“Abstract Connections” No. 10 F
A tableau exhibition by five picture book authors entitled "Beyond the Grass Field" will be held.
From Thursday, April 24th to Tuesday, May 6th, Seiko House Hall will be holding the "Picture Book Authors' Tableau Exhibition: Beyond the Grassfield," featuring works by five picture book authors: Asari Mayumi, Tateno Kou, Furuya Nana, Horikawa Rimako, and Matsunari Mariko.
Mayumi Asari creates colorful digital art depicting living creatures, with a theme of symbiosis with the natural world.
Picture book author Tateno Kou has a delicate yet dynamic style, creating stories from the perspective of insects lurking in the grasslands.
Nana Furuya, who lives in the Slovak Republic, is known for her bright colors and warm touch.
Horikawa Rimako's work is appealing because of its urbane perspective and stories that adults can enjoy as well.
Mariko Matsunari uses transparent colors and touch to freely depict the connection between people and nature.
What kind of world lies beyond "Kusahara"? Please come to the venue to see the tableau works that each artist has created with free-spirited and unrestrained imagination.
“Abstract Connections” No. 10 F
Asari Mayumi
Everything in nature is interconnected,
These invisible connections create a huge cycle.
I want people to feel the beauty of small beings supporting the vastness of nature.
【profile】
He has been active as an illustrator since he was a student at Asagaya Art School. He specializes in illustrations of living things, and has published picture books such as "Iwana – Creatures of the River and Forest" and "Yamame and Sakuramasu." His newly drawn picture book "Kip Flip," which is themed on the connections between living things, is scheduled to be published soon.
"Hakone Caldera" 140 x 140 cm
Hiroshi Tateno
Grass fields can be found anywhere.
If you delve deeper you will see something.
I wonder what the grassland I saw was like.
I quietly recall my memories and come here once again.
【profile】
Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1968. Studied under Chikabo Kumada. After working in theater, contemporary art, and music, he became a biological researcher and came into contact with all aspects of wildlife in Japan. He also worked on creating illustrations of living things, landscapes, and anatomical diagrams for textbooks and illustrated guides, and began producing picture books in 2005.
"Kick the Can 7" 24 x 30 x 2.2 cm
Nana Furiya
As we walk through the grassland, we come to the border.
On the other side of the border, people speak different languages,
People of different nationalities live there.
Beyond a single invisible line,
Every day someone dies in the war,
On this side of the line, I'm playing kick the can.
【profile】
Born in Tokyo in 1961. Graduated from the Printmaking Department of the Bratislava Academy of Fine Arts in the Slovak Republic. Has written many picture books, including "Christmas Market – The Story of Little Kuro" (Fukuinkan Shoten) and "Czech Folktales – The Water House of Vodník" (BL Publishing). Lives in the Slovak Republic.
"Afternoon Calling the Sky" No. 10F
Rimako Horikawa
What if you could make the wind blow?
What if you could completely change something?
The girl came to the field thinking about these things.
It was the season when violets were in full bloom.
【profile】
Born in Tokyo in 1965. Painter and picture book author. Graduated from the Department of Design at the Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, and completed the Graduate School of Fine Arts at the same university. Received the Bunkamura Deux Magots Literature Award, Kodansha Picture Book Award, and Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award for his picture book "The Atelier of the Sea." Received the Tsubota Joji Literature Award for his children's story "It's a Secret, But I'll Tell You."
"Beyond the Grass Field," No. 10, F
Mariko Matsunari
The green field and the sky stretch out into the distance The grass sways, the flowers sway, the wind blows with a lovely scent Let's walk, let's walk, a little further ahead, together with the sky, to the other side of the grass field
【profile】
Born in Oita Prefecture in 1959, and raised in Osaka Prefecture. Illustrator and picture book author. Won the 32nd Children's Literature Newcomer Award for "Maigo no Acorn" (Doshinsha), and the 52nd Kodansha Picture Book Award for "Sakura no Tani" (Text by Yoko Tomiyasu/Kaiseisha). In addition to picture books, she has also illustrated many picture-story shows and fairy tales.
"Picture Book Writer's Tableau Exhibition: Beyond the Grass Field"
April 24th (Thursday) – May 6th (Tuesday)
Venue: Seiko House Hall (Seiko House 6F, 4-5-11 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Contact: 03-3562-2111 (main number)
Business hours: 11:00-19:00 (until 17:00 on the last day)
Closed: Open all year round Admission: Free Organizer: Wako
◎Wako Hall has been renamed "Seiko House Hall."
We will be communicating with the world in a variety of ways, including exhibits related to the Seiko Group's businesses in general and collaborations with artists.
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