abstract Art Exhibition –Winner
• May/June: Contemporary Art Gallery Online: All Landscape Art Exhibition
• May: Circle Foundation for the Arts 6th Quarterly Art Review: Artistic Excellence Award
• 2021 Visual Arts Association International Show
• 2021 Spring Online ISEA (International Society of Experimental Artists)
• 2021 Mellow Art Award, Japan - Special Prize
• February: Colors of Humanity Gallery - Red 2021 Show
• January: LightSpaceTime: “All Women” Art Exhibition - Special Recognition
2020
• Nov/Dec: Circle Foundation for the Arts Magazine Art IDEAL: Artistic Excellence Award
• November: HelvetArt November 2020 “Red” Show
• November: ArtisTTAble 38th Exhibition: 2020 Women’s Show
• November: Fusion Arts 5th Anniversary Art Exhibition Vishudha I: Hear Us Rise
• October: 2020 American Art Awards - 5th place Abstract Expressionism
• October: LightSpaceTime: 10th Exhibition “Landscapes” - Special Recognition
• October: Colors of Humanity Gallery “Landscapes”
• September: Contemporary Art Room Online Gallery – 2nd Annual Skies Art Exhibition: http://www.artroomgalleryonline.com/current_exhbition.html
• September: 3rd Annual Women Artists – 15th Quarterly Art Competition Online Juried Art Exhibition – Fusion Art
• September: A Light in the Darkness, Las Laguna Gallery – Group Show. https://wwwlaslagunagallery.com/light
• August: 4th Annual Skies Art Exhibition – https://www.fusionartps.com/4thannual-art-exhibition-august-2020
• August 2020: 29th Annual International Society of Experimental Artists –originally Alberta, Canada now online due to COVID-19
• July: Honorable Mention “SPACE” ArtisTTable 36th Online Exhibition.
• June: Finalist: June 2020 Grey Cube Gallery Skies Exhibition (online juried)
• June: LightSpaceTime: 10th Annual “Seascapes” Exhibition 2020 (International Juried) -Special Recognition
• April – May: “All Planet Earth” International Juried Online Exhibition, Contemporary Art Gallery
• April: 3rd Annual Online “COLORS” Art Competition (international juried), Contemporary Art Room Gallery
• Artsy Shark Artist Showcase Spring 2020
• March: LightSpaceTime: 11th Annual Abstracts Group Exhibition (international juried) - Special Recognition
• March: All Women Artist Competition (international juried Group Show)
• March: “Skies” Group Exhibition (international juried)
• Spring All Members Online Exhibition International Society of Experimental Artists
• Feb: “If Walls Could Speak” IONArt Gallery w Mayinart/ARTPODium, Singapore
2019
• Aug 7-11: 32nd Annual National Japanese Exhibition of Nature (National –Juried) Ueno No Mori Art Museum, Tokyo - Japan
• July: Group Show – Art No Millenni Gallery, Barcelona
• June 7-8: Tokyo International Art Fair (Juried) Belle Salle, Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan
• May 25-29: Hartexpo Barcelona – Art Nou Millenni Gallery
• May 14–21: 40th Regional Shinseisaku Group Show – Yokohama Civic Center
• February – April: Abstract-Fully Yours. Art for Charity Group Show. ANA
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kobe, Japan
• January – March: The Healing Power of Art. Online Juried Exhibition. Manhattan Arts International
2018
• November: 49th Annual Genyou-ten Exhibition (National – Juried) Tokyo
Metropolitan Art Museum, Ueno – Japan - Honorable Mention: Kusukabe Paints
• September – October: 82nd Annual Shinseisaku Exhibition (National -Juried)
National Art Gallery, Tokyo – Japan
• October – December: Our Bond with Nature. Online Juried Exhibition. Healing Power of Art. Manhattan Arts International
• September-October: Spirited Away. Solo - Best Living Studios. Tokyo, Japan
• August: Group Show. BMW Gallery. Osaka, Japan
• June to August: HER Story Online Juried Exhibition. Healing Power of Art. Manhattan Arts International
• May: The Bucket List. Solo show. Kitano Alley Gallery. Kobe, Japan
• May – August: Art & Patisserie. Co-exhibitor. Stressed Patisserie
• April: Art for Charity @ Canadian Academy Rokko Island Kobe Japan (Support Food bank Kansai with ACCJ Kansai
• February: India Art Festival Solo Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India
2016/2017
• November ‘17: An Artful Christmas Group Intercontinental Hotel, Osaka, Japan
• October ‘17: The Fuji Collection Solo Kitano Alley Gallery, Kobe, Japan
• September ‘17: Print Show Group Kitano Alley Gallery, Kobe, Japan
• June ‘17: Art for Charity Group Kitano Alley Gallery, Kobe, Japan
• March ‘17: Blossom Blast Daily Rotating Easel Solo UltraNew Super Gallery, Harajuku, Japan
• November ‘16: International Bazaar Group Show Tokyo American Club, Tokyo, Japan
• October ‘16: Indian Icons: Peace, Spirit, Joy Co-Exhibitor DesignFesta Gallery, Harajuku, Japan
AFFILIATIONS
Artling
Healing Power of Art & Artists, New York
Manhattan Arts International, New York
Circle Foundation of the Arts, UK
Purple Octopus Art, USA
MEMBERSHIPS
VAA: Visual Artist Association
ISEA: International Society of Experimental Artists
PUBLICATIONS
SPOTLIGHT Magazine: Issue 24, p. 163: “Healing Manipura I”
WHITE ENSO. Issue 2 Summer 2021 “A Painter’s Vision of the Art of Kintsugi” -
Author: Rajul Shah
Artsy Shark - Feb 2021 “Evolution of an Expat Artist” - Inspiration Article
Passage July/August 2020: Friends of the Museum, Singapore “The Japanese Art of Kintsugi”
Author: Rajul Shah
STUDIO VISIT MAGAZINE, 2019: Volume 45 & 46
ONBEAT Magazine Volume 8, 2017 Tokyo, Japan
ART EDUCATION
Classes at LaSalle College of Art, Singapore
Classes Temple Tyler School of Art, Tokyo
Workshops: Technique, Compositional and Critique
Healing Winds of Manipura I&II
Diptych Acrylic & 23kt Gold Leaf on Linen|180x120 cm|2022
Muladhara Healing I
Acrylic & 23kt Gold Leaf on Tree Bark Paper|49x51 cm|2023
Muladhara Healing II
Acrylic & 23kt Gold Leaf on Tree Bark Paper|49x51 cm|2023
Manipura Healing I
Acrylic & 23kt Gold Leaf on Tree Bark Paper|49x51 cm|2023
Svadisthana Healing I
Acrylic & 23kt Gold Leaf on Tree Bark Paper|49x51 cm|2023
Sahasrara III: Purple Mountain Majesties Oil on Wood Panel|40x50 cm|2022
Ajna Healing 1
Acrylic and 23kt Gold on Tree Bark Paper|49x51 cm|2023
Anahata Healing I
Acrylic & 23kt Gold Leaf on Tree Bark Paper|49x51 cm|2023
Vishuddha
Acrylic & 23kt Gold Leaf on Tree Bark Paper|49x51 cm|2023
Vishuddha Healing I
Acrylic & 23kt Gold Leaf on Tree Bark Paper|49x51 cm|2023
