Peelander-Yellow: Let's Play on Planet-Yellow!!!
Acknowledging diversity in society and finding solidarity beyond our differences and disagreements is an important skill to learn on Earth as well as on Planet-Yellow. I would like to invite everyone to Planet-Yellow (home to several non-human-like peoples) to explore how all these people live together. The residents of Planet Yellow look very different from humans and animals on Earth. The residents of Planet Yellow have different body parts, appendages, and colors of skin tone from what we are familiar with on Earth.
As you observe the residents of Planet Yellow closely, you may realize that multiple faces often share one body. Despite all of these differences, Planet Yellow is famous for being the friendliest planet in the Universe. Peelander-Yellow hopes that through this exhibit, visitors will be able to enjoy exploring, playing, and befriending all of the residents on Planet Yellow.
About the Artist: Kengo Hioki, known as Peelander-Yellow, is a muralist, painter, live painter, designer, and musician based in Austin, Texas. He is originally from Hyogo, Japan. After graduating from Osaka University of Art, he joined the Art Students League of New York. While touring around the world with his band, Peelander-Z, he has put on art exhibits in the US and Japan which often includes live painting with audience participation. He also created more than 60 murals throughout the US, including ones at Facebook (Austin) and Google (Chicago). In 2019, he won the Austin Chronicle Best of Austin award for Best Visual Artist.
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