Jōsaku Maeda
Jōsaku Maeda ( Japanese 前 田 常 作 Maeda Jōsaku , first name actually read Tsunesaku; born July 14, 1926 in Nyūzen , Toyama Prefecture ; died October 13, 2007 ) was a Japanese painter of the Yōga direction during the Shōwa period .
life and work
Maeda Jōsaku studied from 1949 oil painting at the Musashino Art School . In 1953 he took part in the founding of the “Discussion for Artists” ( 製作 者 懇談 会 , Seisakusha kondankai ). In 1955, inspired by the atomic bomb poems “Flowers in Summer” ( 夏 の 花 , Natsu no hana ) by Hara Tamiki , the series “Night” was created. In 1957 he won the "Grand Prize of the International Exhibition of Young Artists" ( 国際 青年 美術 家 展 , Kokusai his bijutsuka-ten ) and received a scholarship for further training in Paris.
Maeda traveled to Paris in 1958 and began the series "Birth of Man" there in 1962. After his return to Japan in 1963, Maeda was strongly influenced by the art of esoteric Buddhism. From 1965 to 1966 Maeda stayed in France again. Between 1970 and 1977 he traveled to India, Nepal, Iran, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and China.
In 1978 Maeda published "Departure to Mandala". In 1979 he won the 11th "Grand Prize of Japanese Art" ( 日本 芸 術 大 賞 , Nihon geijutsu taishō ) of the Shinchō publishing house. The "Kyōto City Art School" appointed him professor that year. After retiring in 1988, he moved to Musashino Art School .
In 1989 Maeda published the series "Pilgrimage through West Japan". In 1993 he received the 12th Grand Prize of the Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art by the insurance company Yasuda Kasai. In 1994 he became rector of the Musashino Art School. In 1995 his place of birth, the Nyūzen municipality, made him an honorary citizen.
Remarks
- ↑ This means a journey along the Saigoku pilgrimage route .
literature
- Schaarschmidt-Richter, Irmtraud (ed.): Maeda Josaku . 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 | Maeda, Josaku |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 前 田 常 作 (Japanese); Maeda Tsunesaku (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nyūzen , Toyama Prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 13, 2007 |