Potchi MOOPP
There is a secret hidden behind the bright colors, and it isn’t happiness. The world of manga and video games has heavily influenced the work of Potchi Moopp, a young Japanese artist whose work has managed to blurry the borders between fine art and manga comics. She works mostly in painting and sculpture, and Crazy Mushrooms is a motif present in the both fields. It is inspired undoubtedly by the Super Mario Bros, a video game that has ‘conquered’ the world…….
(Exhibition History after the Biography…)
There is a secret hidden behind the bright colors, and it isn’t happiness. The world of manga and video games has heavily influenced the work of Potchi Moopp, a young Japanese artist whose work has managed to blurry the borders between fine art and manga comics. She works mostly in painting and sculpture, and Crazy Mushrooms is a motif present in the both fields. It is inspired undoubtedly by the Super Mario Bros, a video game that has ‘conquered’ the world.
Blurring the Lines
Her style can be described as something close to the American Artist’s Pop Surrealism. She chooses themes close to her generation, such as virtual and fantastic worlds. Potchi Moopp possesses a very precise technical style, influenced simultaneously by the computer graphics and manga comics. In Japan, there is a strong distinction between fine art and comics, but the work of young artists, such as Potchi Moopp, is gaining recognition from both the fans of the comics and from the people who are interested in the fine art. The artist doesn’t think too much while drawing, she gives in to instinct, and the results are astonishing. On the first glance, the pieces look merry and soft, but there is a certain level of aggression that matches the level of frustration that the artist feels.
Bringing the Worlds Together
Potchi Moopp is always represented by her avatar, something that is very virtual world and forum-like. It is no surprise, though, as she belongs to the generation who’s embracing and enjoying in possibilities of the digital. It is truly remarkable for a young artist to be able to connect fine art and comics, two very distant and different worlds. But everything is possible today, so why not cross the lines, mix things up and make them more interesting?
Potchi Moopp lives and works in Nagoya, Japan.
Exhibitons List :
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
Permanent Exhibition, TRIBES gallery, Tel Aviv , Israel
2015
Collective Show , Opera Gallery Dubai , Dubai , UAE
PandaSan and friends , SIBMAN Gallery , Paris , France
Permanent show , Gallery Bel Air Fine Art , Crans Montana, Switzerland
Icons PartII , Gallery 32 , TelAviv , Israel
Magnificient Contemporary Art , Opera Gallery Hong Kong , Hong Kong , China CrazyNoodles Show, Opera Gallery Singapore , Singapore
Collective Show, LTBart Gallery , Ciudad de Mexico , Mexico.
2014
Collective Show , Opera Gallery Hong Kong ,Hong Kong , China
Pop Sculptures , Opera Gallery Paris, Paris , France.
ColorFull , Galerie Ariel Sibony , Paris, France
Collective Show , Opera Gallery Singapore , Singapore
Permanent Presentation , Happy Art Gallery , Cannes , France
Icons , Gallery 32 , TelAviv , Israel
Collective Show , Galerie Absolute , Saint Paul de Vence , France
This is Tokyo , SIBMAN Gallery , Paris , France
Permanent Exhibition , BelAirFineArt Geneve , Geneve , Switzerland
Opening Show LTBart Gallery, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
Permanent Exhibition , Galerie Alain Daudet , Toulouse , France
2013
Permanent Exhibition Sculptures , Galerie SIBMAN , Paris France.Nippon Pop Show , SIBMAN Gallery , Paris , France
Opening Collective Show , Gallery32 , telAviv, Israel.
Mad Show , Maddog Gallery , Ibiza , Spain
Permanent Presentation , Happy Art Gallery , Cannes , France
2012
Pop Art Show , Luca Fine Art , Verbier , Switzerland
Pop Show , Gallery Bel Air Fine Art , Crans Montana, Switzerland.
CrazyNoodles Show , Gallerie Ariel Jakob , Paris , France
Permanent Presentation , Happy Art Gallery , Cannes , France
Permanent Exhibition Sculptures , Galerie Ariel Sibony , Paris France.
AnyWhichWay , Galerie BelAirFineArt , Geneve , Geneve , Switzerland.
2011
Collective Show, Rize Art Gallery, Naarden, The Netherlands
Collective Show , Galerie Alain Daudet, Toulouse , France
CrazyNoodles Show , Galerie Marie Ricco , Calvi , France
Pop Art Show , Galerie des Lices, Saint Tropez , France.
Collective Show , Absolute Gallery, Brugge , Belgium.
Show CrazyNoodles , Sibman Gallery , Paris ,France
ColorFull , Galerie Ariel Sibony , Paris France.
ARTAMSTERDAM (ARTFAIR),RAI Edition 28 , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
2010
Nippon Neo Pop in Paris, Galerie Jacob Paulett, Paris, France
Manga in Amsterdam, Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam , The Netherlands
Nippon Collective Show, Galerie Ariel Jakob, Paris, France
CrazyColors , Opera GALLERY, Paris, France
LILLE ART FAIR (ARTFAIR), Palais des Expositions de Lille, Lille, France
ARTAMSTERDAM (ARTFAIR),RAI Edition 26 , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
2009
Nippon 2009, Galerie Ariel Sibony, Paris, France
From Kyoto to Tokyo, Collective Show, Galerie JacobPaulett, Paris France
The World ... a Cartoon, Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam , The Netherlands
Shogun in PokemonLand, Opera GALLERY, Geneva, Switzerland
ARTPARIS (ARTFAIR), GrandPalais, Paris, France
ARTAMSTERDAM (ARTFAIR),RAI Edition 25 , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
SCOPE BASEL(ARTFAIR), KASERN Basel, Basel, Switzerland
SCOPE NEW YORK (ARTFAIR), 355 West 36th Street, New York, USA
SLICK PARIS (ARTFAIR), le 104, Paris, France
2008
NeoPop Made in JAPAN, Galerie Ariel Sibony, Paris, France
Tokyo Express, Opera Gallery, London, UK
Inside Japan, La 5eme Galerie, Paris, France
Wonderland, , Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Opera Gallery, Hong Kong, China
ARTLONDON (ARTFAIR), Royal Hospital, London, UK
"CRAZYMUSHROOMS" Resin 50cm, 2015 Resin FiberGlass Painted and Varnished 19 7/10 × 19 7/10 × 19 7/10 in 50 × 50 × 50 cm Unique
"TWINS", 2011 Oil on Canvas 48 2/5 × 51 1/5 in 123 × 130 cm
"CRAZYMUSHROOMS" Resin 50cm, 2015 Resin FiberGlass Painted and Varnished 19 7/10 × 19 7/10 × 19 7/10 in 50 × 50 × 50 cm Unique
MYCAT", 2011 Oil on Canvas 43 3/10 × 43 3/10 in 110 × 110 cm
"MAGIC MUSHROOMS" 100cm, 2015 Resin FiberGlass Painted & Varnished 39 2/5 in x 39 2/5 in x 39 2/5 in 100 cm x 100 cm x 100 cm Unique
"GOING TO SCHOOL" 2011 Oil on Canvas 48 2/5 × 51 1/5 in 123 × 130 cm
"CRAZYMUSHROOMS" Resin 50cm, 2015 Resin FiberGlass Painted and Varnished 19 7/10 × 19 7/10 × 19 7/10 in 50 × 50 × 50 cm Unique
"FRIENDS" Oil on Canvas, 2009 51 1/5 × 51 1/5 in 130 × 130 cm
"CRAZYMUSHROOMS" Resin 50cm, 2015 Resin FiberGlass Painted and Varnished 19 7/10 × 19 7/10 × 19 7/10 in 50 × 50 × 50 cm Unique
"CRAZYMUSHROOMS2" Oil on Canvas, 2011 47 1/5 × 55 1/2 in 120 × 141 cm
"CRAZYMUSHROOMS" Resin 50cm, 2015 Resin FiberGlass Painted and Varnished 19 7/10 × 19 7/10 × 19 7/10 in 50 × 50 × 50 cm Unique
"MAGIC MUSHROOMS" 100cm, 2015 Resin FiberGlass Painted & Varnished 39 2/5 in x 39 2/5 in x 39 2/5 in 100 cm x 100 cm x 100 cm Unique
"CRAZYMUSHROOMS" Resin 50cm, 2015 Resin FiberGlass Painted and Varnished 19 7/10 × 19 7/10 × 19 7/10 in 50 × 50 × 50 cm Unique
