Tasaki Hirosuke

Tazaki Hirosuke ( Japanese 田 崎 広 助 ; born September 1, 1898 in Fukuoka Prefecture ; died January 28, 1984 ) was a Japanese painter in the Yōga style during the Shōwa period .

life and work

Tazaki Hirosuke was the eldest son of Tazaki Sakutaro. He wanted to go to the art school in Tokyo after leaving school, but his parents registered him at the Fukuoka Teachers' College ( 福岡 師範学校 , Fukuoka shihan gakkō ). After completing his training, Hirosuke went to Tokyo and works as a drawing teacher at a primary school. In 1923 he went to Kyoto, where he trained at the Kansai Art School ( Kunst 西 美術 院 , Kansai bijutsuin ).

In 1926 three of his pictures, including "Weg im Wald" ( 森 の 道 , Mori no michi ), were accepted at the 13th exhibition of the Nikakai Art Association. It was the first shown pictures of him. The following year he returned to Tokyo, traveling through Europe from 1932 to 1934, making a studio in Paris his base. During his stay he showed pictures at the Salon d'Automne and elsewhere. After returning to Japan in 1927 he participated in the founding of the Issui-kai by Yasui Sōtarō , whom he saw as his great role model.

In 1951, Tazaki was recognized by the Academy of Arts for his series of pictures “ Mount Aso in Summer” ( 夏 の 阿蘇 山 , Natsu no Aso-zan ), “Mount Daisen in the Dawn” ( 朝 焼 け の 大 山 , Asayake no Daisen ) and for others Photos. In 1967 he became a member of the academy and permanent advisor for the Nitten exhibitions, in 1968 he received the Order of the Holy Treasure, third class and in 1975 the Order of Culture .

Already in 1973 Tazaki, together with Tōgō Seiji and others, organized an exhibition of contemporary Japanese art in Brazil, for which he received a medal from the Brazilian government. In 1979 he became president of the Japan-Brazil Art Association.

From the 1950s on, Tazaki became known for his majestic pictures of the Aso and Sakurajima in a boldly colored, decorative manner. He donated around 30 of his representative works to the Fukuoka City Museum ( 福岡 市 美術館 ), which opened in 1979.

Remarks

1. ↑ Issui-kai ( 一 水 会 ) means "meeting (kai) on the 1st (ichi / is) Wednesday (sui [yōbi]) of the month".

literature

• Tazawa, Yutaka: Tasaki Hirosuke . In: Biographical Dictionary of Japanese Art. Kodansha International, 1981. ISBN 0-87011-488-3 .
• Laurance P. Roberts: Tasaki Hirosuke . In: A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. Weatherhill, 1976. ISBN 0-8348-0113-2 .

Web links

• Pictures in the Fukuoka Municipal Museum, including Tazaki.

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Tazaki is the family name, Hirosuke the first name.