Kensuke Takahashi

Painter / Mural Painter

Born in 1977, Yokohama, Japan

Influenced by manga, anime, pictorial books, and the cover art of plastic models, Takahashi started drawing things like doodles and sketches when he was a child.

After that, having been influenced by music, movies, street culture, shrines and temples, he officially started his art activities in around 2005.

In 2012, the artist held his first solo exhibition at Yokohama grassroots. Through numerous opportunities, he has gradually expanded his activities to a wide range of venues in Japan, including solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, live painting at music events, and illustrations.

With the help of new friends and business connections made through live painting, Kensuke Takahashi began painting murals for stores and other venues, and found himself enjoying the pleasure of painting large murals.

In recent years, his activities have expanded with a focus on murals.

As a large scale mural painter, he has worked on the following projects:

JR Yokohama Station Ekinaka, Yokohama Yoshida-cho, Yokohama Akebono-machi, Yokosuka, Machida, Hachioji, Pow! Wow! Japan Kobe, Macao, Nagoya city, Naoshima Island etc.

Artwork has also been provided for Kanagawa Prefecture's educational programs, Yokohama Port Opening Festival, Yokohama World Porters, projects for TV commercials and corporate office murals.