Motomichi Nakamura, Japanese born and graduate from Parsons School of Design in New York, is an award-winning Projection Artist and Animator based in Croton On Hudson, NY.
His work is known for the use of black, white, and red and he creates monsters with minimalistic graphic elements inspired by Cryptozoology and Mythology. He has exhibited globally in numerous museums and galleries including the New Museum in New York, Moscow Contemporary Art Center Winzavod, MARCO in Monterrey Mexico, Olympia Park Munich, Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris, La Gaîté Lyrique among others. His animated films have been screened at Sundance Film Festival, Onedotzero Festival, and Edinburgh International Film Festival and his recent film “Okami” won in The Leeds International Film Festival.
Commercially he has worked on projects for clients such as EA, MTV, USA Networks, and Sony and produced music videos for artists including Nicola Cruz and the Swedish band The Knife which earned him international recognition.
Exhibitions:
2021 “Monsters Among Us”, NowHere NYC, NY.
2021 “Deep Sea”, Candyland, Stockholm, Sweden
2020 “Giant Salamander”, ZAZ10TS, Times Square, NY
2019 “When night falls”, 150 media stream, Chicago, U.S.
2019 Video Mapping Festival vol.2, Public Installation, Lille, France
2019 Spriten Kunsthall, Solo Exhibition, Skien, Norway
2018 GIAF Governors Island Art Fair, NY
2018 Magic City, Munich, Germany
2017 Paseo Party on Plaza, Public Installation, Taos, U.S.
2016 TCDC, Public Installation, Bangkok, Thailand
2015 Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, Mexico
2014 Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia
2013 Museo de la Ciudad, Quito, Ecuador
2012 Nuit Blanche, Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris, FR
2011 La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris, France
2011 Centro De Arte Contemporáneo De Quito, Quito, Ecuador
2011 Volksbühne Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2008 Winzavod - Moscow Contemporary Art Center, Russia
2005 Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY, U.S.
Live Video Mixing Performances:
2017 Paseo Party on Plaza, Taos, U.S.
2015 Bukruk Urban Art Festival II, Bangkok, Thailand
2015 Linoleum Media Art Festival, Kiev, Ukraine
2012 The Cuenca Biennial, Cuenca, Ecuador
2011 Vj Op De Dom 2011, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2011 Missing Link Show/Pictoplasma, VOLKSBÜHNE, Berlin, Germany
2008 Riverbeats Live ‘08, Parramatta Riverbank, Parramatta, Australia
2008 Winzavod - Moscow Contemporary Art Center, Moscow, Russia
2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
2007 MOMA Family Event, Modern Museum of Art, New York, U.S.
Screenings:
2020 AVIFF Cannes Art Film Festival, France
2020 Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Stuttgart, Germany
2019 London International Animation Festival, London, UK
2019 Austin Music Video Festival, Austin, U.S.
2019 Leeds International Film Festival, Leeds, UK - Winner
2019 International Moving Film Festival, Abadan, Iran - Semi-Finalist
2019 PIAFF, Paris International Film Festival, Paris, France
2019 SICAF 2019, Seoul, South Korea
2019 Pictoplasma Festival, Berlin, Germany
2016 Linoleum Media Art Festival, Kiev, Ukraine
2015 The 12th Sedicicorto, Forli, Italy
2014 37th Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Uppsala, Sweden
2014 Winter Festival, Tate St Ives, London, UK
2014 Holland Animation Film Festival, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2009 16th Stuttgart International Festival of Animation Film, Germany
2008 San Francisco International Animation Festival, San Francisco, U.S.
2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
2007 Sónar CINEMA 2005, Barcelona, Spain
2006 Onedotzero_10, Europe, Africa, Asia, South America
2004 Sundance Digital Film Festival, Park City, U.S.
2004 New York Video Festival at Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, U.S.
2002 Sundance Digital Film Festival, Park City, U.S.
Bibliography:
2020 “Motomichi Nakamura", Diners Magazine Espanol, Spain
2020 “20 Projection Mapping Artists Creating Otherworldly Installations”, ARISTA, U.S.
2014 “Motomichi Nakamura”, Eloquence, Korea
2014 “Motomichi Nakamura, Crypto-Animation”, Roanoke Times, Virginia
2010 “Lamp”, Daz-magazine, Hong Kong
2009 “Video + Visuals”, MONDO dr, UK
2008 “Behind the scenes”, Computer Arts Projects, UK
2008 “Linoleum Experimental Animation Festival”, Ultro Russia TV, Russia
2008 “Who cares about graphic design history?”, eye, UK
2007 “Characters”, eye, UK
Publications:
2010 International Design Year Book, China
2009 Stash DVD vol.62, by Stash Media, Canada
2009 The Visual Dictionary of Illustration, UK
2009 Stash vol.49 (DVD), by Stash Media, Canada
2008 Motion Blur2 (DVD), by Onedotzero, UK
2008 Best Of Submarine Channel(DVD), by Submarine Channel,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008 Pictoplasma 3, Berlin, Germany
2006 STASH vol.25 (DVD), by Stash Media, Canada
2006 Vjing: Art+Technology of Live Audio/Video, U.S.
Awards and Honors:
2020 Winner - AVIFF Cannes Art Film Festival, France
2019 Winner - Music Video category, Leeds International Film Festival, UK
2019 Semi-Finalist - International Moving Film Festival, Abadan, Iran
2008 Finalist - Music Video category, SXSW, TX, U.S.
2007 Best Music Video, Platform International Animation Festival,
Portland, U.S.
2006 Guilty Pleasure, Holland Animation Film Festival, Utrecht,
The Netherlands
2006 Kuroda/Uchiyama Award, Adobe Motion Awards, Tokyo, Japan
2001 Distinctive Merit Award New Media, The 80th Art Directors Annual,
New York, U.S.
Teaching and Workshops:
2016 - Present Projection Mapping and Animation
Part-Time Faculty, The New School, Parsons School of Design, NYC
2021 Projection Mapping
Workshop lecturer, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, U.S.
2014 Character Design
Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia
2013 Projection Mapping
Centro De Arte Contemporáneo De Quito, Quito, Ecuador
Lectures:
2016 Lecturer on Character Design
Pictoplasma, New York
2015 Lecturer on Digital Media and Experimental Animation
Bukruk Urban Art Festival II, Bangkok, Thailand
2015 Lecturer on Media Art and Experimental Animation
Linoleum Media Art Festival, Kiev, Ukraine
2015 Lecturer on Animation and Experimental Animation
KAeD, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
2014 Lecturer on Character Design and Career for Digital Media Artists
Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia
2013 Lecturer on Media Art and Animation
Chilemonos Animation Festival, Santiago, Chile
Education:
Parsons School of Design, New York, BFA Illustration, 1996