VOLTA Basel, 2025

Solo booth HOSHINO TOMOTOSHI — Reverence for Nature in Gold and Light

Having held solo exhibitions in New York and Paris, Japanese painter Tomotoshi Hoshino has garnered international recognition for his distinctive vision. His work is defined by a refinement and delicacy that defy imitation, rooted in a profound reverence for the natural world.

Through his original technique of dispersing gold leaf across the surface, Hoshino infuses his paintings with a shimmering radiance that evokes the fleeting brilliance of the sea and sky. Each work reflects not only the appearance of nature, but the artist’s deeply personal dialogue with it—a meditation on light, time, and the emotions born from respect and awe.

Hoshino’s practice expands the language of contemporary Nihonga, offering viewers a unique lens through which to encounter nature’s eternal presence.