1976) who has advocated "Nippon-ga" in 1999 when studying in Kyoto University of Art and Design, and been searching for an original painting expression. by ... full story
COURTESY OF MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, KYOTO "My Favorites" takes as its point of departure the museum's practice of categorizing works in its collection by type ... full story
Jumpei Ueda (born in 1978, Osaka) is well-known for his ceramic works in the motif of Japanese tradition and Japanese pop culture. He recently received The ... full story
Such was the case at Axel Michels Oriental Art, Kyoto, Japan, where a massive carved wooden head of Nioh was both frightening and appealing. ... full story
Demobbed after the war, he returned to Osaka and to painting and teaching art. He met and married his wife, had the daughters Kiyoko and Yoko, who now stand ... full story
Naoyuki Osaka admired line drawings by Hokusai Katsushika, and found that instead of using blur to suggest movement, as much modern art has done since the ... full story
Also, in the "Garden of Painting ‒ Japanese Art of the 00s" exhibit currently on display (to April 4) at the National Museum of Art, Osaka, Kato's works of ... full story
His work is found in public collections internationally including The National Museum of Art, Tokyo and Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna. ... full story
Meanwhile William lived in Osaka, working as a translator for Kansai Art Beat. He came to Tokyo in 2008 and, when not exploring art galleries, ... full story
Born in Osaka, the artist moved from Japan to Germany in 1997, to study under the performance art maven Marina Abramović. For one of her early works, ... full story
