We are pleased to announce a two-person exhibition of titanium sculptures by Houmei Suzuki and abstract paintings by Shizushin Matsuda, "Room", from May 13 (Fri.) to 28 (Sat.), 2022.
Homei Suzuki, who has been working for many years on titanium sculptures with unique, beautiful colors and warmth, and has won many awards for his public art works, and Seishin Matsuda, who has been creating unique abstract paintings using volcanic ash in Japan and abroad.
This will be the first two-person exhibition of Suzuki and Matsuda.
We hope you will take this opportunity to enjoy the space created by these two artists.
Homei Suzuki, who has been working for many years on titanium sculptures with unique, beautiful colors and warmth, and has won many awards for his public art works, and Seishin Matsuda, who has been creating unique abstract paintings using volcanic ash in Japan and abroad.
This will be the first two-person exhibition of Suzuki and Matsuda.
We hope you will take this opportunity to enjoy the space created by these two artists.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Noriaki Suzuki / Titanium Sculpture
[Biography]
Born in Saitama, Japan in 1949.
Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1949. Graduated from Fuji Junior College (now Tokyo Fuji University).
Worked as an assistant to Toshio Yodoi, a recipient of the Order of Cultural Merit from 1987 to 2004.
Served as an executive committee member and jury member for art events organized by Saitama Prefecture, Kawaguchi City, and others.
[Awards received]
Newcomer's Prize, Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition (Acrylic Painting)
Saitama Prefectural Exhibition, Board of Education Prize, Makoto Takada Memorial Prize, Nika Exhibition, Special Prize
Arakawa River Art Contest, 2nd consecutive year, Excellent Prize
Kiuchi Katsu Grand Prize Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Village People's Prize, Adachi Ward Outdoor Sculpture Contest, Grand Prize
Exhibited at Dante International Competition (Biennale)
Honorable Mention, Contemporary Japanese Sculpture Exhibition, Japan; Encouragement Prize, Umi no Mieru Mori Art Museum Sculpture Biennale, Japan
Kawaguchi City Art and Culture Encouragement Prize, and many other awards.
[Public Collection]
Otakanomori Station (Chiba, Japan), Ube City Medical and Dental Hall (Yamaguchi, Japan), Umi no Miru Art Museum (Hiroshima, Japan)
Adachi City Urban Agricultural Park (Tokyo), Japan Flower Garden (Akita), Kawaguchi City Junigetsu Tanaka School, Kawaguchi City Asahi Environment Center
Kawaguchi Shinkin Bank Head Office, Sakae-machi Redevelopment in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture Youth House (Saitama), and many others.
[Others]
（JAPAN" magazine of the Japan Titanium Society, and "aaca" magazine of the Japan Association of Architectural Arts and Crafts.
Nippon Television "The World of Beauty: Toshio Yodoi Spatial Romance," NHK Metropolitan News 8:45, and other TV programs.
Seishin Matsuda / Abstract Paintings
[Biography]
Born in 1960 in Kagoshima Prefecture. He has been creating and exhibiting his own abstract paintings mainly using volcanic ash from Sakurajima.
He has held many solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Kagoshima, and other cities in Japan.
He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Spain, Korea, and Canada.
[Public Collection]
Sata Soji Shoten (Sake Brewery), Minami-Kyushu City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Ikoi Villa" in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan
Oto Riverside Terrace" in front of Higashi Okazaki Station, Aichi (3-D)
Shibusawa and Company K.K. and Commons Investment Trust K.K." Hirakawacho, Tokyo
Kouan-ji Temple" in Hongo, Tokyo, "Jokoku-ji Temple" in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, Narita Airport Terminal 1 (~2014), and many others.
[Other works]
2010 Film "The City of Passing" (dir. Junji Sakamoto), 2016 Film "A Disgusting Woman" (dir. Hitomi Kuroki),
2018 Chinese web drama "Shanghai Girls' Pictorial Book" (YOU KU), used in many works.
2022 Hulu original documentary program, "BiSHIS OVER !
(interviewed at Ikoi Villa in Karuizawa). The program is currently being distributed.
He has also designed numerous book designs, picture books, CD cover art, posters, etc.
[Biography]
Born in Saitama, Japan in 1949.
Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1949. Graduated from Fuji Junior College (now Tokyo Fuji University).
Worked as an assistant to Toshio Yodoi, a recipient of the Order of Cultural Merit from 1987 to 2004.
Served as an executive committee member and jury member for art events organized by Saitama Prefecture, Kawaguchi City, and others.
[Awards received]
Newcomer's Prize, Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition (Acrylic Painting)
Saitama Prefectural Exhibition, Board of Education Prize, Makoto Takada Memorial Prize, Nika Exhibition, Special Prize
Arakawa River Art Contest, 2nd consecutive year, Excellent Prize
Kiuchi Katsu Grand Prize Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Village People's Prize, Adachi Ward Outdoor Sculpture Contest, Grand Prize
Exhibited at Dante International Competition (Biennale)
Honorable Mention, Contemporary Japanese Sculpture Exhibition, Japan; Encouragement Prize, Umi no Mieru Mori Art Museum Sculpture Biennale, Japan
Kawaguchi City Art and Culture Encouragement Prize, and many other awards.
[Public Collection]
Otakanomori Station (Chiba, Japan), Ube City Medical and Dental Hall (Yamaguchi, Japan), Umi no Miru Art Museum (Hiroshima, Japan)
Adachi City Urban Agricultural Park (Tokyo), Japan Flower Garden (Akita), Kawaguchi City Junigetsu Tanaka School, Kawaguchi City Asahi Environment Center
Kawaguchi Shinkin Bank Head Office, Sakae-machi Redevelopment in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture Youth House (Saitama), and many others.
[Others]
（JAPAN" magazine of the Japan Titanium Society, and "aaca" magazine of the Japan Association of Architectural Arts and Crafts.
Nippon Television "The World of Beauty: Toshio Yodoi Spatial Romance," NHK Metropolitan News 8:45, and other TV programs.
Seishin Matsuda / Abstract Paintings
[Biography]
Born in 1960 in Kagoshima Prefecture. He has been creating and exhibiting his own abstract paintings mainly using volcanic ash from Sakurajima.
He has held many solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Kagoshima, and other cities in Japan.
He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Spain, Korea, and Canada.
[Public Collection]
Sata Soji Shoten (Sake Brewery), Minami-Kyushu City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Ikoi Villa" in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan
Oto Riverside Terrace" in front of Higashi Okazaki Station, Aichi (3-D)
Shibusawa and Company K.K. and Commons Investment Trust K.K." Hirakawacho, Tokyo
Kouan-ji Temple" in Hongo, Tokyo, "Jokoku-ji Temple" in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, Narita Airport Terminal 1 (~2014), and many others.
[Other works]
2010 Film "The City of Passing" (dir. Junji Sakamoto), 2016 Film "A Disgusting Woman" (dir. Hitomi Kuroki),
2018 Chinese web drama "Shanghai Girls' Pictorial Book" (YOU KU), used in many works.
2022 Hulu original documentary program, "BiSHIS OVER !
(interviewed at Ikoi Villa in Karuizawa). The program is currently being distributed.
He has also designed numerous book designs, picture books, CD cover art, posters, etc.