10 Years After His Passing Yoshio Yoshimura Exhibition－January 13th(Sat) 28th (Sun), 2024－

Yoshio Yoshimura 《Vanda》 Colored pencils 44.09×63.77in 2007

10 Years After His Passing
Yoshio Yoshimura Exhibition
January 13th(Sat) 28th (Sun), 2024
10:00am-6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue MIZOE ART GALLERY TOKYO

Happy New Year to all. We look forward to your continued good will in the coming year.

Yoshio Yoshimura attracted much attention in the world of contemporary art after winning the Grand Prize at the Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Exhibition in 2007. However, just as his future success was being anticipated, he suddenly passed away at the age of 63. I still wonder what kind of future would have awaited him and Mizoe Art Gallery, had Mr. Yoshimura still been alive.

The traveling exhibition "Yoshio Yoshimura: Beyond Super Realism", which began in November 2018 at Tokyo Station Gallery, was originally planned to exhibit at 4 venues, but eventually reached 11, making it an unusually long run as it continuously impressed.

Words such as “realism”, “hyper-realism”, “miniature painting”, and “superlative-technique” all seem inadequate, if not clichd, when it comes to describing Yoshio Yoshimura's works and skill, which go beyond what we imagine possible.

This exhibition will feature small colored-pencil drawings of flowers alongside a series of self-portraits on newspapers drawn in Paris, as well as prints and other works from his early years. We sincerely look forward to seeing you at the gallery.

Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery



Yoshio Yoshimura 《Newspaper and Self-Portrait》 Pencil on newspaper 15.94×10.62in 2012

Yoshio Yoshimura
Born in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1950. Graduated from Yamaguchi College of Arts in 1971. Graduated from Sokei Academy of Fine Art and Design (Tokyo) in 1979. Moved to Tokuchi, Yamaguchi City in 1985. Won the Grand Prize at the Yamaguchi Prefectural Exhibition (Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum) in 2007. Participated in "Roppongi Crossing 2007: Future Beats in Japanese Contemporary Art" (Mori Art Museum). “Yoshio Yoshimura Exhibition: Tea Room in Purgatory” (Yamaguchi Prefectural Hagi Uragami Museum) in 2009. "Yoshio Yoshimura Exhibition: I, who continue to depict my days with a sharp pencil" (Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum) in 2010. Stayed in Paris for a year in 2011. Passed away on December 6, 2013.

Special Exhibition
Taisei Yoshimura

《 Won’t give up hope 》ne part of a trilogy. Color pencil on paper, P50

Taisei Yoshimura
Born in 1992, currently resides in Yamaguchi City. After graduating from junior high school, he began his creative career as his father's assistant.