Tetsuya Noguchi
Tetsuya Noguchi frequently uses armor / samurai motifs, combining historically inspired samurai armor with often absurd or surreal, sometimes comical or everyday modern settings.
His works question human identity, inner nature, the contrast between appearance and what lies underneath. The armor often serves as a metaphor or “shell” for human beings, with emotions, vulnerabilities, histories beneath.
Tetsuya Noguchi, born in 1980 in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.
He was studied art at Hiroshima City University; he graduated in 2003 (Oil Painting).
on view at The Hakone Open Air Museum, until Jan 12, 2026
ft/ Kate Zaniewska
