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Masamichi Yamamoto
This is an exhibition of sculptor Masamichi Yamamoto (b.1941) who is best known for his sculptures of mother and child figures, as well as landscapes.
In 1961, Yamamoto encountered a work by Pericle Fazzini at the "Modern Italian Sculpture" exhibition in Tokyo, prompting him to decide on a career as a sculptor. He studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts, and after graduating, received funding from the Italian government and was given the opportunity to go to Rome and study under Fazzini with other scholarship recipients in 1968.
During his three years of living in Italy, he visited Tarquinia to see Etruscan tombs, which became a source of inspiration for his original "landscape sculpture." According to Yamamoto, his fascination with archaeological sites and abandoned places is rooted in his childhood experience of growing up in Minami-Boso. The areas along the coast were his playground, where the ravages of WWII remain visible. Also, his father was a ceramicist and Yamamoto naturally became interested in clay. For two years starting in 1978, he received the Fulbright scholarship for art researchers and visited Pueblo in New Mexico, where historic native American ruins can be seen. This trip also inspired fresh ideas and led to works inspired by the harsh nature of the massive dryland.
This retrospective exhibition showcases a total of 30 sculptures and 35 drawings, including "Kamishibai (picture story show)" (1969), created while he was in Rome - and considered to be the starting point of his landscape sculpture - and his recent marble sculpture, "Wind and Girl '08" (2008).
[Image: Masamichi Yamamoto, "Wind and Girl '08"]
In 1961, Yamamoto encountered a work by Pericle Fazzini at the "Modern Italian Sculpture" exhibition in Tokyo, prompting him to decide on a career as a sculptor. He studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts, and after graduating, received funding from the Italian government and was given the opportunity to go to Rome and study under Fazzini with other scholarship recipients in 1968.
During his three years of living in Italy, he visited Tarquinia to see Etruscan tombs, which became a source of inspiration for his original "landscape sculpture." According to Yamamoto, his fascination with archaeological sites and abandoned places is rooted in his childhood experience of growing up in Minami-Boso. The areas along the coast were his playground, where the ravages of WWII remain visible. Also, his father was a ceramicist and Yamamoto naturally became interested in clay. For two years starting in 1978, he received the Fulbright scholarship for art researchers and visited Pueblo in New Mexico, where historic native American ruins can be seen. This trip also inspired fresh ideas and led to works inspired by the harsh nature of the massive dryland.
This retrospective exhibition showcases a total of 30 sculptures and 35 drawings, including "Kamishibai (picture story show)" (1969), created while he was in Rome - and considered to be the starting point of his landscape sculpture - and his recent marble sculpture, "Wind and Girl '08" (2008).
[Image: Masamichi Yamamoto, "Wind and Girl '08"]
Schedule | May 16 (Sat) 2009-Jul 12 (Sun) 2009 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥2000, University and High School Students ¥1600, Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥800. | ||
| Venue | Hakone Open Air Museum https://www.hakone-oam.or.jp/en/  | ||
| Location | 1121 Ninotaira, Hakonemachi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa 250-0493 | ||
| Access | 2 minute walk from Chokoku-no-Mori Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway. | ||
| Phone | 0460-82-1161 | ||
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