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After losing a living being very close to me, there were days when I observed the coming and going of shooting stars, sympathizing with their plight, and appreciating both the present and the transient. On earth and in the wider universe, substances will gather and disperse again, an action that will similarly be repeated elsewhere, both in the micro and macro world. We are not able to see this, but are able to feel the eternity of it. The works in the "Genesis" series could be seen as having been created from the vantage point of looking down at the world, or as landscapes of the universe itself. The paintings can be viewed either way.
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Transformation 91.3x117cm |
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| Genesis 200x83cm x4 |
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 Transformation 91.6x73.5cm |
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Layer of the Earth at M 40.9x27.3cm |
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The cosmic stage 54x65cm |
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| Under the tree 116.9x92.4cm |
Red Genesis 190x190cm |
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In flowers you can see the source of the creation of the world. The colors, figures, scents, change of growth, diversity of species, and everything is an endless and charming mystery. Above all, I feel that the phenomenon of pollen scattering from the stamen, creating a bridge to the next growth is the source of my formative mind. I am awed by the nature, where pollen takes a magnificent journey in order to leave its species.
In the Genesis series, I have painted meteorite and dust given off by the sun and scattered in the universe. Compared to that kind of global macro cosmos, the world of flowers on earth could be called a micro cosmos. These series are about the mystery of creation and wonder of nature. They are the universe of the mind made visible through my senses and creativity.
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Wonderflower 194x112cm |
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Flower Island -Orchid
200.6x105.3cm |
Flower Island -Hibiscus
200.6x105.3cm |
No.29 Lily 80.3×100cm
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Glory Lilies
33.4x33.4cm
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Hibiscuses 33.3x45.5cm |
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I have visited various places in Tohoku region and continued to make sketches. On the islands of Matsushima, I can see my favorite ﾒearth layersﾓ under the pine trees. The exposed colors of the layers are the evidence of a long history, and it deeply touches my heart. Matsushima endured the harsh history of time and remained. This gives much emotional support to the people of Tohoku and myself. We should not forget that we are living our daily lives above this layer of earth.
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Drifting Fish 21.1x60.4cm |
Fantasy of the fish 40.9x31.8cm |
Dancing fishes 24.3x33.4cm |
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I have painted various fish symbolically by using foil, and have incorporated blending gilded shining negative space as in the Rimpa style together with the fish drawings. The contrast and combination of the foil and the refined designs and patterns in the drawings have at their heart a sense of playfulness that is evident in work of the Rimpa style.
By deforming and abstracting the patterns in the drawings, I am able to give the impression of the fish being underwater, swimming in a fantasy of light.
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Mountains and Islands 72.7x60.6cm |
Islands and Mountains 45.5x53cm |
Islands and Mountains 33.3x45.5cm |
Mountains and Islands 31.8x40.9cm |
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| 1964 | Born in Tokyo. |
| 1990 | M.F.A., Japanese painting, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music |
| 1992-99 | Studied at Kunstakademie in Dusseldorf, Germany under Prof.Michael Buthe and A.R.Penck (97 Acquired Meisterschueler of A.R.Penck) |
| 1994-96 | Studied in Germany under the Japanese Government Overseas Study Program
for Artists. |
| 2005 | Professor. in Tohoku University of Art & Design. |
Selected exhibitions |
| 1990 | Galeria Yoshii, Tokyo |
| 1991 | Ginza Surugadai Gallery, Tokyo (96) |
| 1994 | VOCA Ueno royal Museum, Tokyo (98) |
| 1995 | Suzuki Art Gallery, Tokyo (96, 98, 2000), Exhibition NRW Duesseldorf,Kunst Palast Germany |
| 1999 | Gallery Rolinck, Steinfurut, Germany (06), DOMANI Sonpo Japan Museum Tokyo |
| 2000 | Gallery Plan.d.,Dusseldorf (03) |
| 2001 | Toho Art Gallery, Tokyo (04, 06, 09) |
| 2002 | Roter Reiter Seidelvilla, Munch |
| 2003 | EUROGA Orangerie Schloss Benrath Duesseldorf |
| 2007 | Baggage Limit Oulim Art Gallery, Korea |
| 2009 | Shanghai Art Fair, China |
| 2011 | Liquidmoon Geumcheon Seoul Art space, Korea |
| 2013 | Seijou Sakurasaku Gallery, Tokyo
Many exhibitions in Japan, Korea, Germany etc. |
Selected awards |
| 1986 | Ataka award, Japan |
| 1987 | Takifuji Fine Art award, Japan |
| 1989 | Grand Prize at The 7th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition, Tokyo
ighest Honors Award at The Art Exhibition of Kanagawa, Japan |
| 1990 | Commendable Prize at The Suga Takehiko triennial Art Award Exhibition of Kurayoshi Museum, Tottori, Japan (93) |
| 2001 | First Prize at The Engelbert Kaempfer International Contest, Germany |
| 2008 | The Kawakita Michiaki Prize at The 2008 Ryoyono-Me Exhibition, Japan |
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