Kyoko Hirano "A Life Dedicated to Painting"
Hiratsuka Museum of Art
Until Jun 9
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Kyoko Hirano
Kyoko Hirano was born in 1930 in Isehara City and is a Western-style painter who has lived in Hiratsuka City since 1954 after the war. Hirano exhibited at the Ongen-kai Exhibition under the guidance of Isamu Nagaya, whom she studied with while attending Kyoritsu Women's Vocational School, and won awards. It was a time when female artists were rare, and while facing the challenge of balancing marriage, childbirth, child-rearing, and artistic creation, she continued to paint, believing that painting was living itself, and she always lived a life with a paintbrush in hand.
In her 40s, she reached a fulfilling artistic realm and presented fantastical masterpieces inspired by the worldview of the Avatamsaka Sutra at the comprehensive art exhibition "Shio." These works also reflect the fantastical impressions of the natural surroundings of her studio in Hiratsuka and marked a pinnacle in her artistic career. She played a significant role not only in the Shio Exhibition, formed by nine female artists but also in exhibitions such as the Contemporary Female Artists Exhibition, pioneering the way for women to excel in the art world. Additionally, inspired by the beauty of the cliff carvings she encountered during her coverage of Gyeongju and Namsan in South Korea, she delved into the origins of beauty by stone craftsmen from the Silla period, culminating in her representative work series "Praise for Cliff Carvings." While Hirano Ayako's artistic style ranges from representational to abstract, two-dimensional to three-dimensional, her interest in the primitive culture and history, as seen in "Praise for Cliff Carvings," has been consistent since her childhood fascination with the faith in Mt. Oyama and excavated artifacts and ruins in her hometown of Isehara, defining many of her works.
In the 1980s, in addition to being invited to exhibit at the Salon de Mai, with which she had long had exchanges, she continued to actively seek new artistic realms through interviews and presentations both domestically and internationally, even in her 90s today, demonstrating to us how to live in today's longevity society with a lively attitude towards creating new artworks. If one looks at her hometown of Hiratsuka, the monument "Tokio Koshi" (1990) is installed in the Hiratsuka City Comprehensive Park and is beloved by many. Nearby artists and critics gather at her studio, and this exchange has become the driving force behind the cultural promotion in Hiratsuka.
This exhibition is Hirano's first comprehensive retrospective exhibition in 17 years at a prefectural art museum, reviewing her 70-year artistic career with approximately 60 works, including representative works and works being shown for the first time.
In her 40s, she reached a fulfilling artistic realm and presented fantastical masterpieces inspired by the worldview of the Avatamsaka Sutra at the comprehensive art exhibition "Shio." These works also reflect the fantastical impressions of the natural surroundings of her studio in Hiratsuka and marked a pinnacle in her artistic career. She played a significant role not only in the Shio Exhibition, formed by nine female artists but also in exhibitions such as the Contemporary Female Artists Exhibition, pioneering the way for women to excel in the art world. Additionally, inspired by the beauty of the cliff carvings she encountered during her coverage of Gyeongju and Namsan in South Korea, she delved into the origins of beauty by stone craftsmen from the Silla period, culminating in her representative work series "Praise for Cliff Carvings." While Hirano Ayako's artistic style ranges from representational to abstract, two-dimensional to three-dimensional, her interest in the primitive culture and history, as seen in "Praise for Cliff Carvings," has been consistent since her childhood fascination with the faith in Mt. Oyama and excavated artifacts and ruins in her hometown of Isehara, defining many of her works.
In the 1980s, in addition to being invited to exhibit at the Salon de Mai, with which she had long had exchanges, she continued to actively seek new artistic realms through interviews and presentations both domestically and internationally, even in her 90s today, demonstrating to us how to live in today's longevity society with a lively attitude towards creating new artworks. If one looks at her hometown of Hiratsuka, the monument "Tokio Koshi" (1990) is installed in the Hiratsuka City Comprehensive Park and is beloved by many. Nearby artists and critics gather at her studio, and this exchange has become the driving force behind the cultural promotion in Hiratsuka.
This exhibition is Hirano's first comprehensive retrospective exhibition in 17 years at a prefectural art museum, reviewing her 70-year artistic career with approximately 60 works, including representative works and works being shown for the first time.
Schedule Now in session | Apr 6 (Sat) 2024-Jun 9 (Sun) 2024 22 days left Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥800, University and High School Students ¥500, Junior High School Students and Under free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp/art-muse/20162006_00036.html | ||||
| Venue | Hiratsuka Museum of Art | ||||
| Location | 1-3-3 Nishiyawata, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa 254-0073 | ||||
| Access | 20 minute walk from the North exit of Hiratsuka Station on the JR Tokaido line; From the North exit of JR Hiratsuka Station, take the Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu bus and get off at Bijutsukan Iriguchi. | ||||
| Phone | 0463-35-2111 | ||||
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