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Tomiyuki Kaneko "Dream of the Cosmic Serpent"
Hitachinokuni Izumotaisha Sanki Hall
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Tomiyuki Kaneko
This exhibition commemorates the 30th anniversary of the founding of Izumo-taisha shrine.
Tomiyuki Kaneko, a Japanese-style painter, was born in Saitama Prefecture in 1978. He lives and works in Yamagata Prefecture. After graduating from high school, he studied Japanese-style painting at Tohoku University of Art & Design in Yamagata and completed a doctoral course. After graduation, he remained in Yamagata, using an old house in the mountains as his residence and studio, and has continued to translate invisible spiritual beings such as yokai (monsters), spirits, gods, and Buddha from Japan and other parts of the world into flat surfaces. His works are based on his own interpretation based on research and studies and have attracted attention for their bold composition and overwhelming power.
In 2015, he was awarded an overseas training program for emerging artists by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, where he was exposed to the arts of Theravada Buddhism, Hinduism, and spiritual beliefs in Cambodia, where he made numerous sketches. Major exhibitions include the 2021 solo exhibition "Fed-up Tiger" at Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, the 2017 solo exhibition "Raging Gods" at Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, the 2017 "Forest of Poetic Sentiments: Narrated Space" at KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre, 2016 "19th Domani, Tomorrow Exhibition" at the National Art Center, Tokyo. etc.
In 2017, Kaneko held the "Asian Gods - Tomiyuki Kaneko Exhibition" at Gallery Oberlin, and his red seal book with works depicting tigers on both sides is also gaining popularity.
In addition to two of Kaneko's representative works "Red Vanaspatiraja" and "Amenetajikaraokami," the exhibition will also feature the large work "Space Snake," which was dedicated as a ceiling painting in the hall (460cm long and 640cm wide, equivalent to eight 150-size panels), and his latest work "Susanoo," a large work (460 cm long and 640 cm wide, six 150-size panels) on the ceiling of the hall.
This exhibition will be on permanent display throughout the year.
Tomiyuki Kaneko, a Japanese-style painter, was born in Saitama Prefecture in 1978. He lives and works in Yamagata Prefecture. After graduating from high school, he studied Japanese-style painting at Tohoku University of Art & Design in Yamagata and completed a doctoral course. After graduation, he remained in Yamagata, using an old house in the mountains as his residence and studio, and has continued to translate invisible spiritual beings such as yokai (monsters), spirits, gods, and Buddha from Japan and other parts of the world into flat surfaces. His works are based on his own interpretation based on research and studies and have attracted attention for their bold composition and overwhelming power.
In 2015, he was awarded an overseas training program for emerging artists by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, where he was exposed to the arts of Theravada Buddhism, Hinduism, and spiritual beliefs in Cambodia, where he made numerous sketches. Major exhibitions include the 2021 solo exhibition "Fed-up Tiger" at Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, the 2017 solo exhibition "Raging Gods" at Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, the 2017 "Forest of Poetic Sentiments: Narrated Space" at KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre, 2016 "19th Domani, Tomorrow Exhibition" at the National Art Center, Tokyo. etc.
In 2017, Kaneko held the "Asian Gods - Tomiyuki Kaneko Exhibition" at Gallery Oberlin, and his red seal book with works depicting tigers on both sides is also gaining popularity.
In addition to two of Kaneko's representative works "Red Vanaspatiraja" and "Amenetajikaraokami," the exhibition will also feature the large work "Space Snake," which was dedicated as a ceiling painting in the hall (460cm long and 640cm wide, equivalent to eight 150-size panels), and his latest work "Susanoo," a large work (460 cm long and 640 cm wide, six 150-size panels) on the ceiling of the hall.
This exhibition will be on permanent display throughout the year.
Schedule | May 21 (Sun) 2023-May 31 (Fri) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Hitachinokuni Izumotaisha Sanki Hall https://izumotaisha.or.jp/山鬼ホール/  | ||||
| Location | 2001 Fukuhara, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki 309-1634 | ||||
| Access | 11 minute walk from Fukuhara Station on the JR Mito line. | ||||
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