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Keiko Kiyohara Retrospective
Sakura City Museum of Art
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Keiko Kiyohara
Keiko Kiyohara (1955-87) chose the printmaking course in her third year of painting at Tama Art University in 1978 and studied copperplate engraving with Yukio Fukasawa (1924-2017), a copperplate artist associated with Chiba Prefecture, and others. Fukazawa was surprised to see Kiyohara's first work, "Bird's Eye Lens," and said, "Kiyohara, you are going to be a very good copperplate artist. I can see something sparkling in your work. True to Fukasawa's expectations, Kiyohara received the Association Prize, the highest award, at the 50th Exhibition of the Japan Print Association in 1982 and held his first solo exhibition in 1983, attracting attention early on.
In the 1980s, Kiyohara, who self-mockingly referred to his work as "outdated," began to establish a style that explored illusions and visions, concentrating on etching, a technique that required long hours and patience. Fukasawa later wrote, "I engraved the copper as if I were engraving bones," and Kiyohara looked back on his activities for about 10 years. As Fukasawa later recalled of Kiyohara's activities over the next 10 years, he engraved dots and lines with a needle (a metal tool with a needle-like pointed tip) at an extraordinary density on copper plates, resulting in only 30 etchings, including unfinished ones, being produced during his lifetime.
This exhibition features approximately 80 works, including original works signed by the artist and related materials (drawings, trial prints, original plates, etc.), to convey the fascination of the copperplate engraving expression that the artist pursued throughout his life.
In the 1980s, Kiyohara, who self-mockingly referred to his work as "outdated," began to establish a style that explored illusions and visions, concentrating on etching, a technique that required long hours and patience. Fukasawa later wrote, "I engraved the copper as if I were engraving bones," and Kiyohara looked back on his activities for about 10 years. As Fukasawa later recalled of Kiyohara's activities over the next 10 years, he engraved dots and lines with a needle (a metal tool with a needle-like pointed tip) at an extraordinary density on copper plates, resulting in only 30 etchings, including unfinished ones, being produced during his lifetime.
This exhibition features approximately 80 works, including original works signed by the artist and related materials (drawings, trial prints, original plates, etc.), to convey the fascination of the copperplate engraving expression that the artist pursued throughout his life.
Schedule | Nov 1 (Tue) 2022-Dec 18 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥600, University and High School Students ¥400, Junior High School Students and Under free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.city.sakura.lg.jp/section/museum/exhibition/2022/202211kiyohara.html | ||||
| Venue | Sakura City Museum of Art | ||||
| Location | 210 Shinmachi, Sakura-shi, Chiba 285-0023 | ||||
| Access | 8 minute walk from the South exit of Keisei Sakura Station; From the North exit of Sakura Station on the JR Sobu line, take the Chiba Green bus and get off at Niban-cho. The venue is 1 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 043-485-7851 | ||||
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