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Petit Fabre— The World of Chikabo Kumada
Sano Art Museum
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Chikabo Kumada
The illustrator Chikabo Kumada depicted living things in vivid detail. A lifelong admirer of the artist Jean Henri Fabre, Kumada painted the world of insects in the same life-sized scale, earning him a reputation as “Japan’s Fabre.” From childhood, Kumada loved drawing pictures and coming into contact with small creatures. After graduation from art school, he took a job as a graphic designer, which led him down the road of illustration. He was critically acclaimed as a picture book artist who introduced stories from abroad, but his life’s major work was “Kumada Chikabo’s World,” a multi-volume picture book series based on Fabre’s insect journal. The technique of painting precisely with the tips of several brushes rendered Fabre’s insects with realistic vitality. Kumada’s quote, “I am the insects and the insects are me” reveals his deep love for small living things and his total absorption into their world. This exhibition showcases many of Kumada’s etymologically obsessed works of art.
Schedule | May 25 (Sat) 2013-Jun 30 (Sun) 2013 Opening Hours Information
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| Venue | Sano Art Museum https://www.sanobi.or.jp/eng/index.html  | ||||
| Location | 1-43 Nakatamachi, Mishima-shi, Shizuoka 411-0838 | ||||
| Access | 6 minute walk from Mishimatamachi Station on the Izuhakone Railway Sunzu line; From the South exit of JR Mishima Station, take the Tokai bus and get off at Sano Art Museum. The venue is 2 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 055-975-7278 | ||||
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