
小泉遼は福島県を拠点に活動し、禅、円相、後光のような東洋的な思想を⻄洋的な要素である油彩で表現し、東洋的美学と現代的表現が調和した独特な魅力を披露する作家である。意識と無意識の狭間で生まれる模様や色彩の積み重ねを通じて、絵画が自己を投影する「窓」となることを探求している。2019年より制作を続ける「enso」シリーズは、禅の書に見られる円相や曼荼羅、枯山水の砂紋など、東洋的な思想を基盤としている。「Halo」シリーズでは、⻄洋絵画の伝統的な技法であるグレージングを駆使し、透明度の高い油絵具を何層にも重ねことで、奥行きのある色彩を生み出した。それにより、図と地の境界が曖昧になり、反復される模様の一つ一つに微妙な差異が生まれ、そこに人の存在の痕跡すらも表現しようとする。「私は何度も絵具を積み上げます。規則性と偶発性、色彩の要素を通じて光を絵画に閉じ込めます」と語る小泉は、規則的な反復と偶然性の中で光の神秘的な動きを描き出し、観客に無限の秩序と驚異を感じさせる。
Ryo Koizumi is an artist based in Fukushima Prefecture who expresses Eastern philosophies such as Zen, Enso, and halo motifs through the Western medium of oil painting. His work harmonizes Eastern aesthetics with contemporary expression, showcasing a unique and captivating appeal.He explores how a painting can become a “window” that reflects the self through the accumulation of patterns and colors emerging from the boundary between consciousness and the unconscious. The “Enso” series, which he has been creating since 2019, is rooted in Eastern philosophy, drawing inspiration from Zen calligraphyʼs enso, mandalas, and the sand patterns of Karesansui (dry landscape gardens).In the “Halo” series, he masterfully employs the traditional Western painting technique of glazing, layering highly transparent oil paints to create rich, deep colors with a sense of depth. As a result, the boundary between figure and ground becomes ambiguous, and subtle variations emerge in each repeated pattern, attempting to express even the traces of human presence. “I repeatedly build up layers of paint.
Through elements of order, chance, and color, I capture light within the painting,” says Koizumi. By depicting the mystical movement of light within structured repetition and spontaneity, he evokes a sense of infinite order and wonder in the viewer.













RYO KOIZUMI
Born in 1985, Fukushima, Japan
Graduated from Ibaraki University
CV
2025
「Art Fair Tokyo 2025」(SH GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan)
「A RAY OF LIGHT Solo Exhibition」(SH GALLERY SEOUL, Seoul, Korea)
2024
artKYOTO2024 (Shosei-en, Kyoto, Japan)
Kiaf SEOUL 2024 (COEX, Seoul, Korea)
2023
「 Solo Exhibition BREATH」 (SH GALLERY SEOUL Seoul ,Korea)
「 1st GROUP EXHIBITION」(SH GALLERY SEOUL Seoul ,Korea)
「KIAF Seoul 2023」 (COEX 1F, Hall A&B, Grand Ballroom Seoul ,Korea)
「Hankyu Art Fair 2023」 (Hankyu Umeda Gallery Art Stage, 9th floor)
「 FURLA x Ryo Koizumi」(ISETAN SHINJYUKU store / Tokyo, Japan)
2022
「時代の一片/ Piece of the times」(Ginza Tsutaya GINZA ATRIUM)
「Solo exhibition, LOCUS」(SH GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan )
「ART BUSAN 2022」(BEXCO 1, Busan,Korea)
「ART Fair Tokyo 2022」( SH GALLERY/ Tokyo, Japan )
2021
FURLA collaboration event, ISETAN, Tokyo
Solo exhibition, LUMINOUS, SH GALLERY, Tokyo
ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2021, SH GALLERY, Fukuoka
Group exhibition, SH GALLERY GROUP EXHIBITION, SH GALLERY, Tokyo Group exhibition ,100nin10, Tokyo
Solo exhibition, en, Firsthand, Tokyo
2020
Solo exhibition, en, NFACES, Toyama
Solo exhibition, en, fons, Nagoya
PIERRE HERMExTara Jarmon collaboration event, PIERRE HERME PARIS Aoyama, Tokyo White atelier by CONVERSE collaboration
Chupa Chups Live paint, RELISHxCOIN PARKING DELIVERY, Shibiya109, Tokyo
2019
「Solo exhibition, en」(Revolution, Sendai ,Japan)
「dunhill collaboration event」, (dunhill Ginza, Tokyo , Japan)
「Solo exhibition, en, 」(ONIJUS COFFEE VILLAGE, Osaka ,Japan)
「GREENANDBLACKSMITH」 (LOBBY, Tokyo ,Japan)
2018
「NHK historical drama, SEGODON」,Title design