# Shibrava? Exploring the charm of working, playing, and living in Shibuya

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ArtistsKatsuhiko Hibino

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Artists. 1958 Gifu born. Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music graduate school completion. Won the 3rd Japan Graphic Exhibition Award (Parco sponsored) while attending university, attention in the cardboard piece. After that, in addition to holding a number of solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad, public art, such as stage art, continue to work in various fields. In recent years, the activities and the day after tomorrow newspaper culture division of the "Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial", such as Yokohama 150 anniversary theme event "the opening of the country Expo Y150" general producer, all parts of the general participants and the region I have done a lot of workshops that were taking advantage of the properties.

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Appeared in cardboard Works in the early 1980s, then of the art world, and Katsuhiko Hibino, which has had a significant impact on the design world. While an artist representative of Japan, in recent years, fly around energetically all over Japan, in close contact with the local community, it has been a successful variety of projects. The Hibino-san, the Shibuya to the stage this time, that try a new gimmick. Up until now of think of from efforts to familiar town, he told us the Shibuya in the future with a sharp cut.

Although long poised a studio in Shibuya, I do not think that would Hikkoso

- When did you nowadays came to visit the Shibuya?

Because I'm born in Gifu, I began to go to Shibuya is from coming out to Tokyo. Began to frequently visit, the PARCO had been organized by "3rd Japan Graphic Exhibition Award" and I got was around 1982. That until a little before the time is, I'm Shinjuku Culture Creation of the young people was based. Toka security struggle Toka hippie, I there is a time when they were a hangout Shinjuku. The next generation was around that have been moved to Shibuya. Era of Popeye and Brutus magazine culture and launched has blossomed. Kataya emerged tenant building that specializes in fashion that Parco, human resources talent excavation intended for the young generation has been actively carried out. Art Toka Toka Toka performance music, Parco had done a variety of competition as its gateway to success existence. In the art field there is that "Japan Graphic Exhibition". Was awarded the there is, it says full-fledged start of the involvement of Shibuya. Because I until it went to University in Ueno lived in the center line along the road, I wonder was moving from place to place well through the Shinjuku. I got the award at the time of the graduate school one year, the following year, from the time I moved to Shibuya studio in 85 years, the work has become busy. It involved a lot and Parco, came to work Brutus, with a variety of media such as Popeye. Before long, and begin also moderator of the NHK program, it is a situation where the "base also Shibuya also work's a Shibuya". As good as no other is, if there is Shibuya (laughs) There was a time that.

- Do Shibuya at the time was what kind of town?

It was a transition period of "I wish I wonder if this city is going to do now?". Though originally people to Tokyu head office street gathering, subculture has sprouted been further park Street is booming. If you and if there is a Gotoh Planetarium, there the city center, if there is further of'm bay alley. It was exudes the smell of diverse cultures. The Culture Creation narrowed down the young people to the target in such, is gimmick city of Shibuya, have filled in such a distinctive air, I had felt that "I began something new movement." And it can be full of cafe bars and discos, with or worked I also store of the interior, I was playing very well in the field of Shibuya.

- Do you have currently use in any way the Shibuya?

Much is poised a studio in Shibuya, how never thought I Hikkoso but quite long. Though it in the big city, this Shibuya Sanchome around is if there is a quiet environment around and gold King shrine, to some Aoyama Gakuin If you walk a little, I think that it is a really good atmosphere. And be close to what from Tokyu Hands. We go quite often. Then Uematsu art supply store with respect to art supplies. It is very large because the two are close. Previously, if there is a small stationery shop Toka Zaimokuya's also around the studio, is along the Meiji street was also cardboard shop. I made a lot of work from the material that got in this neighborhood. But there are also flights of traffic, it's a very convenient city to collect material more than that for me.

Interesting thing about art is, a different place all of the answer is no

- Then Hibino's Information career. Among who are active with the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music by Artist, How did I decided to let us live in this work?

But I had the thinking of going from high school to art school, until the appearance of future work in this industry, did not completely image. Art is unlike the economy, it because the life plan of soaring, and can not afford. I always thing that there is liquidity, and let's much ate in art, in fact, to do not think even now. Draw a sketch every day, making the concept, gathered a companion, causing the action, its stack.

- Ended up in a cardboard as a material, it is the first place of the idea point?

I so much life, it has'd better proceed in a dramatic episode (laughs). When the university three years we started the cardboard. When you begin the task of the university, draw a picture with roughly bought everyone an art store's a white paper and paint and brush. When standing on the starting line, if other and the conditions are the same, there is a high probability that the results be the same. "Well, I think we may be doing something different from the starting line?" And wondering. That time is not not mean that thinking has been organized, a little bending the navel, could have been just started writing on cardboard. I think is that the same as everyone I was hated. From the friends said, "Thats seems Hibino". I say "Oh, so. But I'm this good in easy". A little but I'm a force to the shoulder and toward the white paper, can comfortably do anything that it is cardboard. Interesting thing about art is, is completely different place all of the answers. But initially, I did not always tell whether myself comes out if you use the cardboard.

The entrance of the center city, Hibino's work that appeared from time to time in Shibuya Nishimura of outdoor advertising space

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