About

               

Born in Nara Prefecture, 1974. Having a mycologist as a father, Kinuta has had a keen interest in plants, animals and insects since his childhood days. He began producing works in 1993 and takes contracted production commissions with fashion brands. In 2020, things came to a stop due to COVID. “Am I producing works that I want to express?” In 2021, he is presenting works under his own name for the first time in 13 years.
With observations skills inherited from his dad as his base, he creates numerous completely handmade animals out of cloth. Being a little more than cloth, the material he uses is from sample suit material made in Bishu (the central region of Japan). The sample fabrics he uses are borderline antique linen, which he uses to connect the finest of shreds, expressing an shockingly realistic-looking dynamism. Cats that stop moments in their tracks, owls with piercing gazes, rabbits that give off a mysterious charm. These numerous works contain the mysterious appeal that just about anybody felt when looking at animals during their childhood, as well as “cloth carvings” with expressions that can’t be described in words, something that Kinuta places the most importance on. He is currently presenting new works at galleries within the metropolitan area while also exhibiting works in all areas across Japan.