Aruta Soup is a UK Based freelance Illustrator, also members of ifreecan collective in london.
grew up in Japan and start painting from a very early age.Influenced by 60’s phychedelic poster,comic,Bunny, god, woman,dream,Delicate Line drawn by acrylic on white canvas in a phychedelic color, and complete commitiment to detail and expression to bizarre world.
He came across a rock music when he was a teenager, and he started activity by making a flyer art and band T-shirt also Albam cover at a local rock scene in Japan and UK.
He trying to do Live painting and mural and digital painting for several years. In 2009, graduated BA Illustration from camberwell college of arts in London.
Collaborations for client that include; Illustrated Ape, default magazine, Sketchbook magazine, Sideroom magazine,The Girls(Andrea Blood and Zoe Sinclair), CARGO London, LCB Surfstore, Graffik Gallery London, StreetFest, nedry, boningen,kobose, nim, Far East Underground Network, Fierce Sounds, Madgama Records, Don’t Panic,and much more..
アルタスープは日本出身のイラストレーター。
17歳のときになんとなくかっこいいからとの理由で単身渡英。
美大に通うかたわらCDジャケット、フライヤー、バンドT-シャツなど作り卒業後、フリーランスで活動を始め近所のスケートボードショップで二回目の個展を敢行。
それが目に留まりCARGOの壁画を依頼される。（ここの壁はBANKSYやShepard Faireyもグラフィティを手掛けている）以降、ロンドン最大のストリートアートイベント”Street Fest”に2年連続でゲストとして参加、2011年にはLondon Film Conでのライブペイントで参加。
ファッションブランドとのコラボレーション。
セレクトショップやヘアサロン、クラブなど多くの場所に壁画を提供し2012年、日本に帰国。
現在は東京を拠点に活動中。
2009年 Camberwell college of arts イラストレーション学科卒業。
Twitter:https://twitter.com/#!/Arutasoup
Solo Exhibition
2008 [ARUTA] gallery TRAX/Yamanashi
2009 [hyakki yakou] LCB surf store/London
2012[Neon Bitch Killer] gallery TRAX/Yamanashi
Group Exhibition
2008 [This will kill that] Nicholls and Clarke Building/London
2009 [Untitled] CARGO/London
2010[sketchbook magazine popup show] London
2010 [the paper Easters party] Selfridges/London
2010 [CITIES] Harrow Arts center/London
2011 [Magnitude Nine] Blackall Studios/London
2011[顔晴れjapan] The Rag factory/London
2011[The Islington contemporary Art & Design] Candid Arts Trust/London
Publish
The Illustrated Ape [Counter-culture culture] issue 21 London
Ribbed magazine web magazine London
.default magazine issue 1 Istanbul/London
Sideroom magazine online culture magazine
Live Painting
2009 [StreetFest] London
2010 [the paper eaters party] Collaboration with The Girls Selfridges/London
2010 [StreerFest] London
2011 [Magnitude nine] blackall studios/London
2011 London film con Earls court/London
2011 London Anime con Rocket Complex/London
2011 Entertainment Media Show Earls Court/London
