Born in 1982 in Yamagata Prefecture.
Works in Sagamihara and Shigaraki.
Yoichi Umetsu is an artist who has approached the fundamental questions of “what is art?” and “what is creation?” from a variety of different angles.
He engages in a wide range of activities, including producing paintings and video performance art, as well as running the art collective Parplume, managing a non-profit gallery, engaging in curation, and writing texts. In recent years, he has also set up a base in Shigaraki where he works with ceramics. Last year’s “Art and the Ceramics Industry” event in Shigaraki figured as an attempt to find a connection between its pottery workshop, artists, and local residents.