Kenpei YUNDE Exhibition “A Happiness to Return to” － May. 11th (Sat) – May. 26th (Sun), 2024

Kenpei YUNDE Exhibition “A Happiness to Return to”
Date: May. 11th (Sat) – May. 26th (Sun), 2024
Business hours: 10:00am – 6:00pm (Open every day during the event)
Venue: Mizoe Art Gallery Tokyo
▶The artist will be at the gallery on : May. 11, 12, 18, 19 (*After 3:30pm on the 18th.)

-A Happiness to Return to-
People have always lived in pursuit of happiness.
Recently, I have been interested in the minds of people from the Jomon era, who stood on the earth, face to face with nature, living for more than 10,000 years without conflict. I feel we can relate to what they found beautiful. The people of the Jomon era created on the soil, but I paint on a canvas, starting from the soil.
Why do people create? Why do people paint? What makes people happy?
At the foot of it all is soil, which is why I paint from the soil. I believe, upon the continuation of this process, the essence of what is naturally there will sprout.
- Kenpei Yunde

In his paintings, Kenpei Yunde continues to pursue the expression of happiness. Through Yunde's paintings, people are made aware of the essentials that we all possess and are moved by them. This applies no matter the country, and we have been scattering the seeds of happiness little by little all over the world with Yunde's paintings. Through sharing the perspective and work of an artist who lives in the present, we hope as many people as possible can feel a slice of this happiness
- Kazunobu Abe, Mizoe Art Gallery

Gallery Talk Event
▶Date & Time: May 12th (Sun), 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
“The perspective and ideas of Kenpei Yunde”
The artist will talk about his thoughts on the Jomon era people and the roots of an artist’s creativity, introducing scenes in which he appears from the documentary program titled, “The discourse of gods (Kamunagara no Katarahi)” (directed by Shohei Shiozaki).


Yunde-style New Impressionist Live Drawing
▶Date & Time: May 19th (Sun), 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
During the exhibition, Yunde will create live drawings based on impressions of sketches he did in the Kamakura, Hakone, and Izu area. The sketches will be exhibited as well.