• Naofumi Maruyama
• moon and sun
• Acrylic, cotton　2007
• Courtesy: SHUGOARTS

• Miwa Yanagi
• My Grandmothers:TSUMUGI
• Light-jet print　2007

Over the three-year period from 2007 to 2009, these six will take turns exhibiting together in combinations of four, with the lineup changing partially each year. This approach has been adopted to boost the sense of creative tension within the group while also keeping its activities fresh and vital.
The Sixth Tsubaki-kai is also attempting to bring new levels of active artistic collaboration to each exhibition. This collaboration began very early on, including discussions among the six members leading to the decision to add the title"Trans-Figurative" to all of the group's exhibitions to impart a sense of conceptual coherence and an overarching theme. Comprised of "figure" (meaning "shape," "form" or "image") and "trans" (referring to "transcending" and "going beyond"), this title was chosen to symbolize both "going beyond the Tsubaki-kai of the past" and stimulating each participating artist to "go beyond his or her normal sphere through interaction with others."

The four exhibitors in 2008 will include;
Chiharu Shiota, Kyotaro Hakamata, Naofumi Maruyama, and Miwa Yanagi.

Chiharu Shiota's work includes performance and installation works imbued with the artist's sense of internal uneasiness, impatience, and irritation. Kyotaro Hakamata's works consider the concept of "form" in all its elements, often featuring shapes placed in unusual and unexpected locations.
Naofumi Maruyama uses a staining technique to paint with acrylics in pastel-like shades and simplified forms reminiscent of Chinese ink painting.
Miwa Yanagi uses computer graphics and video to capture realms of "femaleness," for example
in her My Grandmothers series, which depicts a young woman's images of her grandmother, and in her Parables series, which focuses on stories told between young and elderly women.
Each of these artists will contribute to Tsubaki-kai Exhibition 2008, and visitors may look forward to experiencing how their artistic worlds have resonated with one another to create new realms of expression!

Exhibitors in 2009 will include Yasuko Iba, Chiharu Shiota, Masanori Sukenari, and Naofumi Maruyama.