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Makoto Fujii (b. 1984) creates works on the theme of “Japanese realism”, which is neither Japanese nor Western painting, and is at once new and nostalgic. Just as Impressionist painters were once inspired by Japanese ukiyoe and pioneered new expressions, Fujii is once again seeking a fusion of Japan and the West in the modern age.
He chooses “water” as a motif to depict the shimmering formless things with oil paint, and continues to paint them because he is attracted by the fascination and figurative beauty of the way they change every time he paints them. It has become an important existence for the artist who aims to express the feeling of formless things that sway in the wind and change color depending on the light.
I want to create works of art that will be treasured by people in the future, when they find them hundreds of years after my death, in a completely different language and culture. I want to express the universal strength that lies beyond fashion, and I aim to create works that are not flashy, but will never grow tired of being seen over a long period of time.
By using a technique based on the traditional oil painting technique using plaster as a support, the layers of transparent colors add depth to the work. This technique is also known as a technique that can be preserved for a long time because the oil painting adheres to the plaster base very well, which is in line with the artist’s style of creating works that will be loved for a long time.
The paintings are not of special places of interest or scenic spots, but of familiar landscapes around our feet, and although they are not showy paintings, they are “gently gentle” works that depict familiar yet beautiful and important landscapes hidden in our daily lives. The reflections of the water and the close angles of the paintings make us imagine what is not depicted in the paintings, like a haiku.
From Makoto Fujii HP
1984年 埼玉県蕨市に生まれる
2007年 埼玉大学教育学部教科教育専攻美術教育専修 卒業
2009年 埼玉大学大学院教育学研究科美術教育専修(修士課程)修了
2012年 東京学芸大学大学院連合学校教育学研究科(博士課程)修了
個展・グループ展
2013年 第3回新春美術作品入札展示会(アルテカーサ川越/川越)
春の絵画市(東武池袋店/池袋)
個展『水・風・光』(アートフェア東京2013/有楽町)
個展『藤井誠油絵展』(東武池袋店/池袋)
2014年 春の絵画市(東武池袋店/池袋)、個展(東武池袋店/池袋)
2015年 ファインアート展(つくば美術館/筑波)
2016年 個展(アートフェア東京2016/有楽町)
ART APART FAIR−SINGAPORE ISETAN〈シンガポール〉
個展(東武池袋店/池袋)
ビエンナーレうしく特別回顧展〈シャトーカミヤ/牛久〉
公募展・コンクール
2007年 第9回雪梁舎フィレンツェ賞展佳作(同08年入選、11年佳作)
第61回二紀展入選(〜14年、10年奨励賞)
2009年 第44回昭和会展招待出品(同10〜12年)
第8回熊谷守一大賞展入選
2010年 第10回春期二紀展出品(同13年)
ビエンナーレうしく第3回全国公募絵画展大賞
第14回新生展入選
2011年 第39回上野の森美術館大賞展入選
2012年 アールデビュタントURAWA2012(伊勢丹浦和店/さいたま)
作品収蔵
2010年〜 茨城県牛久市
2017年〜 マイネッツカフェ、メトロポリタンホテルさいたま新都心
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