[Hanshin Umeda Main Store] We are holding a solo exhibition by Ryoya Wada, a notable young artist who combines subtle influences from the fashion scene, photography, graphic design, and more into a single painting in the form of collages.
Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, Ltd. Press release: October 21, 2025 To Members of the Press [Hanshin Umeda Main Store] Ryoya, a notable young artist who blends subtle influences from the fashion scene, photography, graphic design, and more into a single collage, We will be holding a solo exhibition of “Wada.”
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URL:https://website.hanshin-dept.jp/hshonten/bizyutsusanpo/?_bdld=2yga-O.pib-h1c.1739517477 Hanaloculture, an art gallery at Hanshin Umeda Main Store, actively presents paintings, objects, art goods, and more that can be enjoyed up close. Today, we are pleased to present “Cold August: Ryoya Wada Solo Exhibition.” Based on the theme of “a blend of fragmented aesthetics,” Ryoya Wada blends subtle influences from the fashion scene, photography, graphic design, and more into collages, blending them into a single painting. His main motif consistently features flowers and plants that he has photographed himself. Enjoy the world of Ryoya Wada, who paints flowers as symbols affirming “trivial aesthetics.” ◇Work introduction
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14431/2612/14431-2612-8720d5de46010ca1eabebde3dbeb416d-780×484.jpg “Sapphire” Acrylic on woodpanel, height 33.3 x width 51.0cm 143,000 yen
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14431/2612/14431-2612-5200f844f5e7bf97b41d4f7864c75ac2-780×261.jpg “Simile” Acrylic on woodpanel, height 15.8 x width 45.4cm 71,500 yen *Prices shown include consumption tax. ◇Author profile Ryoya Wada Born in Osaka in 1997, currently living there Graduated from the Department of Design at Osaka University of Arts in 2020. In 2019, while still a student, he formed the art unit “THRREE” and began his artistic career. 〈Major Awards〉 2024: Winner of the “Wow Us Art Contest” 2025: Winner of the “Iime Fukurame in NAGOYA 2025” exhibition, the “2025 ZERO Exhibition,” and the “ACT Art Grand Prize Exhibition” 〈Main exhibitions〉 2023 “UNKNOWNASIA 2023” 2024 His numerous solo
exhibitions include “ALCHMSM” and others. In July 2025, his work will be exhibited at the “3rd Japan International Art Festival/Osaka-Kansai Expo Exhibition” at the EXPO Messe “WASSE” at the Osaka-Kansai Expo site.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14431/2612/14431-2612-ad3cef6805723b0e5bfa48d44e17fcf9-1294×870.jpg ■You can also view it on the Hana Culture Column blog below. https://www.hanshin-dept.jp/hshonten/shopnews/detail/12669680_3429.html ■Hanshin Umeda Main Store, 8th floor, Haro Culture 2 “‘Cold August’ Ryoya Wada Solo Exhibition” ■October 22 (Wed) – 28 (Tue), 2025 *Open until 5:00 PM on the last day ■ “Art Walk” Official
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