Yoshimasa Tsuchiya studied sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts, and completed PhD, Sculpture Conservation at the graduate school in 2007. He has held solo exhibitions in Taiwan, the Netherlands, and Germany, and at Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design, further growing his popularity and acclaim both in Japan and abroad. Tsuchiya has established a unique painting method whereby the inner pale colors faintly appear from the surface of wood carving. He also uses a technique similar to that for Buddhist statues, inserting crystal or glass eyes from inside the head, creating works with a mystical look. Tsuchiya creates symbolic sculptures that embody thoughts in the form of living creatures. Based on his wood carvings, resin works are molded in silicon at Tsuchiya’s studio and painted one by one by the artist himself.