Qubibi: A label by Kazumasa Teshigawara focused on Digital Art

Kazumasa Teshigawara: Artist, interaction Designer, Web Designer, Lecturer (Tama Art University Faculty of Art and Design Department of Integrated Design) / Born in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Used to live with mother in the beginning. Later moved in with a new family. Was taken around bars while still young. Hostesses used to like me a lot. I stopped going to school. Played game at home. Cried out of fear when collectors banged at the door for money. Father ran away, got caught. Graduated elementary school. Got into an accident💥 and hurt my neck. Father came back. Father died💀. Graduated secondary high. Worked at Nihonbashi Textile Processing Factory. Got into an accident💥, almost died, and hurt my neck. Got into music. Quit point drawing. Bought a Mac. Met some weird people. Said goodbye. Unknowingly entered a bad content design firm and quit immediately. Was scared for days after I quit because the company got hold of me. Worked and quit a number of jobs. At age 21, discovered the fun of design. Eventually got married. Had a kid. Got separated. Got the kid. Taking care of the kid. Working quietly under the label 'qubibi'. Would like to make a lot of things.

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✉️Mail qubi[at]qubibi.org

🕸️Website qubibi.org

🦜Twitter twitter.com/qubibi

🦜Twitter (En) twitter.com/qubibien

🤳Instagram instagram.com/qubibi

😱Facebook facebook.com/kazumasa.teshigawara/

Solo Exhibitions

Qubibi Solo Show Part1&2 at Galerie Data (Paris) Apr 26, 2023 - Jun 17, 2023

wiwizn Part III at Cromwell Place (London) Jan 26, 2023 - Jan 29, 2023

Worm Fabric / ミミズの反物 at Nadoya (Tokyo) Sep 10, 2021 - 3 Oct, 2021

Qubibi Exhibition at the MuDA Zurich (Museum of Digital Art, Zurich) Sep 9, 2017 – Jan 28, 2018

Kanemasu Image Exhibition at the Kanemasu Brewery No.2 Gallery (Nigata) 2016

hello world Exhibition at the FRAMED* SPACE Omotesando (Tokyo) 2012

Exhibitions

Dimensionality at Untitled Art fair Art Basel (Miami) 2023

SOURCE by Feral File (Online) 2023

TECHNO TERRAIN: NATURE IN THE AGE OF THE METAVERS at Expanded. Art (Berlin) 2023

NFT Show Europe (Valencia) 2023

The Tokyo Collection by Bright Moments (Tokyo) 2023

Art Dubai by objkt.one x fakewhale (Dubai) 2023

Magical Realism at Cromwell Place (London) 2022

wiwizn Part II (Online) 2022

NFT POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair at Tempelhof Airport (Berlin) 2022

wiwizn Part I : HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A DANCING WORM? Curated by@artnome (Online) 2022

Proof of People - NFT Festival for Art & Culture at fabric London (London) 2022

COLORFRAME - A VISION OF COLOR IN GENERATIVE ART at Plateforme Paris (Paris) 2022

AUDIO ARCHITECTURE in Taipei at the Huashan1914・Creative Park (Taipei) 2020

AUDIO ARCHITECTURE at the 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT (Tokyo) 2018

Meiji-Do Wonders #01 "You and Immunity. Exhibition" at the SO-CAL LINK GALLERY Omotesando (Tokyo) 2018

frameless 15 at the Einstein Kultur (München) 2017

Shinjuku Creators Festa 2017 (Tokyo) 2017

Tinypalace-alternative games festival at the Interim & Stellwerk (Kassel) 2016

Shinjuku Creators Festa 2016 (Tokyo) 2016

The Power to Change - Japan Media Arts Festival 20th Anniversary Exhibition at the Arts 3331 (Tokyo) 2016

Digital Media and Japanese Graphic Design – Its Past and Future at the Tokyo Midtown Design Hub (Tokyo) 2016

Shinjuku Creators Festa 2015 (Tokyo) 2015

GLACIER FORMATION-AGC Milano Salone 2015 at the Milan Design Week (Milan) 2015

Shinjuku Creators Festa 2014 (Tokyo) 2014

Illuminating Graphics at the Ginza Creation Gallery G8 (Tokyo) 2014

Japan Media Arts Festival in Yamanashi at the Yamanashi Prefectural library (Yamanashi) 2013

Japan Media Arts Festival Exhibition at the National Art Center (Tokyo) 2012

AIRQUAKES at the AIR (Moscow) 2012

Tokyo Graphic Passport at the Centre Pompidou (Paris) 2012

Japan Media Arts Festival Exhibition at the National Art Center (Tokyo) 2011

404 Not Fashion at the TABLOID (Tokyo) 2010

parallel #01 at the PUBLIC/IMAGE.3D (Tokyo) 2010

Japan Media Arts Festival Exhibition at the National Art Center (Tokyo) 2007

Awards

Digital Ehon Award 2020 Prize Winners 2020

21th The Japan Media Arts Festival Recommended works of Art Division 2018

YAHOO JAPAN INTERNET Creative Award 2013 Gold Prize 2013

15th The Japan Media Arts Festival Recommended works of Art Division 2012

15th The Japan Media Arts Festival Recommended works of Entertainment Division 2012

Asia Pacific advertising Festival 2011 Bronze Prize 2011

14th The Japan Media Arts Festival Recommended works of Art Division 2011

Asia Pacific advertising Festival 2008 Bronze Prize 2008

6th Tokyo Interactive Ad Awards Finalist 2008

The AMD 2007 Award Naomi Enami Prize 2007

5th Tokyo Interactive Ad Awards Bronze 2007

11th The Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Prize of Entertainment Division 2007

2007 One Show Interactive Gold Prize 2007

Cannes Lions 2007 Cyber Lions Silver Prize 2007

D&AD Global Awards 2007 Yellow Pencil 2007

Audiovisual Performances (Selected)

Concert of Jofukuji at the Rinzai Kenchoji School Jofukuji (Tokyo); Performance by Masahiko Satoh, Qubibi 2020

Concert of Jofukuji at the Rinzai Kenchoji School Jofukuji (Tokyo); Performance by Tomoki Tai, Sachiko Nagata, and Qubibi 2018

Pink Soup Party at the the Super Deluxe (Tokyo); Performance by Daisuke Tanabe and Qubibi 2018

crewimburnny Presents SAYONARA DESIGN KOISHIKAWA!! at the DESIGN Koishikawa (Tokyo); Performance by Daisuke Tanabe and Qubibi 2018

Soejima Night vol.4 - a memorial concert for Teruto Soejima at the Store House (Tokyo); Performance by Masahiko Satoh, Akira Sakata, Yoshizaburo Toyozumi, and Qubibi 2017

crewimburnny's performance work: KrewinburNny at the DESIGN Koishikawa (Tokyo) 2017

ASA-CHANG & JUNRAY: Mahou Release Event at the DOMMUNE; Performance by ASA-CHANG & JUNRAY and Qubibi 2016

The World - Tokyo Experimental Festival Vol.10 Performance at the Ryogoku Monten Hall (Tokyo); Performance by Takero Sekijima, Taro Ishida, and Qubibi 2015

Yanaka Music Room at the the HAGISO (Tokyo); Performance by Takero Sekijima, Taro Ishida, and Qubibi 2015

The World at the Tokyo University of the Arts Hall 7 (Tokyo); Performance by Takero Sekijima, Taro Ishida, and Qubibi 2015

Concert for Music and Image at the Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture, Imabar (Omishima); Performance by Taro Ishida and Qubibi 2015

MADE IN JAPAN Audio Visual Concert at Lithuania; Performance by Fingalick, Münpauzn, and Qubibi 2015

Aufheben! Vol.2 - Kazumasa Teshigawara × ASA-CHANG & JUNRAY at the Aoyama Cay (Tokyo); Performance by ASA-CHANG & JUNRAY and Qubibi 2014

Concert of Jofukuji at the Rinzai Kenchoji School Jofukuji (Tokyo); Performance by Masahiko Satoh and Qubibi 2013

VIDEO LISTENING at the Super Deluxe (Tokyo); Performance by Pardon Kimura, Yoshiyuki Ichiraku, and Qubibi 2013

Early 21st Century Music vol.2 at the Last Waltz (Tokyo); Performance by Tori Kudo, Mako Hasegawa, and Qubibi 2013

Pardon Kimura + OoruTaichi + Kazumasa Teshigawara at the the Super Deluxe (Tokyo); 2012

SOUND LIGHT SEA LIGHT at the FORESTLIMIT (Tokyo); Performance by Yuji Katsui, Pardon Kimura, and Qubibi 2012

Republic Vol.9 - JAPANESE MOTION GRAPHIC CREATORS 2012 Release Party at the WOMB (Tokyo); Performance by sim and Qubibi 2012

New Friend at the SECO (Tokyo); Performance by Asa-Chang, Pardon Kimura, and Qubibi 2012

Music and Image at the Koen Dori Classics (Tokyo); Performance by Masahiko Satoh and Qubibi 2012

Heavenly Body at the SECO (Tokyo); Performance by Masahiko Satoh and Qubibi 2012

Takuya Takahashi + Kazumasa Teshigawara at the the FORESTLIMIT (Tokyo); 2011

Republic Vol.8 at the WOMB (Tokyo); Performance by Shhhhh and Qubibi 2011

Republic Vol.7 - JAPANESE MOTION GRAPHIC CREATORS 2011 Release Party at the WOMB (Tokyo); Performance by L?K?O and Qubibi 2011

Talks (Selected)

BrightMoments Tokyo Generative Art Panel at Parco Shibuya (Tokyo) 2023

Talk by Keita Onishi, Ryo Orikasa, and Qubibi at the 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT (Tokyo) 2018

AUDIO ARCHITECTURE Exhibition Talk Event at the DOMMUNE 2018

Unity Developer's Delight at the DMM.com Lab (Tokyo) 2017

ASA-CHANG & JUNRAY:MAHOU Album Release Event at the DOMMUNE; Talk by ASA-CHANG & JUNRAY, Kouki Tange, and Qubibi 2016

Japan Baltic Design Week 2015 (Lithuania) 2015

Judge at the Yahoo! Japan Night's Internet Creative World (Tokyo) 2014

Creative Workshop - Tokyo DESIGNPLEX (Tokyo) 2013

Special Open Seminar - SOZOSHA COLLEGE OF DESIGN (Osaka) 2013

FITC TOKYO 2011 at the Cocoon Tower Hall (Tokyo) 2011

Talk by Yugo Nakamura and Qubibi at the PUBLIC/IMAGE.3D (Tokyo) 2010

Judge at the 1-click Award 2009 Interactive division (Tokyo) 2009

Design Conference HIGH5 at the Osanbashi Hall (Yokohama) 2007

Media (Selected)

Interview : Feral File Journal (Web) 2023 Link

Featured : Gorilla Sun Blog (Web) 2023 Link

Interview : Expanded.Art (Web) 2023 Link

Featured : Le Random (Web) 2023 Link

Featured : FW LOG (Web) 2023 Link

Interview : Bright Moments (Web) Link

Featured : ARTouch (Web) 2023 Link

Interview : RIGHT CLICK SAVE (Web) 2023 Link

Interview : GatherArt (Web) 2022 Link

Interview : Kaloh’s Newsletter 2022 Link

Featured : THE NEW CREATOR ECONOMY (Book) 2022

Interview : verse (Web) 2022 Link

Interview : TD (Web) 2022 Link

Interview : Tez Art Fund (Web) 2022 Link

Featured : Qubibi Exhibition at the MuDA Zurich - Bijutsu Techo 2018 January Issue 2018

Featured : Digital Media and Graphic Design in Japan - Its Past and Future (Book) 2017

Interview : Millions of playback age music video - Commercial Photo (Magazine) 2016

Featured : Interaction Design (Book) 2014

Interview : CAREER HACK (Website) 2014

Featured : kettle (Magazine) 2013

Interview : Web Designning (Magazine) 2012

Featured : JAPANESE MOTION GRAPHIC CREATORS 2012 (Book) 2012

Featured : GIF BOOK (Book) 2012

Featured : Designing Tumblr (Book) 2012

Interview : THEARTISTANDHISMODEL (Website) 2012

Featured : transmission Magazine Issue 01 (New York-based print publication) 2012

Interview : Where do interactive ads go? - Commercial Photo (Magazine) 2011