YUTA OKUDA

1987 Born in Aichi, Japan
After studying fashion design in Japan and England and working as a designer for a fashion brand, Yuta Okuda became an artist in 2016 and has been actively participating in solo and group exhibitions in Japan, building a career through production and presentation.
Since becoming an artist, Okuda has been creating miniature paintings composed only of calculated lines, but in the past few years, he has been focusing on "flower" paintings with an emphasis on "coincidence.
Yuta Okuda's paintings, in which paint and color are emphasized by violent strokes and fine line drawings with a pen coexist, fascinate the audience.

MUEBON

The word “MUEBON” in Thai means restless hands or hands that are constantly fiddling, scribbling, and causing a mess. It is a word with negative connotations that we often use to scold others. However, the word BON in English (or French) means “good”, completely contradicting the Thai meaning, and thus highlighting the inconsistency between East and West. MUEBON is the pseudonym used by an accomplished street artist who creates work in public spaces along the alleys of capital cities and metropolises the world over.
BON has steadily built his reputation as one of the Asia’s most prolific street artists since graduated as a fine artist in 2005. From Chiang Rai to YaLa and around the world, his trademark characters have appeared at the roadside, on shop shutters and on just about any surface available to him.
In 2007 he met up with Souled Out Studios, the urban art gallery that represents two other renowned Thai street artists. Since then, his collector base has steadily grown worldwide, picking up new fans and delighting existing ones in Europe and Asia, and BON is now featured as one of the gallery’s most important artists. This was highlighted in 2013 when BON flew over to the UK to open a dedicated show alongside fellow London artists, resulting in an emphatic success for both the artists and gallery, and receiving glowing reviews from the Financial Times and other well-known publications. BON sold all 30 of his works on the opening night and went on to colour the streets of London with his art, alongside graffiti.
In 2014, BON's first solo show, featuring a selection of paintings, sculptures, and installations, sold out in the very first week and has attracted the attention of both art enthusiasts and collectors around the world. Following this, he was invited to bring his solo exhibition to both Japan and Russia and his works were used in the opening ceremony of the Moscow 2018 World Cup.