日乃谷启，1969 年出生于日本金泽市，毕业于石川县立工业技术学校，以历史文明和精神层面的偶像崇拜为主题，呈现了一系列使用钞票材料、偶像雕刻、自动绘画和冥想绘画的绘画和版画。曾获2014年东京设计周艺博会（TDW Art Fair）上半年评审团特别奖、今村有策赏得主等奖项。作品曾展于日本、台湾、中国等地。 日乃谷启的作品包含三大主题：第一「21世纪的偶像艺术」，如神话，宗教，象征，国家，货币兑换制度和文化。第二「冥想」，以自我沟通视为重要课题藉此创造他的作品灵感来源。第三「日本塔尔塔罗斯」（TARTAROS JAPAN），以绘画、雕塑、混合媒体、装置和概念艺术为主的艺术项目。塔尔塔罗斯是希腊神话中地下神灵的名字，是生命诞生又回归之处。日本是丝路的终点，也是东方文明的终点。即使东西方文明分离，但创世背景是一个统一的世界，地球文明由冥府之门连结起来。 Kei Hinotani was born in Kanazawa City, Japan, in 1969. He graduated from the National Institute of Technology, Ishikawa College. His work revolves around the theme of idol worship from historical civilizations and spiritual perspectives. He presents a series of paintings and prints using banknote materials, idol sculptures, automatic drawing, and meditation drawing. He has received awards such as the Special Jury Prize at the 2014 Tokyo Design Week Art Fair (TDW Art Fair) and the Imamura Yusaku Prize. His works have been exhibited in Japan, Taiwan, China, and other places. There are three key phrases to Kei Hinotani's work. The first is idolized art in the 21st century, which includes most objects that people worship such as myths, religions, symbols, nations, currency exchange systems, and subcultures. The second phrase is meditation, which is important to him as he uses channeling-based visionary sessions, and language sessions to create his works. And the third phrase is TARTAROS JAPAN. TARTAROS, is a world of the god of Greek mythology where life is created and returns. Japan is the end of Oriental civilization. Even if civilization separates in the east and west, a world integrated under the ground is the symbol of TARTAROS JAPAN. Kei believes that TARTAROS JAPAN is a symbolic name that shows the fundamental power of art from a perspective freed from modern individualism.