Lucian Moriyama

Biography

Lucian Moriyama, born in Honolulu in 1991, is an artist and writer. He studied at the University of Glasgow and the Beaux-Arts de Marseille, where he received the Prix François Bret.  He was on residency at the Villa Empain (2021) and the Collection Lambert (2021). He lives and works between Belgium and France.

 

Lucian Moriyama revisits cultural and material histories, excavating utopian forms and exotic fantasies. He integrates these elements into his documents and plaster-based works between painting, sculpture, and geology. Artifice, fiction, and trompe-l'œil emerge as central themes in his explorations of art history, architecture, music, World's Fairs, and exotica.

 

His works have been shown at Manifesta 13 (2020), Art-O-Rama (2021), Paréidolie (2021), Limited Edition Air Fair (2022), and Jeune Création (2022). Additionally, he has participated in conferences at Tramway (2018), Mucem (2020), and Pianofabriek (2021).

Works
  • Lucian Moriyama, Study of a hand with crossed fingers
    Study of a hand with crossed fingers
  • Lucian Moriyama, Wax candle (Bougie de cire), 2021
    Wax candle (Bougie de cire), 2021
  • Lucian Moriyama, Vase (and its tragic double), 2022
  • lucian-moryiama-petite-dejeuner-thespacelessgallery
    Petit-déjeuner (Breakfast), 2023
  • Lucian Moriyama, Forest lekythos, 2023
    Forest lekythos, 2023
  • Lucian Moriyama, Noyau, 2023
    Noyau, 2023
  • Lucian Moriyama, 7" (15 July 2023, Brussels), 2023
    7" (15 July 2023, Brussels), 2023
  • Lucian Moriyama, Tape machine 3 (Natural harmony), 2023
    Tape machine 3 (Natural harmony), 2023
  • Lucian Moriyama, Tiger lekythos, 2023
    Tiger lekythos, 2023
  • Lucian Moriyama, On fire, 2023
    On fire, 2023
  • Lucian Moriyama, Hammer, 2023
    Hammer, 2023
  • Lucian Moriyama, Horizon, 2023
    Horizon, 2023
  • Lucian Moriyama, Record player (Indeterminacy 1), 2023
    Record player (Indeterminacy 1), 2023
  • Lucian Moriyama, Record player (Indeterminacy 2), 2023
    Record player (Indeterminacy 2), 2023
  • Lucian Moriyama, Axis, 2023
    Axis, 2023
Exhibitions