Takayoshi Ueda (b. 1969, Japan) lives and works in Wakayama. Since the mid-1990s, Ueda has been a pioneer in navigating the intersection of traditional oil painting and digital technology. His early experimentation with monochrome paint software evolved into a unique methodology he dubbed "Digilo-graphy"―a process that integrated the tactile texture of hand-painted materials with digital processing, challenging the inorganic nature of early computer graphics.

Over the following decades, his practice expanded into elaborate digital collages and the Spectrum Color Series (2005−2020), a body of figurative paintings documenting urban life in New York, each defined by its own tonal essence.

In his recent VISUALIUM Series, Ueda confronts the emergence of generative AI. Rather than using AI as a mere tool for collaboration, he positions it as a "Third World"―a domain of algorithmic abundance from which he extracts raw visual specimens. Through the "slow logic of the human body" and the disciplined, physical labor of oil painting, he reconstructs these ephemeral outputs into permanent structures of perception.

At the core of Ueda's work lies a profound inquiry into the role of human authorship in an era of automated creation. His practice serves as a final verification device, reclaiming the depth of human sensibility from the saturation of digital information.

Ueda’s major exhibitions include a solo show in New York (2006) and participation in art fairs across more than 13 countries, including ART EXPO NEW YORK and Red Dot Miami. He was awarded the Grand Prize in the Still Images Division at the Asia Digital Art Award. His works are held in the collections of the Kitasato Institute and the Nishiwaki Okanoyama Art Museum in Japan.