"The Flow of Time" 100F (162x130cm)
An exhibition of over 70 pieces by lacquer artist Namiki Tsunenobu.
Seiko House Hall will be holding "Namiki Tsunenobu Self-Selected Retrospective – Hymn to Urushi" from Friday, May 9th to Sunday, May 18th, the ninth solo exhibition by lacquer artist Namiki Tsunenobu, his first at Wako in four years.
Namiki has carved out his own unique world of pictorial expression using traditional lacquer art techniques such as maki-e, mother-of-pearl and eggshell. In this exhibition, he looks back on his journey so far and takes on Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa in the portrait he has been working on as his life's work. The expression, which seems to be gently smiling, is delicately expressed not with oil painting, but with a gradation created by varying the way gold dust is sprinkled, a technique known as maki-e. Please pay attention not only to the face, but also to the expression and presence of both hands.
The exhibition will feature over 70 other pieces, including large-scale 100-size lacquer panel works such as his representative works "Waterfall" and "With the Flow of Time," as well as medium and small works, including foil paintings, sketches, and three-dimensional works such as vessels.
Please enjoy the magnificent world of Namiki, who depicts majestic landscapes that somehow touch the heartstrings of Japanese people and the beauty of nature all around us.
"The Flow of Time" 100F (162x130cm)
"Waterfall" 100P (162 x 112cm)
Tsunenobu Namiki (Naminoki Tsunenobu) Biography
Born in Hamura, Tokyo in 1949
1973 Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Crafts, Design major
1977 Graduated from the Graduate School of Lacquer Art at Tokyo University of the Arts. Studied under Setsuro Takahashi, whose graduation work was purchased by Tokyo University of the Arts.
2008 Studied in Italy as a special overseas trainee sent by the Agency for Cultural Affairs
2018: Received the 75th Japan Art Academy Prize for "The Rising Moon"
Main collection locations: Tokyo University of the Arts, National Crafts Museum, Ise Shrine, Yakushiji Temple, etc.
"Namiki Tsunenobu's Selected Works Retrospective -An Ode to Urushi-"
May 9th (Fri) – 18th (Sun)
Venue: Seiko House Hall (Seiko House 6th floor, 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.
Business hours and events may change without notice.
Please visit our website for the latest information.
Home page
https://www.wako.co.jp/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/wako_ginza_tokyo/
Instagram dedicated to art
https://www.instagram.com/art_wako_ginza_tokyo/
From the press release of Wako Co., Ltd.
<Past related articles>
[Ginza Wako] "Picture Book Writer's Tableau Exhibition: Beyond the Grass Field" will be held from Thursday, April 24th
