Soshiro Matsubara

Soshiro Matsubara

BornNationalityBased In
1980JapaneseVienna
Biography

Soshiro Matsubara’s work is concerned with eroticism, desire, the lewd and the absurd. During an artistic process that begins with the accumulation of old magazine snippets and antiques, he pieces together assembled sculptures made from glazed ceramics, depictions of estranged or deranged lovers entwined. Much of Matsubara’s work has focused on Oskar Kokoschka and his bizarre and turbulent relationship with Alma Mahler, which saw him commission a life-sized doll of his ex-lover, a physical manifestation of his lovesickness and desperation. Matsubara says that he is attracted to the obsession, attachment, weirdness and humour of the story. Through the installations and paintings that Kokoschka’s love affair inspired, Matsubara raises questions of simulation, stimulation and the uncanny. ...

Selected Artworks
Kiss painting XVI
Soshiro Matsubara
Kiss painting XVI, 2019
25.5 x 31.5cm
Last Night XVII (Marguerite)
Soshiro Matsubara
Last Night XVII (Marguerite), 2020
21 x 39 x 14cm
Last Night XXII (Le nid)
Soshiro Matsubara
Last Night XXII (Le nid), 2021
38 x 34 x 9cm
Last Night XXIV (Tête de Méduse)
Soshiro Matsubara
Last Night XXIV (Tête de Méduse), 2021
40 x 29 x 12cm
Lovers (Oskar Kokoschka & Alma Mahler)
Soshiro Matsubara
Lovers (Oskar Kokoschka & Alma Mahler), 2016
129 x 87cm
Engagement, Tolerance and Hospitality
Soshiro Matsubara
Engagement, Tolerance and Hospitality, 2018
48 x 32cm
Engagement, Tolerance and Hospitality
Soshiro Matsubara
Engagement, Tolerance and Hospitality, 2018
48 x 32cm
Engagement, Tolerance and Hospitality
Soshiro Matsubara
Engagement, Tolerance and Hospitality, 2019
65 x 27 x 42cm
The Caresses
Soshiro Matsubara
The Caresses, 2020
67 x 135 x 2cm
Portrait of Alma Mahler
Soshiro Matsubara
Portrait of Alma Mahler, 2020
153 x 30 x 30cm
Kiss XXI
Soshiro Matsubara
Kiss XXI, 2020
25.5 x 31.5 x 2.5cm
Kiss XXII
Soshiro Matsubara
Kiss XXII, 2020
25.5 x 31.5 x 2.5cm
A Tale of Romance
Soshiro Matsubara
A Tale of Romance, 2020
20 x 350 x 200cm
Untitled
Soshiro Matsubara
Untitled, 2021
39 x 9 x 6cm
Kiss XXIV
Soshiro Matsubara
Kiss XXIV, 2021
25.5 x 31.5 x 2.5cm
Untitled
Soshiro Matsubara
Untitled, 2021
29 x 15 x 34cm
Last Night XXXII
Soshiro Matsubara
Last Night XXXII, 2021
32 x 38 x 12cm
Last Night XXI (La fiancée)
Soshiro Matsubara
Last Night XXI (La fiancée), 2021
34 x 26 x 13cm
Love Sick
Soshiro Matsubara
Love Sick, 2021
396.24 x 248.92 x 137.16cm
Last Night LIX
Soshiro Matsubara
Last Night LIX, 2024
45 x 43 x 7cm
Last Night XLIX
Soshiro Matsubara
Last Night XLIX, 2024
43 x 36 x 8cm
Last Night XLI
Soshiro Matsubara
Last Night XLI, 2024
25 x 33 x 6cm
Last Night XLVIII
Soshiro Matsubara
Last Night XLVIII, 2024
39 x 30 x 8cm
Last Night (LX)
Soshiro Matsubara
Last Night (LX), 2024
31 x 41 x 7cm
You, who are alive, are always far away and keep me alive
Soshiro Matsubara
You, who are alive, are always far away and keep me alive, 2022
120 x 180 x 86cm
Coordinates for spring so long ago that you forgot about it.it.,
Soshiro Matsubara
Coordinates for spring so long ago that you forgot about it.it.,, 2023
63 x 52 x 2cm
Untitled
Soshiro Matsubara
Untitled, 2022
81 x 32 x 15cm
Pure Silence IV
Soshiro Matsubara
Pure Silence IV, 2022
43 x 14 x 12cm
Four Skulls and the Magic Carpet
Soshiro Matsubara
Four Skulls and the Magic Carpet, 2024
6 x 43 x 7cm
Gallery Representation
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