Egg kyu

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Traces of the matches, 1936

Ei-Kyū ( Japanese 瑛 九 , also signed Q Ei , real name Sugita Hideo ( 杉 田 秀 夫 ); born April 28, 1911 in Miyazaki ; died March 10, 1960 in Tokyo ) was a Japanese painter, graphic artist and photographer during the Shōwa time .

life and work

Ei-Kyū began studying Western painting at the Nihon Bijutsu Gakkō ( 日本 美術 学校 ) in 1925 . In the following years he commuted between Miyazaki and Tōkyo, working actively as a critic for magazines such as "Atelier" or "Mizue".

From 1930 Ei-Kyū attended the Oriental Photo School. In 1936 he became a member of the group "Western Painting of the New Age" ( 新 時代 洋 画展 , Shinjidai yōgaten ). In the same year the photograms "Reasons for Sleep" were created. He cultivated changeable relationship with the "Association of Free Artists" ( 自由 美術 家 協会 , Jiyū bijutsuka kyōkai ).

In 1951 Ei-Kyū participated in the establishment of the "Association of Democratic Artists" ( デ モ ク ラ ー ト 美術 家 協会 , Demokurāto bijutsuka kyōkai ). First exhibition. The photo design “Dreams of Photographic Images” is created. During that time he began to work with etchings.

In 1960 Ei-Kyū died in Tōkyō.

photos

  • 1949

  • "Camera", 1954

  • Photogram "love"

  • Eikyu xxx.jpg

  • "Zoo"

Remarks

  1. ↑ This picture was shown at the exhibition Japanese Painting from 1910 to 1970 1999/2000 in Frankfurt and Chemnitz.

literature

  • Schaarschmidt-Richter, Irmtraud (Ed.): Ei-Kyū . In: The other modern. Japanese painting from 1910 to 1970. Edition Stemmle, 1999. ISBN 3-908161-85-1 .

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personal data
SURNAME Egg kyu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 瑛 九 (stage name, Japanese); Q Ei (stage name); Sugita Hideo (real name); 杉 田秀夫 (real name, Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese painter
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Miyazaki
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 1960
Place of death Tokyo