Yoshimasa Tsuchiya
Pow Martinez
Gary Baseman
ART OSAKA 2026
Galleries Section
MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY is pleased to announce its participation in ART OSAKA 2026, Galleries Section. We will feature Yoshimasa Tsuchiya’s collaborative sculptures (wood carving and resin) of Godzilla with spirituality; Pow Martinez’s paintings, which depict the emotions in the modern world via another reality with striking colors and composition; and Gary Baseman’s paintings, in which pet cats and anthropomorphized soft toys coexist, at the new venue, Congrès Square Grand Green Osaka. We invite you to a world where imagination and reality ingeniously intertwine.
Dates
May 29–31, 2026
VIP Preview: May 29, 1–3pm *VIP only
Preview: May 29, 3–7pm *VIP, invitees, and press only
Open to Public: May 30, 11am–7pm, May 31, 11am–5pm
Congrès Square Grand Green Osaka
Booth: G-28
South Building 4F, Grand Green Osaka, 5-54 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0011, Japan
Yoshimasa Tsuchiya
GODZILLA TM & © TOHO
2026
35 x 58 x 20 cm
Painted camphor wood, labradorite
Yoshimasa Tsuchiya was born in 1977. He studied sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts, completing his PhD in Sculpture Conservation at the graduate school in 2007. Drawing upon his experience with ancient sculptures during his graduate studies, Tsuchiya has challenged himself with traditional techniques and innovative expression. He has held solo exhibitions in Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, and Germany, and a solo exhibition “Yoshimasa Tsuchiya - Beyond the Tranquility” at Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design in 2025, growing popularity and acclaim both in Japan and abroad. Tsuchiya is known for his symbolic sculptures, which embody thoughts with the forms of living creatures. He has established a unique painting method where pale colors emerge from beneath the surface of wood carvings. Furthermore, employing a technique similar to that for Buddhist statues, he inserts glass or crystal eyes from within the head, creating works with mystical expressions. Resin works are created in Tsuchiya’s studio based on his wood carvings, with the artist himself painting to each piece.
Pow Martinez
Illusion of a normal life
2026
91.4 x 91.4 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Pow Martinez (b. 1983, Manila, Philippines; lives and works in Manila) is a Filipino artist known for his expressionistic style of painting, blending bold colors with demonic, mutant-like characters to create compelling canvases. Often resembling a beautiful nightmare, Martinez’s paintings combine the mundanities of everyday life with elements of pop culture, resulting in darkly humorous works depicting society’s overconsumption. Martinez studied Visual Communications at the University of the Philippines and Painting at Kalayaan College. He is a recipient of the 2010 Ateneo Art Award for his exhibition 1 Billion Years at West Gallery, Philippines. He exhibits internationally and has worked with different media, from painting to sound. Martinez is also active as a noise musician under the stage name Sewage Worker. His recent exhibitions include Mental Door at MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY in Tokyo (2025), Junk DNA at Silverlens New York; City Prince/sses at Palais de Tokyo in Paris; 50 Years in Hollywood at Pinto Art Museum in New York; Art Basel Hong Kong 2019 with Silverlens; WXXX, West Gallery, Manila.
Gary Baseman
ItchyKoo Park
2023
121.9 x 152.4 cm
Acrylic on canvas (framed)
ItchyKoo Park features friendly creatures gathered in a vibrant, lush forest. Evoking the line “It’s all too beautiful”, lyrics from the 1968 song titled Itchycoo Park by Small Faces, Baseman blends ideas from childhood, psychedelic rock-n-roll, and a past era. He says, “I was never cool as a kid, but I’m still nostalgic for it. In looking back, I’m thinking a lot about what it was like to feel the sun kiss you, how you could ride the wind, play in nature, and find beauty.”
Gary Baseman is an interdisciplinary artist who investigates history, heritage, and the human condition (especially love, longing, and loss). Through unique iconography and fantastical visual narratives that celebrate “the beauty of the bittersweetness of life,” his work brings together the worlds of popular culture and fine art. Baseman (b. 1960) was born and raised in Los Angeles, California when lifestyles dramatically shifted and politics and popular culture seeped into the home. Baseman transforms everyday observations and experiences into art that includes drawing, painting, photography, video, installation art, performance, as well as fashion, toy design and social media. Throughout his long career, Baseman’s works have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world; his solo exhibition “Memento Moa” (2023) was held at The Suter Art Gallery in New Zealand—an institution with a history spanning over 120 years—captivating new fans.