Osamu Yokoyama, born in 1980, is a Japanese bamboo weaving artist. Using bamboo as his creative language, he has found the ideal material for self-expression in bamboo, applying this material with a new vitality that breathes life into its unique textures, making it a compelling material in contemporary art. It is in the bends and curves of the bamboo, in its ability to be cut, bound and stretched to its limits, that one can find the twists and turns, the ethereal and the poignant vicissitudes of life itself.

Osamu Yokoyama does not hail from a storied lineage or distinct tradition, unlike many of the 3rd or 4th generation bamboo artists working today. Instead, Osamu Yokoyama was a graphic designer who eschewed a salaried position to delve into the world of bamboo, taking his wife and young daughter to Beppu, the mecca of Japanese bamboo art, and apprenticing to leading bamboo artist Jin Morigami. To capture a beauty unable to be expressed by any other means, Osamu Yokoyama wields bamboo with the resolute urgency of now.

Using only madake bamboo,a species endemic to Japan,Osamu Yokoyama produces stunning three-dimensional work that lies somewhere between miniature architecture and futuristic creations. This artist is readily distinguishable from his peers by his use of self-taught techniques. His works are "connected" rather than "woven". This approach has opened the way for him to create large new sculptural forms that emphasize the raw and material beauty of bamboo. Osamu Yokoyama pushes the limits of bamboo and breathes new life into this new raw material in contemporary art.