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100th Anniversary of the City's Incorporation and 20th Anniversary of Museum Opening - Seiju Omoda Exhibition
Kawagoe City Art Museum
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Seiju Omoda
Seiji Omoda (1891-1933), a Japanese-style painter of which Kawagoe is proud, was one of those who were active at the forefront of Japanese-style painting during the Taisho and Showa periods when Japanese-style painting was acquiring a new form of expression. Born in the center of Kawagoe, now known as the "City of Storehouses,” Omoda moved to Tokyo at the age of 17 and spent his youth exploring the future of Japanese painting with like-minded friends such as Shiho Imamura and Goshu Hayami. Later, through his participation in the revived Japan Art Institute Exhibition, he awakened to a firm expression as a painter, but just as he was expected to be more active, his health failed and he died at the young age of 41.
Although Omoda's painting career was not smooth, his fusion of realism and decorativeness based on his observation of nature and his intense use of color, which he achieved after many setbacks, is still highly regarded today as his one and only individuality.
This exhibition traces the development of his painting career through representative works from each period, and also examines his relationship with Kawagoe and the actual production of his works, mainly during the Showa period. This is the first Omoda exhibition at the museum in 19 years, since the first anniversary of its opening.
[Events]
1. Lecture "The True Value of Seiju Omoda: Perseverance in Adversity"
Date & Time: November 19 (Sat) 11:00a.m.-/ 2:00p.m.- 1.5 hours for each session
2. Workshop: "Let's See Omoda Works Up Close"
November 6 (Sun) 11:00 - / 14:00 - 1.5 hours for each session
Slide presentation of Omoda's works
Date & Time: October 30 (Sun) and November 27 (Sun), from 14:00 each day (about 40 minutes) *Sign language interpretation will be provided.
Please check the official website for event details and how to register.
Although Omoda's painting career was not smooth, his fusion of realism and decorativeness based on his observation of nature and his intense use of color, which he achieved after many setbacks, is still highly regarded today as his one and only individuality.
This exhibition traces the development of his painting career through representative works from each period, and also examines his relationship with Kawagoe and the actual production of his works, mainly during the Showa period. This is the first Omoda exhibition at the museum in 19 years, since the first anniversary of its opening.
[Events]
1. Lecture "The True Value of Seiju Omoda: Perseverance in Adversity"
Date & Time: November 19 (Sat) 11:00a.m.-/ 2:00p.m.- 1.5 hours for each session
2. Workshop: "Let's See Omoda Works Up Close"
November 6 (Sun) 11:00 - / 14:00 - 1.5 hours for each session
Slide presentation of Omoda's works
Date & Time: October 30 (Sun) and November 27 (Sun), from 14:00 each day (about 40 minutes) *Sign language interpretation will be provided.
Please check the official website for event details and how to register.
Schedule | Oct 22 (Sat) 2022-Dec 4 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥600; University and High School Students ¥300; Junior High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. | ||||||
| Venue | Kawagoe City Art Museum | ||||||
| Location | 2-30-1 Kuruwamachi, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama 350-0053 | ||||||
| Access | From Hon-kawagoe Station on the Seubu Shinjuku line or Kawagoe Station on the JR Saikyo or Tobu Tojo line, take the Tobu bus and get off at Kawagoe Shiyakusho Mae. The venue is 5 minute walk from there. | ||||||
| Phone | 049-228-8080 | ||||||
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