Backside works.

Backside works.は、福岡を拠点として活動するアーティストである。
ペインティング、スプレー、シルクスクリーン、ジークレー、ステッカーなど多彩な技法を用い、80年代の昭和末期、90年代、そして2000年代の平成日本のサブカルチャーへの憧れとノスタルジーを原点に制作を続けている。
その作品は、当時のカルチャーへの敬意や記憶を現代的な視点で再構築し、多くの人々の共感を呼んでいる。
リーバイス、コンバース、週刊少年ジャンプ、サンリオなど数多くのブランドとのコラボレーションも手がけており、その活動領域はアートシーンにとどまらず、幅広いカルチャーへと広がっている。

Backside works. is a Fukuoka-based artist whose work is rooted in a deep sense of admiration and nostalgia for Japanese subcultures of the late Showa era (1980s) and the Heisei era (1990s–2000s).
Utilizing a wide range of mediums—including painting, spray paint, silkscreen printing, giclée, and stickers—the artist reconstructs memories and respect for these cultural eras through a contemporary lens, earning broad resonance.
Having collaborated with numerous iconic brands such as Levi’s, Converse, Weekly Shonen Jump, and Sanrio, Backside works. continues to extend their creative presence beyond the traditional art scene into broader cultural domains.

Backside works.는 일본 후쿠오카를 기반으로 활동하는 아티스트입니다.
페인팅, 스프레이, 실크스크린, 지클레, 스티커 등 다채로운 기법을 활용하여, 80년대 쇼와 말기부터 90년대, 그리고 2000년대 헤이세이 시절 일본 서브컬처에 대한 동경과 향수를 원점으로 작업을 이어오고 있습니다.
그 작품은 당시 컬처에 대한 존경과 기억을 현대적인 시각으로 재해석하여 많은 이들의 공감을 불러일으키고 있습니다.
리바이스, 컨버스, 주간 소년 점프, 산리오 등 수많은 브랜드와의 협업도 진행해 왔으며, 그의 활동 영역은 아트씬에 머무르지 않고 다양한 문화 영역으로 확장되고 있습니다.

Backside works. 是一位以日本福冈为据点开展创作的艺术家。
他运用绘画、喷绘、丝网印刷、艺术微喷(Giclée)、贴纸等多种技法,以对 80 年代昭和末期、90 年代及 2000 年代平成时期日本亚文化的向往与怀旧为起点,持续进行创作。
他的作品以现代视角重新构筑了对当时文化的敬意与记忆,引发了众多观者的共鸣。
他曾与李维斯(Levi’s)、匡威(Converse)、《周刊少年Jump》、三丽鸥(Sanrio)等众多品牌开展合作,活动领域不仅局限于艺术界,更延伸至广泛的文化领域。


Backside works.

Based in Fukuoka, Japan.

CV

2026
「Art Fair Tokyo 20」(SH GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan)

2025
GNE / ゲイジュツノエキ 2025 (Kyoto, Japan)
「Characters solo exhibition」(VALIANT GALLERY / Fukuoka, Japan)
Kiaf SEOUL 2025(COEX, Seoul, Korea)
「Re:WEAR /RE:WORLD group exhibition」(SH GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan)
「Art Fair Tokyo 2025」(SH GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan)

2024
「볶음밥」 Solo Exhibition (SH GALLERY SEOUL, Seoul, Korea)
Kiaf SEOUL 2024 (COEX, Seoul, Korea)
Hello Kitty 50th Anniversary Special Exhibition (DDP, Seoul, Korea)
“Backside works. × SANRIO CHARACTERS 「 50 five-o 」 ,SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
“Tokyo Art Fair 2024”, SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan

2023
“你好” Powerlong Museum, Shanghai, China
“VALIANT GALLERY.Bar” Fukuoka, Japan
“。、展” Komyo-in Templeyo, Tokyo, Kyoto

2022
“週刊少年” SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
“ART TAIPEI 2022” SH GALLERY, Taipei,Taiwan
“KIAF SEOUL 2022” SH GALLERY, Seoul, Korea
“ボンジュール福岡” Valiant gallery, Fukuoka, Japan
“ヒロイン中毒” SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
“へ、じゃなくてヒロイン!” SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
Pop-up “plant chain” VELVET,Osaka,Japan

2021
“URBAN BREAK 2021 Art Fair”, Seoul, Korea
“Group Exhibition” SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
“Tokyo Art Fair 2021”, SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
“CONVERSE TOKYO × Backside works. Collab, Tokyo, Japan
“Skateboard of Backside works. commemorative exhibition” Monster, Tokyo, Japan
“Adopted as a character for Tokyo Shoseki English Textbook for High School Students 2022

2020
“BLACK MARKET 2020” Backside works.×BOTANIZE, Tokyo, Japan
artTNZ Art Fair SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
Art Hunting SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
Backside works. & Erika Naka SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
Solo exhibition “CHAPTER #GINZA” SH GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
Pop-up “CHAPTER #SAGA” RoughCafe Saga, Japan
Illustration for cover of textbook “Junior High School Health and Physical Education 2021” by Gakken
Appointed as a character for FOSSILE “BIG TIC
Adopted as a character for Kawaijuku 2020

2019
UNKNOWN/ASIA, SH GALLERY Osaka, Japan
Pop-up store “DECADE FUKUOKA” Fukuoka, Japan


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