Hiroshi Hara Exhibition

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Following the Part 1 talk at the gallery, Hara Hiroshi will hold a Part 2 talk, so please feel free to join us.

Part 2 : Myokakuji Temple Fusuma-e (sliding door painting) viewing party

Venue : Myokakuji Temple (21 Kawahigashi, Manno Town)
Fee : 500 yen as an offering to the temple
Date & Time : Sunday, July 2, 2017 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
(Reservations are required for those who wish to participate.)

We have planned an event to appreciate 24 sliding door paintings that were donated to the Myokakuji Hall of the Honganji School of Jodo Shinshu last year.
The artist himself will talk about his thoughts on the paintings and his feelings after donating them to the temple, and we hope that this event will be an opportunity for participants to talk with the artist.
Please enjoy a moment at the temple, where you can see the entire view of Sanuki-Okawa, the highest mountain in Kagawa Prefecture, from the bosom of the Asan Mountain Range.

■ Suishozan Myokakuji Temple, Honganji School of Jodo Shinshu
This temple was founded in 1520 by Takao Gorobei Kagemori, a samurai from Kawahigashi, Yamada Township, who became a monk and changed his name to Shaku Shozen, and built a hermitage here. The temple is a dannadera of Hara Hiroshi, who has a close relationship with the current abbot because of his ancestral ties to the temple.

Artist Name: HARA Hiroshi 　Real name: TANIKAWA Hiroshi

Born in Takamatsu City, 1956. Graduated from Tama Art University, Department of Painting, 1979 Born in Kagawa, Japan in 1956, Hara majored in oil painting at Tama Art University. After experimenting with various materials such as glass and bark, since 2003, he has been using handmade Japanese paper and ink (Suiboku-ga technique) to create minimalistic works on the theme of "phenomenon and action". Currently, he is not concerned with the material of expression in his work. He believes that self-expression is born from an internal necessity and that it is important to compare the self (our culture) with others (other cultures).
He has participated in numerous exhibitions including Art Fair Tokyo (2008-2010), Art HK (Hong Kong, 2010), Art Taipei 2012 (Taipei, 2012), Unbound Perspectives Exhibition (New York, 2012), Kagawa Yamanami Art Festival (Kagawa Prefecture, 2013-2019). He has participated in many exhibitions such as Art Taipei 2012 (Taipei, Taiwan, 2010), Unbound Perspectives Exhibition (New York, 2012), Kagawa Yamanami Art Festival (Kagawa, 2013-2019).

Solo Exhibitions
2024 “Hiroshi Hara Exhibition: With the Kaiganji Temple Barrier Paintings,” Nakatsu Banshoen Marugame Museum, Marugame, Kagawa , 2023 “Hiroshi Hara × Hiroko Tanikawa Exhibition,” Artland Gallery, Marugame, Kagawa, 2022 “Hiroshi Hara 1975–2022,” Art Echo Gallery, Manno, Kagawa
2019 Kamado Hall (Sakaide, Japan), 2016 Art Beatus HK (Hong Kong), 2012, 14-17, 19,21 Artland Gallery (Marugame, Japan), 2007, 08, 10, 15, 18 Gallery Natsuka (Ginza, Kyobashi, Tokyo), 2008 Art Beatus Van ( (Bankvar, Tokyo), 2008 Art Beatus Van (Bankvar, Tokyo)