Professor Yoichiro Kawaguchi was born on Tanegashima Island. He has been working on Computer Graphics since 1975. He has been recognized as a CG art pioneer and a world-class authority in the field with the unique style of his art. With his ‘GROWTH Model’, a Self-Organizing procedural modeling algorithm, Professor. Kawaguchi has been creating various artificial complex life forms. His recent works include developing a CG expression on natural beauty based on a physical basic model, 8K Ultra High Definition CG art and developing ‘Gemotion’ (Gene, Growth + Emotion), a 3D Bumpy display that express emotions like living things. He has also created artistic primitive robots for planet exploration, as well as a new traditional art-form that incorporates traditional craftsmanship and advanced IT-based expression.

            Professor Kawaguchi won the ‘ACM SIGGRAPH Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement’ in 2010 for his creative and innovative artistry, giving life to a stunning aesthetic derived from his dedicated research in computer technology, biological forms, and contemporary artistic practice. In 2013, He received the Award from the Ministry of Education in the Art Encouragement Prizes and a Medal with Purple Ribbon.