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Hideo Murakami Exhibition
Saitou Museum
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Hideo Murakami
Very thickly applied paint, bold brushstrokes, and complex and delicate colors. Hideo Murakami (1933-2018) used landscapes and still life in front of his eyes as his subjects (motifs) while establishing powerful images in his paintings that penetrate through them.
At the age of 20, Murakami moved to Tokyo with the intention of becoming a painter and continued to paint while working as a day laborer. The gallery provided him with a studio and other facilities, and he immersed himself in his work as a painter, producing approximately 300 paintings in the two years from 1961 to 1963. After that, he traveled to Paris, New York, Italy, and other cities. In Japan, he continued to paint while moving from one residence to another, attracting attention at the time, and was called a "wandering genius" and "the Cinderella boy" of the art world.
The famed novelist Yasunari Kawabata was a good friend of Murakami. Kawabata described Murakami's paintings as "conveying to me a sense of strength and courage," and "conveying to my heart a sincere appeal to the hearts of people with a sense of abundance and sorrow.”
In 1979, Murakami, who was the darling of the art world, returned to his hometown of Gifu. This year, on the 5th anniversary of his death, this exhibition will explore this fascinating artist through a number of passionate paintings, which will be introduced for the first time at the museum.
At the age of 20, Murakami moved to Tokyo with the intention of becoming a painter and continued to paint while working as a day laborer. The gallery provided him with a studio and other facilities, and he immersed himself in his work as a painter, producing approximately 300 paintings in the two years from 1961 to 1963. After that, he traveled to Paris, New York, Italy, and other cities. In Japan, he continued to paint while moving from one residence to another, attracting attention at the time, and was called a "wandering genius" and "the Cinderella boy" of the art world.
The famed novelist Yasunari Kawabata was a good friend of Murakami. Kawabata described Murakami's paintings as "conveying to me a sense of strength and courage," and "conveying to my heart a sincere appeal to the hearts of people with a sense of abundance and sorrow.”
In 1979, Murakami, who was the darling of the art world, returned to his hometown of Gifu. This year, on the 5th anniversary of his death, this exhibition will explore this fascinating artist through a number of passionate paintings, which will be introduced for the first time at the museum.
Schedule | Jul 28 (Fri) 2023-Oct 29 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥500, University and High School Students ¥300, Junior High School Students ¥100, Seniors 65 & Over ¥400, Elementary School Students and Under free. | ||||
| Venue | Saitou Museum https://www.matsusaka-saito-museum.com/  | ||||
| Location | 1807-1 Uomachi, Matsusaka-shi, Mie 515-0082 | ||||
| Access | 10 minute walk from the South exit of Matsusaka Station on the JR Meisho and Kisei Main lines. | ||||
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