in Mölln
oil on canvas / 72.7×91.0cm / 1970
Osuke Shimazaki passed away at the age of 83 in 1992, but his works were rarely revealed to the public. He was a kind of “Phantom Painter,” whose one-man exhibition was held only once in1971. Nevertheless, his footsteps of life in the era of significant change, study of art on his “Note” that reached 164 volumes and the works including oil paintings in sepia tell something very strongly to us, who live in the modern society. His one-man exhibitions were held at Okawa Museum of Art in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture in 2002, HIRO GALLERY in Ginza, Tokyo in February 2010. The historic value of his accomplishments is gradually re-evaluated.
This exhibition displays the “Sepia Series” of oil paintings drawn in Germany in 1970, “Research Sketches” made when he was a military painter to China, and a persistent study of art on his “Notes,” the notebooks made even though he weren’t able to work as a painter. All of them are shown together in this special exhibition, so we can approach “Osuke Shimazaki” as a human from various angles. Osuke lived out his turbulent life, so the way of his life will indicate various things to us whom also live in an upheaval age.
The webpage of Ariake Museum of Art
Ariake Museum of Art 30th anniversary memorial exhibition
Osuke Shimazaki Exhibition -Persistence and Liberation on the Sepia-
Venue： Ariake Museum of Art, Azumino in Nagano
Term： September 10 [Fri.] ～ October 11 [Mon.] ※ Open everyday during the exhibition
Time： 9:00 - 17:00
Host: Ariake Museum of Art
Cooperator： Okawa Museum of Art, TOSON MEMORIAL MUSEUM, HIRO GALLERY, Sosuke Shimazaki
Special page of the Osuke Shimazaki Exhibition held in Feb. 2010 in HIRO GALLERY
