[Fukuoka] Koji WATANABE exhibition -Temple of the Wind- July 2nd(Sat) July 18th(Mon, Public holiday), 2022

《 la finestra 》Bronze 9.84×h 7.87in

Koji WATANABE Exhibition -Temple of the Wind -
July 2nd(Sat) July 18th(Mon, National holiday）, 2022
10:00am-6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue: MIZOE ART GALLERY FUKUOKA
*The artist will be at the gallery onSat., Sun., and national holidays.

《 discesa 》Bronze　5.9×h 15.74in

Koji WATANABE stayed in Italy for 24 years. For most of the years, he created artworks living by the Lake Como near the border of Switzerland. I dreamily imagine how great the environment was. Currently, he works in a quiet old Japanese-style house in Karatsu as his studio which is a quiet place as well. The bronze artworks created by WATANABE are suggestive and mysterious like palaces and temples in the stories of Western countries.
"The theme is stability in an unstable society," the artist says. Life abroad for many years would not have been as graceful experience as we think.
We will exhibit approximately 20 artworks focusing on the artworks created in Italy. Please feel the wind of Italy brought by the artworks of Koji WATANABE.
Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery

Koji WATANABE/ Born at Tachiarai-machi, Mitsui-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture in 1961. Completed Graduate School of Art at Kyushu Sangyo University. Creative activities in Italy from 1986 to 2010. The Silver Prize at the 8th Ravenna International Sculpture Biennale (Italy). Special Jury Prize at the 9th Ravenna International Sculpture Biennale (Italy). Grand Prize at Como International Competition (Italy). Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale (Japan). Kaze no Art Exhibition Biennale Makurazaki (Japan). Many solo and group exhibitions mostly in Italy and Germany.