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AHHI CHOI

AHHI CHOI
AHHI CHOI

Ahhi Choi was born in Hyogo Prefecture Japan in 1983. The curvilinear movement in the work of Ahhi Choi is both buoyant and ecstatic, expressing the innate sense of adventure the artist possesses. He gained recognition after showing in New York in 2014 and has since exhibited internationally including in the United States, France, Italy, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong. Choi’s work can be perceived as reflection of his subconscious mind. After studying in Los Angeles he traveled through the Western United States. During that trip, Choi explored the expansive network of National Parks, from Death Valley, the Grand Canyon to Yellowstone. It was during this stateside excursion that the artist developed an intimate bond with the grandeur and majesty of nature. Upon his return to his home city of Kobe, a malaise set in for Choi and it was the cramped and overcrowded lifestyle of urban Japan that was causing him to feel nostalgic. Taking the flashes of inspiration that the artist experienced in day-to-day life he began to take ink to paper forming an abstract diary of his adventures. Letting his hand move organically across the page, Choi would interpret the silhouettes, pictures, words and letters from the well of his memory into energetic lines that are ubiquitous in throughout his work. In addition to painting, the artist has also extensively engaged in other artistic creations, including the design of shoes, skateboards, fabrics, wine labels, cell phone cases, CD covers, and even musical instruments (didgeridoo). In 2020, dedicated his work “Naka-ima” (meaning “present time as a succession of the age of God, in Japanese mythology) to Ashiya Shrine and created votive pictures in collaboration with the shrine (sold out 200 editions immediately). He started also the creation of hanging scrolls in collaboration with a long-established Kyoto-style mounting brand “Kanouunkindou”.

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ARTWORKS

Untitled AH-163, AHHI CHOI, 2019Panel acrylic on canvas72.7 × 60.6 cm
Untitled AH-163
AHHI CHOI
Price: Private
Untitled AH-295, AHHI CHOI, 2022Panel acrylic on canvas72.6 × 60.7 cm
Untitled AH-295
AHHI CHOI
Price: Private
Untitled AH-378, AHHI CHOI, 2021Panel acrylic on canvas60.5 × 50.0 cm
Untitled AH-378
AHHI CHOI
Price: Private
Untitled AH-422, AHHI CHOI, 2023Acrylic on canvas10.0 × 10.0 × 5.0 cm
Untitled AH-422
AHHI CHOI
Price: Private
Untitled AH-429, AHHI CHOI, 2023Panel acrylic on canvas60.7 × 50.0 cm
Untitled AH-429
AHHI CHOI
Price: Private
Untitled AH-431, AHHI CHOI, 2024Panel acrylic on canvas60.8 × 50.2 cm
Untitled AH-431
AHHI CHOI
Price: Private
Untitled AH-433, AHHI CHOI, 2023Panel acrylic on canvas53.0 × 45.5 cm
Untitled AH-433
AHHI CHOI
Price: Private
Untitled AH-441, AHHI CHOI, 2024Panel acrylic on canvas60.6 × 50.0 cm
Untitled AH-441
AHHI CHOI
Price: Private
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ARTICLES

Ahhi Choi and Land Rover Defender Collaboration
Ahhi Choi and Land Rover Defender Collaboration

October 4, 2022
Kobe, Japan

Ahhi Choi’s Pop-up Exhibition at Whitestone Ginza Gallery
Ahhi Choi’s Pop-up Exhibition at Whitestone Ginza Gallery
June 3, 2022
Tokyo, Japan
AHHI CHOI Collaboration Goods on Sale at BARNEYS NEW YORK
AHHI CHOI Collaboration Goods on Sale at BARNEYS NEW YORK
March 16, 2022

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

AHHI CHOI: 365 inspiration
AHHI CHOI: 365 inspiration

Ginza New Gallery
2024.11.01 - 11.23

AHHI CHOI: 365 Inspiration
AHHI CHOI: 365 Inspiration

Seoul
2024.06.15 - 07.21

AHHI CHOI: Inside vol.2
AHHI CHOI: Inside vol.2
Karuizawa Gallery2, 3
June 4 - July 11, 2021
AHHI CHOI: Trigger
AHHI CHOI: Trigger
Ginza New Gallery
February 26 - March 20, 2021
AHHI CHOI: Inside
AHHI CHOI: Inside
Karuizawa Gallery3
September 5 - September 30, 2018
AHHI CHOI: Inside
AHHI CHOI: Inside
Taipei ZhongXiao
February 10 - March 25, 2018

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS

EXHIBITIONS

2021
Inside vol.2 (Whitestone Gallery Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan)
Trigger (Whitestone Ginza New Gallery, Tokyo)
2019
Diversity for Peace! (Karuizawa New Art Museum Venice Branch, Venice,Italy)
Party×Party (Whitestone Ginza New Gallery, Tokyo)
2018
Solo Exhibition (Whitestone Gallery Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan)
Solo Exhibition (OKANO-Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan)
Solo Exhibition (Whitestone Gallery Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan)
KIAF Korea International Art Fair 2018 (Seoul, Korea),
“My Eyes Vol.7” (Gallery World Times, Hyogo, Japan)
2017
My Eyes Vol.6, Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
Solo Exhibition, SAMTOH GALLERY (Seoul, KOREA)
2016
My Eyes Vol.5, Gallery World Times (Hyogo,JAPAN)
Solo Exhibition, Gallery Space 776 (Brooklyn, New york)
Nu Chayamachi (Osaka, JAPAN)
2015
My Eyes Vol.4, Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
The Hotel & Residence Roppongi (Tokyo, JAPAN)
2014
My Eyes Vol.3, Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
My Eyes in New York, BCS Gallery (New York, USA)
Long Island University Solo Exhibition (New York, USA)
Untitled love, White Labs (Milano, ITALY)
2013
My Eyes Vol.2, Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
100 Artist Exhibition, Ouchi Gallery New York (New York, USA)
2012
My Eyes Vol.1, Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
Enge, Wakanoura Art Cube (Wakayama, JAPAN)

IMAGES

Ahhi Choi and Land Rover Defender Collaboration

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