Art at norm.
Enjoy art in your own space
Artwork revitalizes society and is close to people's hearts.
One of our missions is to create such space in Japan.
hotel norm. periodically changes the art in the hotel, and aims to realize its mission by providing artists with a place to present and sell their works, and to our guests with a space they can live while enjoying art.

"Arigatou" by Lefty Art
Exhibition period: 2024.11.05~2025.01.06

Exhibition Background
1. Please tell us about your profile.
Left-handed, born in 1985.
The original drawings are based on the desire to preserve the loose touch that is unique to hand-drawn art and the soothing, natural colors.
He is self-taught and sees painting as a communication tool that transcends language, and he mainly expresses what he has experienced and felt.
2. What first got you interested in art and artists?
I've loved drawing since I was a child, and I've been playing with drawing ever since I was old enough to understand.
Thanks to that, I was able to make more friends and associates, and even as an adult I've continued to draw.

地下鉄の構内にアートを描くキース・ヘリングと立ち止まる通行人
3. Please tell us about the theme of this exhibition.
The theme is "Thank you."
Life is a long journey and on that journey each person takes on different colors, sometimes light and sometimes dark.
No matter what color it is, it's all packed with the word "Thank you."
4. Could you please give us an artistic commentary on the main visual work this time?
I combined a picture I drew with the letters of a letter my son Rioto wrote to his mother.
Like me, Rioto was a child who loved to draw from an early age, but he passed away due to illness in February 2021. Although we can no longer see him, he continues to live on in our family's hearts, and I would be happy if he could continue to live on as a work of art, so I created this painting.

今回のメインビジュアル "反抗鬼"(奥側)とnorm.fujiリビングルーム
ー 展示のポイント、宿泊者へのメッセージをお願いします。
hotel norm. fuji でのひとときは、必ず特別なものになります。様々なアーティストが生み出すアートを身近に感じ、自然や楽しい空間は世界でもそんなにあるものではありません。特別な場所で特別な時間に、T.D.のアートがより良い空間を提供できる様に願っています。
また、作品の変わり様=自分の経験や成長を楽しんで頂きたいです! 今回のテーマである自分の脳内の引き出しから生まれてきたアート。過去の作品でもテーマを決めて好きなものを自由に思いのままに表現してきましたが、今回は経験や感情、印象に残る思い出に沿って作成してるのでその変化を作品から感じ、楽しんで頂きたいです。
作者がこう描いたからと言う決まった意味ではなく、様々な人がいろんな解釈をしてその絵に価値や意味が宿るとも考えています。ぜひいろんな見方、感じ方でお楽しみください。
ー 今後の活動でどのような挑戦・構想を描いていますか?
今後は今回のテーマでもある引き出しに入れるものの質に拘って生きていく事とその引き出しの大きさをアップデートしていく生き方をしていきたいと思います。
見たもの、感じたもの、環境や出会いで自分の絵が変化していき、その絵が結びついていく感覚の楽しさを知りました。
今までの目標でもあった海外での展示にも近づける様に、一瞬一瞬をより細かく生きていきたいと考えています。

外気温-3°の中でstore norm.外壁にペイントをするRYOTAさんとDAIGOさん
5. Please give a message to guests staying at the hotel.
Being able to see such a view with my eyes and feel the sounds of nature with my ears
I am grateful to have the opportunity to exhibit in such a wonderful location and to have all of our guests enjoy the exhibit. Please enjoy!
6. What challenges and plans do you have for your future activities?
I would love to see different scenery from different places and express it in my artwork!
7. What does art mean to you?
It is one of the communication tools used to make friends and live our lives.

3日間に及んだstore norm.外壁のペイント後、サインをするRyotaさん
Artist Profile
HIROKI YAGI
Born in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture.
Graduated from Yokohama National University, Faculty of Education and Human Sciences, Department of Multimedia Culture.
A painter and illustrator based in Tokyo, he mainly creates digital and mixed media paintings.
She mainly exhibits her work in galleries and contributes illustrations, but recently she has also been active in producing apparel and four-panel comic strips.

About Sales of artpieces
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All works (a total of 6) will be sold by raffle.
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Priority will be given to customers staying at hotel norm. during the exhibition period.
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For those who are not staying at hotel norm. and would like to purchase, PLEASE contact us by 24:00 on May 19th via our Instagram DM, LINE or WhatsApp and let us know the name of the piece you would like, your name, and email address.
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[Raffle Period: May 20th to May 26th * Winners will be contacted after the raffle ends.]
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If you have any questions about purchasing artwork after the lottery period or have any other concerns, please contact us using the form below.
Artists Archive
Hotel Norm. has had many artists exhibit their work so far.
Click on the photo to watch the interview video.