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ABOUT

 

Kentaro Yoshida is a Japanese artist and illustrator based in Sydney, Australia. Born and raised in a small fishing village in Toyama, Japan, he moved to Australia at the age of 18 and has been building his creative career there ever since.

Working across both traditional and digital mediums, Kentaro creates pastel-toned artworks defined by bold line work, playful characters, and a subtle sense of humour. His work blends elements of Japanese visual culture with life along the Australian coast, resulting in his own distinctive visual language that sits somewhere between illustration, design, and contemporary art.

Alongside his personal practice, Kentaro collaborates with brands and clients around the world across murals, illustrations, and creative projects.

吉田健太郎は、オーストラリア・シドニーを拠点に活動する日本人アーティスト/イラストレーター。富山県の小さな漁村で生まれ育ち、18歳のときにオーストラリアへ渡り、以来そこで制作活動を続けている。

アナログとデジタルの両方の表現手法を行き来しながら、パステルトーンの色彩、大胆なラインワーク、そしてユーモラスなキャラクターを特徴とする作品を制作。日本の視覚文化とオーストラリア沿岸での暮らしから得た感覚を融合させ、イラストレーション、デザイン、そして現代アートのあいだを行き来する独自のビジュアル表現を展開している。

また自身の制作活動と並行して、壁画やイラストレーション、クリエイティブプロジェクトなどを通じて、世界各国のブランドやクライアントともコラボレーションを行っている。


SELECTED CLIENTS


APPLE
ARMANI EXCHANGE
Art Gallery of NSW
audio-technica
Billabong
Australian Open
Blink-182
Billy Strings
BMW
BONDS
Converse
Dr. Martens
Fanta
FCS
Hurley
Kayo Sports
LEVI'S
NEW ERA
NISSAN NISMO
PIXIES
Santa Cruz Skateboard
SEIKO
TOOHEYS NEW
Under Armour
Universal Sony
VANS

   
EXHIBITION

2022

Group exhibition:

LOCALS by Outre Gallery

2021

Group exhibition:

Pen to paper by ‘The Talking Stick‘

2020

Solo exhibition:

TIME FLIES

Group exhibition:

Bayron Bay Surf Festival 2020

LOCALS by Outre Gallery

2019

Solo exhibition:

PERMANENT HOLIDAY by Outre Gallery

Group exhibition:

WAX OFF ART SHOW

Byron Bay Surf Festival 2019


2018

Group exhibition:

GREEN ROOM FESTIVAL 18'

Misspent Adulthood by Thomas surfboard Gallery



2017

Dual exhibition:

"RUMBLE" 

 

Group exhibition:

TWENTY/20 EXHIBITION by art pharmacy

"THE ART OF FOOTBALL"

 

2016

Solo exhibition:

“SOLO” 

   

 

Photography by Simon Lafranchi


AMBASSADOR

FCS
OTIS EYEWEAR


REPRESENT

Australia - The Drawing Arm


PUBICATION / MEDIA

2022

Drink to remember - Heap Normal & Kenny

Kentaro Yoshida on Life, Japan and Making Art During a Pandemic presented by VICE

A Conversation With Artist / Illustrator Kentaro Yoshida by audio-technica

 Kentaro Yoshida X CENSU by HYPEBEAST

2021

Q&A with Kentaro Yoshida by BONDS

2020

MEET FCS AMBASSADOR: KENTARO YOSHIDA

THE ICONIC -What I’m Living in

TIME FLIES x VANS

LIFE WITHOUT ANDY - TIME FLIES interview

AGNSW LOOK magazine interview - If the walls could stalk

2019

Double Tap presented by General Pants Co

Going on a Permanent Holiday with Kentaro Yoshida

NEWS.COM.AU interview

2018

LIFE WITHOUT ANDY - Illustrated interview

Newsphere Direction - Interview

SOPHISTICATED BANTER VO. 1 | ARTIST KENTARO YOSHIDA

Casual Magazine by WAPPATO media

Savage Thrills - Interview

2017

Exceptiona Alian - Kentaro Yoshida

Life Without Andy - MAD LOVE - RUMBLE

RUMBLE - NOCURE BLOG

Young Henrys Interview

BILLABONG GALLERY

Lost At E Monor - Live drawing session

 

2016

N/C BLOG by NOCURE Magazine - SOLO

Mashable Australia interview - TMNT2 collab

Interview about “A Trip To The Moon” by TCSS

Single Origin Roosters - Random act of art

CONVERSE MADE BY KENTARO YOSHIDA

Fashion Journal - Converse Made by you

NOCURE TV - CONVERSE ‘READY FOR MORE’

Lost At E Minor’s Young Creative Australian’s Awards

  

2015

ALMOST REAL Interview

UNDULATION review by EYESYMMETRY

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