[EVENT] ART RELAY PROJECT

This project (hereafter referred to as ARP) was the realization of an idea from one of our staff members. It all started when he was traveling around the world.
When he traveled to New York, he visited the Soho area, where there were many galleries. Works by famous artists and unknown artists alike were lined up throughout the city, and the area was bustling with people choosing and purchasing what they liked. In Japan, there are few opportunities to encounter such art on the streets, and above all, it seems that many people are insecure about their own aesthetic sense. However, there are many wonderful works of art in the world that are still unknown. And we want people to have confidence in their own taste and to be more free to choose and talk about the works they like. We would like to help add color to the moments when our customers stop by with art that stimulates their senses...
ARP was started with this idea. We hope that by coming into contact with wonderful works and the thoughts of the artists, everyone's lives will be enriched. We will spread this culture from THE LUIGANS.
ART RELAY PROJECT.

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ART RELAY PROJECT Vol.10
The Art Relay Project, which started in 2021, is now in its 10th volume. The commemorative 10th volume will be displayed by "tiki". The theme of the work is children holding an empty treasure chest. What do you feel from the expressions on the children's faces? It is a fascinating work that draws the viewer in.

Tiki has an unusual career history, having previously played as a soccer player in Germany.
In Germany, people have a high level of interest in environmental and social issues, and Tiki himself says that his life in Germany has made it easy for him to think about various issues.

He has made donations to and engaged in support activities for children in slums in the past, and continues to work as an artist with a focus on improving the environment for children through art and expanding the options for each child.

You can really feel Tiki's passion in the works that are born from this idea.
We hope you will come and see the colors and brushstrokes created by layering oil paints in multiple layers.

<Schedule>
ART STREET by tiki
2025/4/26～5/31*Scheduled
*The works can actually be purchased. Please let the staff know.

[Artist Introduction]
　
tiki/Instagram:@tikitiki_38
While playing soccer as a player in Germany, league games were cancelled due to the new coronavirus, and he temporarily returned to Japan. During his return to Japan, he was so struck by the artwork he saw on SNS that he decided to give up soccer, which he had played for 18 years, and began his artistic career. Since the beginning of his career, he has consistently drawn children with empty treasure chests, and has expressed them in various ways, from two-dimensional works to a series of sculptures (three-dimensional works) created by creating 3DCG images of children. In April 2022, he visited a slum in Thailand by himself and went from house to house in the slum to donate food to the children there. The ultimate goal is to improve the children's environment through art. The company's ultimate goal is to improve the environment of children through art, and to expand the options available to each child.

Exhibitions

　　


*Image courtesy of tiki

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ART RELAY PROJECT Vol.9
The person who will be decorating the museum for this art relay project is Eito Kusaba, a potter at Sogama, a pottery studio in Arita Town, Saga Prefecture.
His works, which stood out among others at the Arita Pottery Fair held every year during Golden Week, caught our eye, and we approached him to participate in this Art Relay Project, which led to the exhibition.
Up until now, we have exhibited many paintings, but we hope you will experience art in the new genre of "tableware."

<Schedule>
ART STREET by Eito Kusaba
2024/10/1～10/27*Scheduled
*The works can actually be purchased. Please let the staff know.

[Artist Introduction]
　
Eight Kusaba/Instagram:@neri_age
Born in 1982, after graduating from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Cadet Corps, he entered the music department of NCC College of Music in New York. After graduating, he worked as a music producer at a major music agency.
Since 2015, he has been actively engaged in pottery making at Sougama, achieving numerous accomplishments, including winning the runner-up prize at the AMAKUSA Ceramics Contest and the Nishinippon Shimbun Award at the Arita International Ceramics Exhibition.

Sougama
Founded in 1984.
Among Arita ware, it is rare for its use of a technique called "neriage." Instead of painting on molded vessels as is commonly imagined, patterns are drawn with colored clay and then molded into vessels. This technique also creates patterns on the inside of the vessel, allowing you to enjoy the design from any angle, both front and back.

[Exhibition history]

　　　

*Image provided by Sougama

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ART RELAY PROJECT Vol.8
Adding a new color to the new season is the artist based in Osaka, "KSK / KEISUKE TERADA". Colorful backgrounds against a canvas where free-spirited characters line up as if dancing. The works in this exhibition, which mainly feature pieces inspired by music and dance, depict a free sensibility and are somehow uplifting.

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ART STREET by ksk
2024/4/1 - 5/31 *Scheduled

*The works can actually be purchased. Please let the staff know.

[Artist Introduction]
　
KSK / KEISUKE TERADA/Instagram:@kskmaltitype
2009 Graduated from Osaka University of Arts, Department of Design
2016 KSK PRODUCT started
He arrived in New York at the age of 20. There, he was influenced by graffiti, music, movies, skater culture, and other things, and had a strong desire to express himself. After starting live painting at club events, he began producing artwork incorporating a wide range of techniques such as street art and painting, as well as graphic design. He has held solo exhibitions and provides graphics for artists and companies in a variety of fields.

[Exhibition history]

　　　　

*Image provided by ksk

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ART RELAY PROJECT Vol.7
The interior of the building will be newly decorated for the spring season.Based on his experience as a director and designer for an apparel brand, he will express the importance of the ``maker'' with a unique method of line drawing and collage art. Mr. ``uror'' is an artist.
He also creates many works related to apparel, and his digital art works with various colors and ``sex appeal'' as themes instantly brighten up any occasion. Please take a close look at the vivid works and sensibilities created using unique techniques.

<Schedule>
ART STREET by uror
2024/3/20〜6/30 *scheduled

*The works can actually be purchased. Please let the staff know.

[Artist Introduction]
　
RYOJI SHIBUYA / uror/Instagram:@uror_official
Born in 1986, from Chiba Prefecture. After graduating from the fashion vocational school, he worked as a shop manager, designer, and MD at a major apparel company.
uror will launch uror in 2021. uror believes in the importance of being a creator, and uses his various experiences as an apparel designer to create works using digital art based on his own sensibilities and sex appeal.
Drawn using a unique method of line drawing x collage
The brand name uror is a coined word for ``upper reaches of river,'' and we work in a variety of ways with creators from different industries.
Recently, they have been holding regular POPUP events and collaborating with restaurants, apparel brands, etc.

[Exhibition results]



　

*Image provided by uror

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ART RELAY PROJECT Vol.6
The first person to decorate ARP in 2024 will be Kazuhisa Okuda, an artist and illustrator from Fukuoka Prefecture who is active both domestically and internationally, and will create in-store murals and graphics based on his activities as an artist and live painter. ``sense'' creates many collaborative works in various fields such as design, product art direction, and creative consulting, and continues to send <Peace & Happiness> to the world through these works.
This time, the two artists mentioned above will take turns drawing pictures on a piece of paper, translating their sensibilities into the word "Blue," and creating a project with the theme of "love" called "TheBlueLove." ” will be exhibiting his works. With a delicate and gentle touch, the works have modern elements and yet are somewhat nostalgic, evoking memories and inviting you to a world of fantasy. Please enjoy their world slowly while feeling each line.

<Schedule>
ART STREET by sense+KAZ
"The Blue Love"
2024/2/9~3/31*Scheduled
*The works can actually be purchased. Please let the staff know.

[The Blue Love]
As artists, we often communicate by improvising drawings on SketchBook. Although these works are rarely published in general, the sensibilities of each artist are mixed, and in a sense many wonderful paintings are created that cannot be created by one person alone. We take turns drawing and expressing each other on a piece of paper...
When creating such paintings, the theme is "love". We replaced our sensibilities with the word "Blue" and named this project TheBlueLove. By focusing on the theme and continuing to write without making a draft, the paintings are completed through a mix of creativity. Just as each person has their own way of understanding love, it would be great if everyone could enjoy the story of the finished painting in their own way!

[Artist introduction]
　
Kazuhisa Okuda / KAZ/Instagram:@kaz_illustrator
artist
Born in Fukuoka Prefecture. After graduating from Japan Designer Academy, he joined the design companies ``24KARAT GRAPHICS'' and ``carve Co., Ltd.'' and worked in advertising. After that, he became independent as an artist. Active in caricatures, illustrations, designs, murals, live paintings, etc. He mainly works on portraits at club events, and uses a unique style that instantly captures the person's characteristics and creates portraits in less than five minutes. In addition, we are currently working on a mural production project called ``city gallery,'' which designs landscapes through murals. Using the drawings I have been drawing since childhood and the skills I have been given, I continue to communicate with everything, including people, objects, sounds, and places, and my drawings and expressions aim to create harmony, something that is good for all. Currently working towards this goal.

Yoshinori Sakamaki aka sense/Instagram:@sense_art_jpn
Artist, representative of Senseseeds Ltd. Born in December 1971. Focusing on his activities as an artist and live painter, he has created numerous collaborative works in various fields such as in-store murals, graphic design, product art direction, and creative consulting, and continues to send <Peace & Happiness> to the world through his works. He began his career as an artist with his first solo exhibition "sensexperience" in 2002. In 2006, he held a two-person exhibition ``STASH & SENSE exhibition'' with graffiti writer STASH at COMPOUND GALLERY in Portland, USA, and in 2009 he held a solo exhibition ``SENSEXPERIENCE'' in Taipei, Taiwan. This artist is active not only in Japan but also overseas, so keep an eye on his future activities. In 2008, he produced ``DESIGN TOUCH GARDEN'' at a design event hosted by Tokyo Midtown in 2008 at senseseeds, a company he heads that consults and produces artistic creatives. At ``Roppongi Art Night 2010,'' he was involved in the creative direction of ``Mid-Space,'' a content that combines art and music, and at the urban rock festival ``Summersonic,'' he designed the main gate of the Tokyo venue. There is a wide range of production activities that are not limited to


　　　

*Work image provided by: sense+KAZ

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ART RELAY PROJECT Vol.5
"Ginsoda'' is in charge of  VOL.5, who has held solo exhibitions in Fukuoka, Osaka, and Tokyo as well as won the Excellence Award at the ``Fukuoka Wall Art Project,'' and is active in a wide range of fields based in Fukuoka City.
With the theme of ``visualization of memory and time,''  "Ginsoda" creates works that appeal to people by giving form to the ocean of memories that may exist within people, and with works based on ``blue'' called ``Ginsoda Blue''.
Please take a look at the works decorated with various "Ginsoda Blue" colors.

ARTIST ROOM #330 by Ginsoda
“Sea of memories -personal space-”
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Based on the casual question, ``What will remain in life?'', I have created a work based on the theme of ``visualization of memory and time'', which depicts the ocean of memories that exist within people. I believe that its form is constantly changing and nurturing itself.
Everyday memories, memories that become vague, memories that have been forgotten, and the sea of memories that is created when all of these fragments are mixed together, and like the sea and sky that we know, we always share the world with someone. I also think that this is something that is being done.
And the presence of blue is indispensable in expressing the sea of memories. Colors contain a lot of information, so I purposely narrowed down the colors, but even blue alone has a variety of expressions of happiness, anger, sadness, and happiness, and blue, which is the color of the sea and sky, has a continuation. Blue, the color of possibility that exists at the passing points of things, may be able to weave memories and time and show us the other side that we have not yet seen.
To create this ARTIST ROOM, I actually stayed at Luigan's for 4 nights and 5 days and enjoyed interacting with the guests and staff. In my daily work, I face myself, but by placing myself in an unusual place, I had the time to face myself more carefully, and I experienced the creative power of space.
ARTIST ROOM #330 "Sea of Memory -personal space-" was created there. We would be very happy if you could share a part of your life with us in the future.
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Artist room Vol.4 #330 How to reserve your roomHere
　

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<Exhibition>
ART STREET by Ginsoda
2023/10/6 (Fri) ~ 2024/1/26 (Fri)

[Artist introduction]
　
Ginsoda/Instagram:@gin_soda_46
Born in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture in 1995
2018 Graduated from Kyushu Sangyo University, Faculty of Art, Department of Design, Visual Art Area
2021 Appointed as Director of DGY General Incorporated Association

Based on the theme of "visualizing memory and time", the work takes shape from the sea of memories that exist within people. She believes that time is not something that is given to him, but something that he creates himself, and that creating works of art is an act of creating time. Works based on blue are called "Ginsoda Blue," and blue, the color of possibility, is indispensable for expressions that stimulate creativity.

As a member of the Building Preservation and Utilization Project (DGY General Incorporated Association), she operates the Daigaku-yu, a former public bath site in Hakozaki, Fukuoka, which is also our hometown, and serve as our base of activities.

[Message from the artist]
I feel that works of art are something that expands my creative possibilities, which change every day. You can enjoy changes every day, even if it's just one piece of work. I believe that the accumulation of such things becomes a space called time, which connects to the "sea of memories" that exists inside of us.
I am very happy that my work can exist in someone's daily life. I hope you enjoy your stay.


　　

*Work image provided by: Ginsoda

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ART RELAY PROJECT Vol.4
Vol.4 will feature nyke, an artist based in Fukuoka, adding some color to the museum.
Nyke is a street artist who has held solo exhibitions in Fukuoka and Tokyo, collaborated with apparel shops, and is adept at creating works that make use of the knowledge and experience of materials he has cultivated through graffiti. Over 10 pieces of art, including previously unreleased works, will be exhibited in the museum. Please come and enjoy his sensibility and worldview, which will add color to the daily lives of all who visit LUIGANS.

<Schedule>
ART STREET by nyke
EXHIBITION "point of view"
8/4 - 9/24, 2023

[Artist Introduction]
　
nyke/Instagram:@kishiro.sumita
Born and living in Fukuoka.
He started graffiti around 2004 and began working as an artist in 2018. He is adept at creating works that make use of the knowledge and experience of materials he has cultivated through graffiti.

[Message from the artist]
I feel that LUIGANS. is a place where you can take a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and spend your holidays elegantly. How can the street art I have cultivated in the graffiti genre affect and add color to the elegant space of LUIGANS.? Starting from that concept, I planned this exhibition.
The title "point of view" means "the view from the current point."
Spray, mirror, canvas, acrylic paint, photo collage and silk screen. In this exhibition, I use a variety of materials to construct my own worldview. I am not always bound to one art material or one style. I feel the initial impulse of a primary or secondary school student's sketchbook in this style of production. I would be happy if I could share the initial impulses that I have accumulated up to now and the scenery I have seen from them with the customers who visit LUIGANS.
nyke


　　

*Work image provided by: nyke

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ART RELAY PROJECT Vol.3
In 2023, Osaka-based [Colorful Ugo] will be the first to decorate the hall.
These works express themselves with vivid colors and characters after coming into contact with art for the first time after realizing the value of expressing themselves colorfully overseas. For [Colorful Ugo], you will be asked to exhibit your work on the "Art Street" in the building.

<Schedule>
ART STREET by Colorful Ugo
2023/3/3〜Exhibition scheduled to begin*

The works of Colorful Hugo will be exhibited at the 1F ART GALLERY.
The exhibited works are available for purchase. Take this opportunity to enjoy a life filled with art.

[Artist introduction]
Colorful Hugo/Instagram:@u_go_artist
　
1998/4/24
Born in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture
When I was in junior high school, I studied abroad in New Zealand for two years and realized the value of expressing myself colorfully and touched art for the first time. I majored in philosophy at university and philosophically explored what was important to me and what I should do in the future. After graduating from university, I focus on the art path and create art works every day. The theme is not 100% happy, but always self-conscious work that is not dark. It can be said that his work is characterized by being introverted and subjective. I still cherish the feeling that everyone did when I was a child, such as embodying the love in my head in two dimensions and not drawing it if I lost interest. If you continue to draw only what you like, people will want to know what you will draw in the end, so draw what you like "now". Each character has a small view of the world and I, as a writer, love them, but they don't particularly like me, so they have a serious or sullen expression.

　　

*Work image provided by: Colorful Ugo

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ART RELAY PROJECT Vol.2

ARP Vol.2 was decorated by graphic artist and painter WOK22, who uses various techniques to express the pop and dark parts of his mind, and artist DENPA, who, with a "no concept" rule, pursues abstract expression that invites different interpretations depending on the viewer's filter and provides pure visual pleasure. Furthermore, wok22 used the colors of LUIGANS in the guest rooms and completed them as artworks, creating the "artist room." You can actually stay in the "artist room." Please come and experience the art created by wok22's sense and the light, shadow, and colors of LUIGANS.

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<Schedule>
ART STREET by wok22
We are exhibiting works by wok22 in the ART GALLERY on the 1st floor.
The exhibited works are available for purchase. Take this opportunity to enjoy a life filled with art.

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ARTIST ROOM by wok22
A magnificent piece of art painted by wok22 himself during his stay at LUIGANS.
The artworks, depicting the sun, clouds, and the changing of the sky over time, match the vast scenery seen from the window, creating a room that is colorful yet warm, typical of LUIGANS. Please enjoy the fusion of his sense, which is overflowing throughout the room, and the vast resort.

Artist room Vol.1 #333
　

Artist Room Vol.2 #332
　

Artist Room Vol.3 #335
　

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[Artist introduction]
■ WOK22*On display from April 2022/Instagram:@wok22
A painter from Nagoya who lives in Fukuoka,
creates works that
explore cloud and tentacle motifs,
expressing both pop and dark themes in diverse ways.
Softbank HAWKS Fight! Kyushu uniform design
STUSSY, Herschel, PARCO, ADIDAS,
To ONE PIECE art project etc.
There are a wide variety of activities such as providing artwork.
In recent years, the range of expressions in Thailand / Korea / Taiwan / Manila has been expanded.

* Work image courtesy of WOK22

■ DENPA*Exhibited from April 2022 to January 14, 2023/Instagram:@denpa_okinawa
Born in Okinawa in 1983. Using paintings and murals as media
under the production rule of "no concept"
attempt abstract expression in pursuit of visual pleasure.
avex, Fujitsu, POW! WOW!
energetically developing activities such as creating mural paintings at HAWAII and holding solo exhibitions all over the country.

* Work image courtesy of: DENPA

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Vol.1 (June to September 2021)

We held an art competition with the theme of "Creatures of the Sea",
・Kazutoshi Oshima "Exploring the Sea"
・Asai "Sea Creatures"
・Shinnosuke Akimoto "Soaring Over the Sea"
We collaborated with these three artists to exhibit their works and create original items.

With the cooperation of: General Incorporated Association of Art for People with Disabilities, Heartwing