Rei Sato

Biography

Playful, intuitive, earnest, and aesthetically unique; Rei Sato continues to surprise with her bold compositions and a fresh, young energy.

Only recently graduating from university, youth and optimism permeate Sato's work. Drawing from Japanese manga, but also from Impressionism and abstract painting, her daring and innovative use of color is highly individualistic and expressive.

Sato's talent was discovered by Takashi Murakami in the very first GEISAI event in 2002. Since then she has been making eye-opening progress, participating in numerous group exhibitions including Coloriage at Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris.
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Gallery Exhibitions

Museum Exhibitions

Press

Publications

Selected Works

REI SATO A Mysterious Night, An Ordinary Night, 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 47.24 x 70.87 inches 120 x 180 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11530
REI SATO A Mysterious Night, An Ordinary Night, 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 47.24 x 70.87 inches 120 x 180 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11530

REI SATO Dragonfly, 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 124.8 x 187.2 inches 317 x 475.5 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11536
REI SATO Dragonfly, 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 124.8 x 187.2 inches 317 x 475.5 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11536

REI SATO Summer Garbage , 2008 watercolor and print on canvas 21.125 x 31.5 x 1.5 inches 53.7 x 80 x 3.8 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11488
REI SATO Summer Garbage , 2008 watercolor and print on canvas 21.125 x 31.5 x 1.5 inches 53.7 x 80 x 3.8 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11488

REI SATO Sandwich Sandwich, 2008 acrylic and pen on photo 5 x 7 inches 12.7 x 17.8 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11498
REI SATO Sandwich Sandwich, 2008 acrylic and pen on photo 5 x 7 inches 12.7 x 17.8 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11498

REI SATO The Day I Saw Snow for the First Time, 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 20.87 x 31.5 inches 53 x 80 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11524
REI SATO The Day I Saw Snow for the First Time, 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 20.87 x 31.5 inches 53 x 80 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11524

REI SATO A Car, A Friend, 2008 acrylic on photo 21.26 x 34.25 inches (paper) 54 x 87 cm 24.5 x 36.5 inches (framed) 62.2 x 92.7 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11554
REI SATO A Car, A Friend, 2008 acrylic on photo 21.26 x 34.25 inches (paper) 54 x 87 cm 24.5 x 36.5 inches (framed) 62.2 x 92.7 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11554

REI SATO A Sun-baked Day, 2008 acrylic and pen on photo 7 x 5 inches 17.8 x 12.7 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11500
REI SATO A Sun-baked Day, 2008 acrylic and pen on photo 7 x 5 inches 17.8 x 12.7 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11500

REI SATO Whoah!, 2008 watercolor and print on canvas 47.5 x 70.75 x 1.5 inches 120.7 x 179.7 x 3.8 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11490
REI SATO Whoah!, 2008 watercolor and print on canvas 47.5 x 70.75 x 1.5 inches 120.7 x 179.7 x 3.8 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11490

REI SATO Gentle Plants, 2008 watercolor and print on canvas 37 x 55 x 1.5 inches 94 x 139.7 x 3.8 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11491
REI SATO Gentle Plants, 2008 watercolor and print on canvas 37 x 55 x 1.5 inches 94 x 139.7 x 3.8 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11491

REI SATO A Painting from When I Accidentally Landed on an Unknown Planet , 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 20.87 x 31.5 inches 53 x 80 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11523
REI SATO A Painting from When I Accidentally Landed on an Unknown Planet , 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 20.87 x 31.5 inches 53 x 80 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11523

REI SATO I won't let you talk to yourself, 2008 acrylic and pen on photo 7 x 5 inches 17.8 x 12.7 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11499
REI SATO I won't let you talk to yourself, 2008 acrylic and pen on photo 7 x 5 inches 17.8 x 12.7 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11499

REI SATO Let's All Go to a Party, 2008 acrylic on photo 5 x 7.09 inches (paper) 12.7 x 18 cm 5.125 x 7.5 inches (framed) 13 x 19.1 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11542
REI SATO Let's All Go to a Party, 2008 acrylic on photo 5 x 7.09 inches (paper) 12.7 x 18 cm 5.125 x 7.5 inches (framed) 13 x 19.1 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11542

REI SATO Senzai Midori, 2008 mixed media installation (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11557
REI SATO Senzai Midori, 2008 mixed media installation (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11557

REI SATO Senzai Midori - detail, 2008 mixed media installation (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11557
REI SATO Senzai Midori - detail, 2008 mixed media installation (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11557

REI SATO Senzai Midori - detail, 2008 mixed media installation (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11557
REI SATO Senzai Midori - detail, 2008 mixed media installation (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11557

REI SATO I Looked at a Construction Site on My Way Home From Work:
REI SATO I Looked at a Construction Site on My Way Home From Work: "It Was Beautiful", 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 124.8 x 187.2 inches 317 x 475.5 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11537

REI SATO A Miracle at a Vacant Lot, 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 137.8 x 283.46 inches 350 x 720 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11538
REI SATO A Miracle at a Vacant Lot, 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 137.8 x 283.46 inches 350 x 720 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11538

REI SATO Hey Kitty, Do You Think She Will Catch One If I Cheered?, 2008 painted fiberglass 44 x 60 x 16 inches 111.8 x 152.4 x 40.6 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11578
REI SATO Hey Kitty, Do You Think She Will Catch One If I Cheered?, 2008 painted fiberglass 44 x 60 x 16 inches 111.8 x 152.4 x 40.6 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11578

REI SATO She is a cheerful person, 2008 mixed media on paper 10 x 7.25 inches 25.4 x 18.4 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11640
REI SATO She is a cheerful person, 2008 mixed media on paper 10 x 7.25 inches 25.4 x 18.4 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11640

REI SATO Miss Amamiya, 2008 mixed media on paper 10 x 7.25 inches 25.4 x 18.4 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11641
REI SATO Miss Amamiya, 2008 mixed media on paper 10 x 7.25 inches 25.4 x 18.4 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11641

REI SATO One Time (When I Saw the Sunset), 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 20.87 x 31.5 inches 53 x 80 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11515
REI SATO One Time (When I Saw the Sunset), 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 20.87 x 31.5 inches 53 x 80 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11515

REI SATO Summer Break Radio Workout, 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 20.87 x 31.5 inches 53 x 80 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11385
REI SATO Summer Break Radio Workout, 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 20.87 x 31.5 inches 53 x 80 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11385

REI SATO Who Will You Grow up to Be?, 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 47.24 x 70.87 inches 120 x 180 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11527
REI SATO Who Will You Grow up to Be?, 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 47.24 x 70.87 inches 120 x 180 cm (c) 2008 Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11527

Available Works

REI SATO Big Wave, 2008 acrylic and pen on photo 5 x 7 inches 12.7 x 17.8 cm (c) Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11495 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
REI SATO Big Wave, 2008 acrylic and pen on photo 5 x 7 inches 12.7 x 17.8 cm (c) Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11495 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

REI SATO Don't think a coincidence a mere coincidence , 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 20.87 x 31.5 inches 53 x 80 cm (c) Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM10957 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
REI SATO Don't think a coincidence a mere coincidence , 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 20.87 x 31.5 inches 53 x 80 cm (c) Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM10957 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

REI SATO I looked at a construction site on my way home from work: sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
REI SATO I looked at a construction site on my way home from work: "It was beautiful", 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 124.8 x 187.2 inches 317 x 475.5 cm (c) Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11537 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

REI SATO Summer Break Radio Workout, 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 20.87 x 31.5 inches 53 x 80 cm (c) Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11385 To inquire about this work please contact <a href=sales@lehmannmaupin.com" />
REI SATO Summer Break Radio Workout, 2008 photo print and water-based paint on canvas 20.87 x 31.5 inches 53 x 80 cm (c) Rei Sato /Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LM11385 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

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