Takeshi Motomiya (?? ?? Motomiya Takeshi, born December 5, 1959, Tokyo, Japan) is a multidisciplinary Japanese artist living in Barcelona since 1986.
Throughout his career, he has worked various visual arts disciplines that include; painting, engraving and sculpture.
Characterized by his work of textures and natural pigment colours, his work is mainly based on abstract art and shows some attributes of figurativism and abstract expressionism, infused with Japanese ancient gods, biblical content and Greek and Egyptian mythology.Raised and trained in Japan, having lived in Paris and Barcelona, where he currently resides, Motomiya's work has been exhibited in several European cities such as Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam and Mahón (Minorca).
However the vast majority of his works are exhibited in his native country, Japan.Through his specialisation in engraving and the subsequent creation of the Taller Nou studio, he has worked with national and international artists, such as Antoni Tàpies, Barry Flanagan, Balthus, Miquel Barceló and Perejaume.
The studio has been acknowledged as one of the best printmaking studios in Spain.