Exhibitions

Masahito Katayama Exhibition " Shape of Life "
February 11th (Sat) – February 26th (Sun), 2023

10:00am – 6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
MIZOE ART GALLERY FUKUOKA


"Butterflies / In the Garden of Light - Memento Mori" mixed-media 2022

Throughout his career, Masahito Katayama has continued to seek new ways of expression and his works have evolved greatly as a result. “Botanical Figuration” “Wind” “Membrane” “HANA” “Spiral” “Memento Mori”－
What is consistent between these themes is the feeling of being connected to something that is invisible yet absolute, a sensation that goes beyond the five senses and stimulates even the sixth sense.
The artist moved to Fukuoka 23 years ago and began painting mainly in yellow for his Membrane series, which was a large shift from his previously monochromatic works. Yellow is the color of the light that falls on life, and the color of pollen. In one of the works from the series, a spiral pattern in the center of a sunflower is portrayed in yellow, as if to celebrate all life in the natural world. In the HANA series, delicate and graceful forms are depicted to show the radiance of life, as well as the fragility of it all. Finally, the Memento Mori series depicts countless butterflies fluttering in the air, in a space somewhere in between life and death.
In this exhibition, you will be able to see Katayama’s newest works as well as his previous works. We are awaiting your visit to our gallery.
Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery





Masahito KATAYAMA
1984 Graduated from Graduate school of Kyoto Municipal University of Arts
1988-89 Stayed in the USA, invited by the Asian Cultural Council
1995-96 Stayed in the UK as a trainee of Japanese Government Overseas Study Program for Artists
2004 "Artist in Fukuoka vol.5 KATAYAMA Masahito: Membrane 2004 -Into the Forest of Perception" (Fukuoka Art Museum)
2007 Exhibited at the 3rd Chengdu Biennale
2021 Stepped down from the Associate Professor position at Kyushu University, Graduate School of Art Engineering

Permanent collection at Hara Museum ARC, Fukuoka Art Museum, Indianapolis Museum of Art, etc.

ART FAIR TOKYO 2023
March 9th Thu - March 12th Sun, 2023

▍Private View
March 9th Thu 11am - 7pm

▍Public View
March 10th Fri 11am - 7pm
March 11th Sat 11am - 7pm
March 12th Sun 11am - 4pm

▍Venue
Tokyo International Forum　Hall E and Lobby Gallery

▍Ticket
Advance ticket：JPY4,000.- (tax incl.)
Same-day ticket：JPY5,000.- (tax incl.)
▶Click here for ticket reservation

▍Booth
N066

▍Artists to be exhibited
Kenpei YUNDE／Takahide KOMATSU／Nami SHIBATA／Takashi YATOJI

｜Special Exbitit｜Pablo Picasso

Kenpei YUNDE／ Born in Osaka, Japan, in 1970. Completed Fine Arts Course, Osaka University of Arts in 1996. Received the Minister of Education Award in 2013.
Awarded Sompo Japan Fine Art Prize in the 28th Sompo Japan Outstanding Rising Artist Exhibition in 2009.


Takahide KOMATSU／Born in 1979. Born and living in Miyazaki Prefecture.Graduated from Artist Course in Kyushu Designer Gakuin College. He has exhibited his works in solo exhibitions and art fairs in London, New York, Hong Kong, and many other 10 countries around the world, since he was in his twenties.Permanent collection in facilities and museums of the United Nations, Nobeoka City, and many Asian companies He has exhibited his works in Japan Cultural Events and art festivals.


Nami SHIBATA / Born in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1985. Dropped out of Onomichi University, Graduated School of Fine Arts. Selected for TOKYO WONDER WALL 2009 (as well as 2010). 2010 Tokyo Wonder Site Emerging "ROOFS". Selected for Shell Art Award 2013. Participated in solo and group exhibitions in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Kagawa, and more. Exhibited at Art Fair Tokyo in 2014 and 2015.


Takashi YATOJI / Born in Aichi Prefecture, in 1990. Graduated Saga University Graduate School of Education, Department of Education with a major in Art Education in 2015.Received Grand Prize at the 22nd Eiten for ‘Figures and Customs’, Grand Prize at the 63rd Saga Prefecture Art Exhibition, Saga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Association Prize, Honorable Mention at the 1st YWCA (Yamanashi Wine & Art Auction), Honorable Mention at the 22nd MCAGP (Mitsubishi Corporation Art Gate Program), and became a MCAGP scholarship student in 2013. Held a solo exhibition at Okawa city Seiriki Museum of Art in 2019.

“MOSS GARDEN: Stream” 2022　Wooden panel, Washi, Acrylic, Leaf　around 8.9 x 6.2 in

Shin KAMIKAWA Exhibition "MOSS GARDEN" a Garden on a Wall
Feb.4th(Sat)- Feb.19th(Sun) ,2023
10am-6pm (Open every day during the event)
MIZOE ART GALLERY TOKYO

The artist will be at the gallery on February 4th, 5th, and the 6th.

On deep green-colored support, square objects covered with gold leaf are rhythmically installed. When he visited Zen temples in Kyoto inspired by "MOSS GARDEN", a song by a rock musician, he was strongly impressed by Hojo North Garden in Tofukuji Temple, a moss garden of checkered pattern. While the garden designer Mirei Shigemori tried painterly expression in the garden by moss and cut stones, Kamikawa expressed the atmosphere on the flat artworks as a garden on a wall.
Although Kamikawa has painted soil colored "THE WALL Series" on the theme of the Chikuho region for a long time,
he pursues the possibility of flat artworks by painting Japanese aesthetic sensibility in MOSS GARDEN.
Enjoy the new world of Shin Kamikawa.

　
“Twill” 2022　Wooden panel, Washi, Acrylic, Leaf / “leaves” 2022　Wooden panel, Washi, Acrylic, Leaf　around 8.9 x 6.2 in

Shin KAMIKAWA
1958 Born in Nogata-shi, Fukuoka/83 Graduated from Oil Painting course at Musashino Art University/84 Grand Prize at Young Art Award Exhibition Kyushu/95 Grand Prize at Tanio Museum Award Exhibition/96 Merit Award at Aoki Shigeru Memorial Award Exhibition/97 Honorable Mention at Yasui Award Exhibiton/11 Solo exhibition at Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art/18 Solo exhibition at Nogata Tanio Art Museum.

LA ART SHOW 2023
Wednesday, February 15 - Sunday, February 19, 2023

▍Opening Night Premire
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 I 6pm - 10pm

▍Public Days
Thursday, February 16, 2023
12pm - 8pm

Friday, February 17, 2023
12pm - 8pm

Saturday, February 18, 2023
10am - 8pm (Early entry, VIP Red Card and Opening Night Ticket)
12pm - 8pm (General Admission)

Sunday, February 19, 2023
10am - 6pm (Early entry, VIP Red Card and Opening Night Ticket)
12pm - 6pm (General Admission)

▍Venue
Los Angeles Convention Center
(1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015)

Booth : 1119/1218

▍More Information
https://www.laartshow.com/

▍Exhibiting artist from MIZOE ART GALLERY

Gyoji NOMIYAMA

《 Whrere Is It? 》Oil on canvas 45.9×35.8in 2019


《 A Past Day 》Oil on canvas 17.9×14.9in 2020
《 Inherited 》Oil on canvas 17.9×14.9in 2008

Tamie OKUYAMA

《RED SPAVE TIME》Oil on canvas 45.9×35.8in 2020


《 Light Cave 》Oil on canvas 28.6×23.8in 2020
《 Size of Silence 》Oil on canvas 28.6×20.8in 2022

“Scar”　Material: Brass　Height 52.36 inch Diameter 40.55 inch × 2

Kikuma MOCHIZUKI
january 14th (Sat) – January 29th (Sun), 2023
10:00am-6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY TOKYO

We wish you a very Happy New Year.
Kikuma Mochizuki has been at the forefront of metal sculpting for over half a century. He has created public works in more than 100 locations throughout Japan, and you have probably seen his works at least once. The work that launched his career and led him to pursue sculpture was his graduation work at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music: "META SHOCK," awarded the Salon du Printemps Prize in 1971. This exhibition will show the "Destruction Series" and the “BRASS RIPPING” series－which were born out of the destructive acts of smashing, twisting, and tearing metal－from a brand new perspective. In addition to the latest work from the "As I Wish" series, he will also present the "Past/Future" series, which includes large-scale works that encapsulate his past works and foreshadows his future. Please enjoy the past, present, and future of Kikuma Mochizuki, who continues to surprise us with exhibitions of a scale that far exceeds our expectations.
Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery

Kikuma MOCHIZUKI
1945 Born in Fukuoka /'71 Masters degree course in art from Tokyo art university graduate school art graduate course completion production salon de Printemps prize /'75 "the 11th modern Japanese art exhibitions" fine work prize Tokyo Museum / Kyoto-shi art museum
/'82 "the 14th Japan international art exhibitions" fine work Prize, Tokyo art museum / Kyoto-shi art museum
/2002 "East Japan sculpture exhibitions" excellence Prize, Tokyo station gallery
/'07 "the 22nd present age Japan sculpture exhibitions" Yamaguchi Prefectural art museum Prize


“BRASS RIPPING”　Material: Brass　1982

Pablo PICASSO(1881-1973)
《Tête de femme》 1953 Oil on canvas 18.07x14.84 in
A portrait of Françoise Gilot who lived together with Picasso as his lover, mother, and an artist

New Year's Masterpieces Exhibition
January 7 (Sat) – January 29 (Sun), 2023
Opening hours:10：00-18：00 (open everyday during the fair period)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY FUKUOKA

It has been already 15 years since Mizoe Art Gallery Fukuoka branch opened here at Denenchofu. We deeply thank you for your continued patronage and support.
Our concept since we first opened is "to provide high-quality artworks that keep on moving people over the ages". We exhibit the masterpieces in one place which we collected in a quest for the purpose.
We will continue to seek art that will live on in the future, and deliver these works to you.
We also hope to contribute to the revitalization of the art scene in Fukuoka.
We are awaiting your visit to our gallery.
Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery

Artists to be exhibited
Pablo PICASSO/ Henri MATISS/ Marc CHAGALL/Egon SCHIELE
Claude MONET/ Pierre-Auguste RENOIR/Odilon REDON
Andre DERAIN/Maurice UTRILLO/Georges ROUAULT
Hanjiro SAKAMOTO/Morikazu KUMAGAYA/Toshiyuki HASEKAWA
Ryuzaburo UMEHARA/Kazumasa NAKAGAWA/Zenzaburo Kojima
Noriyuki USHIJIMA/Setsuko MIGISHI/Kaoru YAMAGUCHI/Yasuo KAZUKI
Saburo ASO/Wasaburo ITOZONO/Chozaburo INOUE/Chuta KIMURA
Shinichi SAITO/Rey Camoy/Genichiro INOKUMA/Tatsuoki NANBATA
Ei-Q/Kokuta SUDA/Zenzo SAKAMOTO/Teppei UJIYAMA/Kyuzaburo ITO
Toshimitsu IMAI/Chimei HAMADA/Tatsuo IKEDA/Manabu MABE
Tomonori TOYOFUKU/Gyoji NOMIYAMA　and more.


Hanjiro SAKAMOTO《 A Mare and a Foal at the Stable 》1939 Oil on canvas


Egon SCHIELE《 Portrat von Heinrich Benesch / Studie eines stehenden Manes mit erhobenen linken Arm (Selbstportrat) 》1913

Marc CHAGALL《La Baie des Anges》ed.5/50　 Lithograph　14.17×17.51 in 1967

CHRISTMAS ART FAIR
Date: December 3th (Sat) – December 25th (Sun), 2022
Opening hours:10：00-18：00 (open everyday during the fair period)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY FUKUOKA

We will hold the "Christmas Art Fair", continuing from last year with gratitude to our customers who have always patronized us. We will exhibit at a special price, up to 50% off, from our collection, ranging from domestic artists to overseas masters,
We will recommend you to find your favorite high-quality art works as a Christmas gift for your loved one or reward yourself.


Exhibiting artists
Hanjiro SAKAMOTO / Morikazu KUMAGAI / Shikanosuke OKA / Yataro NOGUCHI/ Ryohei KOISO / Genichiro INOKUMA / Tamiji KITAGAWA / Takuji NAKAMURA / Noriyuki USHIJIMA / Shigehiko ISHIKAWA / Yukio KODAMA / Kazu WAKITA / Chozaburo INOUE / Jiro OYAMADA/ Ryonosuke FUKUI / Wasaburo ITOZONO / Eiichiro MATSUMOTO / Ryo HIRANO / Hiroki ODA / Chimei HAMADA / Ei-Q / Takeo　 YAMAGUCHI / Kumi SUGAI / Kokuta SUDA / Tatsuoki NANBATA / Zenzo SAKAMOTO / Waichi TSUTAKA / Tatsuo IKEDA / Ay-O / Mitsuo KANO / Kaii Higashiyama / Matazo KAYAMA / Katashi OYAMA / Nanpu Katayama / Kayo YAMAGUCHI / Togyu Okumura / Shoen Uemura / Shinsui Ito / Marc CHAGALL / Georges ROUAULT / Antoni CLAVE / Ben SHAHN / Joel SHAPIRO / Pierre AlLECHINSKY / Paul AIZPIRI / Gilles GORRITI / Paul GUIRAMAND / Jean CARZOU, and more


Morikazu KUMAGAI《Bodhisattva》Mixed media 12.79×9.44in
With certificate of authenticity from the Kumagai Morikazu Suiboku Paintings in Light Colour, Ink and Paintings Appraisal and Registration Society
Ryonosuke FUKUI《still life》Water-color　13.97×20.86in　1965
Yataro NOGUCHI《mountain in springtime》Oil on canvas　13.14×.9.64in

Special feature! Ryohei Koiso - Many exhibits from dancers to still life -

Ryohei KOISO《dancing girl》　etching　ed.8/50　14.17×11.18in　1969


Special Benefits!
Christmas gifts for customers who purchase during the exhibition!
*Appreciation ticket of " Forever Saul Leiter" at Fukuoka Art Museum
*Exchange ticket for one free drink of hot wine and a mug at Christmas Market in Hikari no Machi Hakata

《 The Voice Across the Road 》《 Cloak of the Night 》《 For the Kindness that Lies Beyond 》Aqyla on Canvas 28.6×28.6 in

Ben OGA Exhibition "Under the Deep Blue Sky"
December 10th(Sat) - December 25th(Sun), 2022
10:00am-6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY TOKYO

There are children, animals, bird-like creatures, houses, mountains, stars, and the landscape of the earth in the paintings of Ben Oga. Although they are obviously imagination by the artist, I cannot avoid feeling a sense of deja vu. There are stories including various emotions that take the audience into the world of the paintings to make them become a part of the story. Repeatedly coated paints like fabric will evoke thoughts, memories, hope for the future, and the prayers of happiness that everyone has in common. We would like you to enjoy the painted world of Oga in your own way.
Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery


《 Northern Dweller 》Glass Painting　7.1×5.1 in

Event
Poetry reading and live music session
Date & Time : December 11th (Sun) 15:00 start
Ben Oga will be reading his own poems, accompanied by musician Shoichi Shimura.
＊Please make a reservation by phone. 03-3722-6570 ＊Capacity is 20.

Ben Oga
Born in Matsuyama city, Ehime Prefecture in 1971. Majored picture book writer course at Osaka Sogo College of Design. A number of solo and group exhibitions inside and outside Japan. Won the grand prize at Message from the Young Painters Show. The Hakone Open-air Museum prize at Painting Japanese Nature Exhibition. Many illustrations for cover pages including "the Disease of Soseki Natsume and 'Ten Nights Dreaming" by Norihiko Miyoshi, "Thinking of Modern Folk Tales" by Miyoko Matsutani. Appeared on the TV programme by BS Fuji “Night Before The Break ~ Next Generation Artists ~” on January 12th, 2018. Published the poetry and art book "the Pocketbook of a Night Bird" (9 April 2016, planning and publishing department of Gallery Echo-an). Appeared in a commercial for Daiichi Gas, (Nankai Broadcasting Co., Ltd.), 2020. Stranger Friends by Marcelo Vilmaher, bound and illustrated by Fukuinkan Shoten, 2021.

　

Masahito Katayama Exhibition " Shape of Life "
November 5th (Sat) – November 25th (Sun), 2022

10:00am – 6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
MIZOE ART GALLERY TOKYO


Throughout his career, Masahito Katayama has continued to seek new ways of expression and his works have evolved greatly as a result. “Botanical Figuration” “Wind” “Membrane” “HANA” “Spiral” “Memento Mori”－
What is consistent between these themes is the feeling of being connected to something that is invisible yet absolute, a sensation that goes beyond the five senses and stimulates even the sixth sense.
The artist moved to Fukuoka 23 years ago and began painting mainly in yellow for his Membrane series, which was a large shift from his previously monochromatic works. Yellow is the color of the light that falls on life, and the color of pollen. In one of the works from the series, a spiral pattern in the center of a sunflower is portrayed in yellow, as if to celebrate all life in the natural world. In the HANA series, delicate and graceful forms are depicted to show the radiance of life, as well as the fragility of it all. Finally, the Memento Mori series depicts countless butterflies fluttering in the air, in a space somewhere in between life and death.
In this exhibition, you will be able to see Katayama’s newest works as well as his previous works. We are awaiting your visit to our gallery.
Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery

　
Masahito KATAYAMA
1984 Graduated from Graduate school of Kyoto Municipal University of Arts
1988-89 Stayed in the USA, invited by the Asian Cultural Council
1995-96 Stayed in the UK as a trainee of Japanese Government Overseas Study Program for Artists
2004 "Artist in Fukuoka vol.5 KATAYAMA Masahito: Membrane 2004 -Into the Forest of Perception" (Fukuoka Art Museum)
2007 Exhibited at the 3rd Chengdu Biennale
2021 Stepped down from the Associate Professor position at Kyushu University, Graduate School of Art Engineering

Permanent collection at Hara Museum ARC, Fukuoka Art Museum, Indianapolis Museum of Art, etc.

ART TAIPEI 2022
台北國際藝術博覽會


▍SVIP Preview
2022/10/20 (Thu) 12:00-21:00

▍VIP Preview
2022/10/20 (Thu) 15:00-21:00
2022/10/21 (Fri) 11:00-14:00

▍Public Opening
2022/10/21 (Fri) 14:00-19:00
2022/10/22 (Sat) 11:00-19:00
2022/10/23 (Sun) 11:00-19:00
2022/10/24 (Mon) 11:00-18:00

▍Venue
Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1
No.5, Sec. 5, Xinyi Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 110, Taiwan
(台北市信義区信義路5段5号)
MIZOE ART GALLERY Booth No. A11
https://2022.art-taipei.com/taipei/en/

Mizoe Art Gallery will be taking part in Art Taipei 2022.
This will be our seventh time participating in Art Taipei. As with the previous year, we are pleased to introduce two artists who express a uniquely Japanese aesthetic.
The first artist is Kempei Yunde, who questions what true happiness means for humankind through his unique method of expression based on the theme of "painting from the soil up.” His oil paintings are created over a period of one year, as if he were growing a crop. His other style of work is called “drawings,” which he draws up in one go as if to capture the essence of the scenery. A live drawing event of this “Yunde-style drawing” will also be held at the venue.
The second artist is Takahide Komatsu, who base his works on the theme of the ecosystem and illustrates the world of graceful butterflies and small woodland creatures. The combination of Japanese Rimpa-style foil and acrylic paint creates a work that is both highly traditional and contemporary. He is not limited to solely being a painter; his documentary film "Shiotsuki Touho," which follows a Japanese artist from the era of Taiwanese colonial rule, was released last year. We will also hold a special exhibition of Shiotsuki’s works that were featured in the film.
Since the Covid regulations in Taiwan has started to loosen, our gallery staff and the artists will be able to visit the site this year. Online participation by both artists were well received last year, and we look forward to seeing what kind of excitement they will create again this year.
Please enjoy Mizoe Art Gallery’s exhibition.

弓手 研平 / Kenpei YUNDE

《 A Happy Morning Under the Apple Tree 》 35.8×35.8 in Oil on canvas 2022

小松 孝英 / Takahide KOMATSU

《 Minnow 》 28.6×45.7 in Acrylic on canvas 2022

塩月 桃甫 / Toho SHIOTSUKI

《 ROBO 》 13.1×9.5 in Oil on board 1946