... art of the era was no small achievement for the adopted son of a provincial cloth dyer, who arrived in the capital Kyoto in 1571 as a virtual unknown. ...full story
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
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
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
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
MEM is pleased to announce the launch of Ken Kitano’s new published monograph, "Flow and Fusion". The book is published in a limited edition of 400 in addition to a special limited edition of 100 with an original print. Editor: Hisako Motoo (eyesencia) / Designed by Satoshi Machiguchi (match and compan ...read more
His work is found in public collections internationally including The National Museum of Art, Tokyo and Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna. ...full story
