These paintings depict companions of Mr. Kobayashi the Pink Cat, characters I have drawn since 1999, on canvases made from the pink fabric used in his 2022 Hakone installation. They connect with plan drawings and installations such as Pulling Time, Arrangement, Adjustment, Movement, and Very Heavy Bag.
Decorator crab: The Cat and the Sphere《デコレータークラブ—猫と球体》, 2025
Acrylic on canvas made from pink fabric originally used in the installation Decorator Crab—Mr. Kobayashi the Pink Cat at the solo exhibition, The Hakone Open-Air Museum, Kanagawa, Japan, 2022
18 × 18 cm
Photo: © Takehiro Iikawa, courtesy of the artist
Decorator crab: The Cat and the Sphere《デコレータークラブ—猫と球体》, 2025
Acrylic on canvas made from pink fabric originally used in the installation Decorator Crab—Mr. Kobayashi the Pink Cat at the solo exhibition, The Hakone Open-Air Museum, Kanagawa, Japan, 2022
18 × 18 cm
Photo: © Takehiro Iikawa, courtesy of the artist
Decorator crab: The Cat and the Sphere《デコレータークラブ—猫と球体》, 2025
Acrylic on canvas made from pink fabric originally used in the installation Decorator Crab—Mr. Kobayashi the Pink Cat at the solo exhibition, The Hakone Open-Air Museum, Kanagawa, Japan, 2022
18 × 18 cm
Photo: © Takehiro Iikawa, courtesy of the artist
Decorator crab: The Cat and the Sphere《デコレータークラブ—猫と球体》, 2025
Acrylic on canvas made from pink fabric originally used in the installation Decorator Crab—Mr. Kobayashi the Pink Cat at the solo exhibition, The Hakone Open-Air Museum, Kanagawa, Japan, 2022
18 × 18 cm
Photo: © Takehiro Iikawa, courtesy of the artist