Fudezuka Toshihisa Exhibition
June 2 - June 24, 2012
10:00am-6:30pm
Closed: Tuesdays (by appointment), Wednesdays
Exhibits: 100 pieces of "Muragimo - Hoop" series, which is the shape of "hoop" of the heart.
Other series of woodblock prints on the theme of clouds, etc.
The Artistic Lives of Artists
■ Date & Time: June 3 (Sun.) 2:00 p.m. -
■ Admission free
The exhibition will introduce the artist's workplace, tools, and odd objects (collected and picked up) around him.
and tools, and odd things around us (things we collect and find). Please feel free to attend.
FUDESUKA Toshihisa
1957 Born in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
1983 Completed the Graduate Program in Printmaking, Tokyo University of the Arts
1989–1990 Government of Canada Scholarship, Studied at the University of Alberta, Canada
1990–1991 Instructor, Ottawa School of Art, supported by the Japan–Canada Fund
1999–2000 Artist-in-Residence Program, Kraków Academy of Fine Arts and Wrocław Academy of Fine Arts, Poland (Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan)
■ Gallery Exhibitions
Art Studio Quattro (Hiroshima) · Artland Gallery (Kagawa) · Art Zone Kaguraoka (Kyoto) · Misaki Gallery (Oita) · The Tolman Collection (Tokyo) · Junko Museum of Art (Iwate) · Hiro Gallery (Wakayama) · Yanagisawa Gallery (Saitama) · Yoshindo Gallery (Tokyo)
In addition to more than 100 solo exhibitions in Japan and abroad, he has been extensively involved in exhibition planning and organization.
■ Museum Exhibitions, International Exhibitions, Group Exhibitions, and Awards
2023 “Print and Words” Exhibition, Galerie Petit Bois, Osaka
2022 Okada Marie & Toshihisa Fudesuka Two-Person Exhibition, Hiro Gallery, Wakayama
“Seed Stories” Exhibition (2022– )
2020 “Kyoto Imaginary Book Design Studio” Exhibition, Art Zone Kaguraoka, Kyoto
2019 “Collection + Secrets of Gihō: Printmaking Edition,” Takamatsu City Museum of Art, Kagawa
“Pianissimo” Three-Person Exhibition of Burin Engraving, Art Gallery Muse, Gunma
2018 “Winter Library” Exhibition, Gallery FUURO, Tokyo
“Viewing Western Prints: Engraving—The Refined World Born from the Burin,” The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
“Autumn Library” Exhibition, Iwasaki Museum, Kanagawa
2017 “Petit Bois Library” Exhibition, Galerie Petit Bois, Osaka
CROSSPOINT Exhibition, Kagawa Museum (Curated Exhibition), Kagawa
2016 Tribuna Graphic 2016, Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca, Romania (Invited Artist)
2014 Hangzhou Art Fair, Hangzhou, China
2013 “World Printmaking One,” Mile End Art Pavilion, London, U.K.
“25 × 25: Contemporary Japanese & Australian Printmaking,” Sydney, Australia
2010 “Contemporary Japanese Printmaking Exhibition,” Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, Haifa, Israel
2006 Bharat Bhavan International Print Biennale, India (Invited Artist)
■ Public Collections
Shiga Museum of Modern Art · Miyagi Museum of Art · The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo · The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama · Kurobe City Art Museum · Shiogama City Library · Osaka Contemporary Art Center · Canada Council for the Arts (Canada) · Cleveland State Museum of Art (U.S.A.) · The British Museum (U.K.) · Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art (Israel) · National Academy of Theatre Arts, Kraków (Poland) · National Museum in Wrocław (Poland) · Bibliothèque nationale de France (France) · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Germany) · and others
Text Fudezuka Toshihisa
■ My Art
I try to visualize invisible things, such as emotions and the daily movements of people's hearts, by choosing a form that will serve as a guide and then giving it color.
■ How I create my works
The "Muragimo-Gata" series is an object, and unlike previous prints, I changed the application of the plate and compared the "kata" to a container (shape/form) of the heart, and created each emotion and thought as a color. The works are all original, and can be used as a single piece, or combined to create a different look. Original handmade paper made from a mixture of kozo (paper mulberry) and pulp is used as a new material for expression. To make the paper, a "mold" called "Sukinoren" and "Norengeta" are used as vessels. It is interesting to note that this is another "kata," which, broadly speaking, happens to be in the category of a “plate".
■ The idea behind the works I am currently presenting
・About the works of "thorns
It seems that everyone does not care, but in fact we live among people. Not only the thorns that stick, but also those that unknowingly prick people. In other words, like a scratch, it emanates from a person's heart and reaches and influences their mind. The wounds we receive remain as memories and experiences, making us stronger and more thoughtful. I believe that when we are involved with people, we are always inflicting such scars on them, large or small.
・About the work of "Kan"
Wind has no sound and water has no color. I only try to express its presence in my own way.
・About the work "Muragimo"
"Muragimo" is a pillow word for the heart. The heart fluctuates, sometimes gently, sometimes violently. Sometimes it hurts, and sometimes it feels hurt. And the heart appears as a new intention, a form of feeling that is affected and pierces the heart. I wanted to create an icon that dared to give form to such fluctuations of the heart and confront oneself with them.
■ The intention behind this work: "Muragimo - the heart's fragments
People still know nothing about the vessel called the human heart, especially their own hearts. Facing the heart is a challenge to the unknown, and more than that, it is the last remaining adventure. The earthquake and the nuclear accident (the Great East Japan Earthquake) made me aware of the human heart in a way that I could not see in everyday life. Anxiety and hope, rancor and aversion, kindness and ego, usually unnoticed even by myself. A young child becoming an adult without knowing it by acting. And the " hoops" of my heart that I was made aware of.
I encounter the "hoops" of my heart that I did not know I had, and I also inadvertently encounter the "hoops" of my heart that I have discarded, like a distant memory. Everyday is for facing the person I am, and I live with it. This is what everyone has done for thousands of years. And everyone has avoided it.
MURAGIMO-TAGA" Size: each 18X1 8cm Media: artist's original handmade paper of kozo and pulp + pigment + iron Year: 2012
