As a film director, his films have received 48 nominations and awards at film festivals worldwide.
RYOTARO MURAMATSU
RYOTARO MURAMATSU
Artist / Founder of NAKED, INC. / Visiting Professor at Osaka University of Arts / Branding Director of Achi Village, Nagano. Since founding the creative company NAKED, INC. in 1997, the Tokyo based artist has led projects in various fields such as film, spatial presentation, local revitalization, and traditional Japanese arts. The films he directed have received 48 nominations and awards at film festivals around the world. He began creating works as a solo artist in 2018 and since has exhibited art both within Japan and overseas. In 2020, he launched an international art initiative "DANDELION PROJECT" that aims to unite people's prayers for world peace by "planting" interconnected dandelion sculptures in locations around the world.
ARTWORKS
ARTICLES
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
AWARDS
MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS
- 2023
- “NAKED’s Sakura Night Garden at Shinjuku Gyoen”, Tokyo, Japan
- 2022
- “NAKED GARDEN ONE KYOTO”, Kyoto,
“NAKED TOKYO ART CITY”, Brussels, Belgium - 2021
- “DANDELION PROJECT”, Multiple Cities
- 2020
- “NAKED FLOWERS at World Heritage Nijo Castle”, Kyoto, Japan
- 2019
- “Diversity for Peace!”, Venice, Italy
“002” solo exhibition, Hong Kong
“NAKED OCEAN”, Shanghai, China - 2018
- “TOKYO ART CITY by NAKED” Taipei, Taiwan
- 2017
- “TREE by NAKED” restaurant opening, Tokyo, Japan
- 2016
- “Sando Project -Tradition and Innovation-”, Paris, France
- 2015
- “City Light Fantasia by NAKED”, Multiple Cities
- 2014
- “Night Aquarium” at Enoshima Aquarium, Kanagawa, Japan
- 2013
- “KARAKURI” projection mapping show at Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, Japan
- 2012
- ”TOKYO HIKARI VISION” projection mapping show at Tokyo Station, Tokyo, Japan
- 2010
- Releases feature film Rambling Hearts in theaters.
His films received 48 nominations and awards at film festivals worldwide. - 2008
- Releases feature films Aria and Hey Japanese! Do You Believe Peace, Love and Understanding? in theaters
- 2006
- Releases first feature film LOVEHOTELS n theaters
- 2000
- Produces and directs short films such as DAZE and LIGHT MY FIRE
- 1997
- Founds the creative company NAKED, INC. and produces various designs using motion graphics for advertisements, TV, music videos.
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