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 at the Edge of Time #2《デコレータークラブ—時間の境界にいる猫 #2》, 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: Mr. Kobayashi the Pink Cat《デコレータークラブ—ピンクの猫の小林さん》, 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
65.2 × 53 cm
Photo: © Takehiro Iikawa, courtesy of the artist
Decorator crab: The Cat at the Edge of Time #1《デコレータークラブ—時間の境界にいる猫 #1》, 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 × 14 cm
Photo: © Takehiro Iikawa, courtesy of the artist
Decorator crab: The Cat at the Edge of Time #3《デコレータークラブ—時間の境界にいる猫 #3》, 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 × 14 cm
Photo: © Takehiro Iikawa, courtesy of the artist
Decorator crab: Mr. Kobayashi the Pink Cat《デコレータークラブ—ピンクの猫の小林さん》, 2024
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
26 × 36.5 cm
Photo: © Takehiro Iikawa, courtesy of the artist
Decorator crab: Mr. Kobayashi the Pink Cat《デコレータークラブ—ピンクの猫の小林さん》, 2024
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
27 × 38 cm
Photo: © Takehiro Iikawa, courtesy of the artist
Decorator crab: Pulling Time《デコレータークラブ—時を操作する》, 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
12 × 12 cm
Photo: © Takehiro Iikawa, courtesy of the artist