FUKUMOTO Shigeki
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artist statement
Artist Statement
Born in 1946, FUKUMOTO Shigeki has had no less than 16 solo exhibitions in Japan and taken part in some 36 group exhibitions in his homeland and overseas, notably Paris, Jakarta, London, Yogyakarta, Beijing, Koln, and, very recently, Boston, as part of the Rozome Masters of Japan Exhibition
His work is in the collections of the National Museums of Modern Art in Tokyo and Kyoto, Osaka Foundation of Culture, Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka, Tamba Municipal Ueno Memorial, the Cleveland Museum of Art and more.
In his topic, Rozome and the West: A Cultural Translation Barrier, he will talk about the tradition of wax-resist dyeing called rozome, which has a rich history in Japan, but is relatively unknown outside. Shigeki will be concentrating on the special characteristics of Japanese rozome which have gained some recognition internationally.
profile
Profile
| present | Professor at Osaka University of Arts |
| 1970 | M.F.A., Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto |
| 1968 | B.F.A., Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto |
solo exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
| 2007 | Gallery Haku, Osaka (also in '05) |
| 2004 | Gallery Keifu, Kyoto |
| Wacoal Ginza Art Space, Tokyo | |
| 2003 | Toyonaka City Gallery, Toyonaka |
| 2002 | Chushin Oike Gallery, Kyoto |
| 1996 | Aoyama Green Gallery, Tokyo |
| 1995 | Orie Gallery, Tokyo |
| 1994 | Senbikiya Gallery, Tokyo |
| Studio COM, kyoto | |
| 1992 | HASEKO Gallery, Tokyo |
| Kyoto Brighton Hotel Annex Gallery, Kyoto | |
| 1991 | The Azabu Museum of Arts and Crafts, Tokyo |
| Gallery Maronie, Kyoto (also in '84, '83) | |
| Gallery KURANUKI, Osaka | |
| Gallery Muu, Kyoto | |
| Senbikiya Gallery, Tokyo | |
| 1989 | Tanakaya Gallery, Aomori |
| Ikeda City Gallery, Tokyo | |
| Heart and Art Dream, Hyougo | |
| 1988 | Nihonbashi Takashimaya Tapestry Gallery, Tokyo |
| Wacoal Ginza Art Space, Tokyo | |
| Senbikiya Gallery, Tokyo | |
| 1987 | Tsukashin Seibu Craft Salon, Hyougo |
| Yao Seibu Arts Gallery, Osaka | |
| 1986 | Orie Gallery, Tokyo |
| Senbikiya Gallery, Tokyo | |
| Gallery Nakamura, Kyoto | |
| 1985 | Ina Gallery 2, Tokyo |
| Gallery Ten, Tokyo | |
| Juraku Craft-kan, Kyoto ('84) |
*Numerous exhibitions were held around the world.
group exhibitions
Major Group Exhibitions
| 2009 | Pearls of arts in Kyoto, Chusin Art Museum, Kyoto |
| 2008 | Art Fair Tokyo, Tokyo |
| Hanayagi no Katachi, TAKASHIMAYA, Art Gallery X, Tokyo | |
| SOFA Chicago (also in '07, '06) | |
| 2007 | Blue Wind Group Show for 26 artists, Gallery Aoi-Kaze SOME-RIMPA, Seiryukan, Kyoto |
| Japan Month in Houston, Art Exhibition, contemporary Japanese Arts and Crafts | |
| There is Life After SOFA, KEIKO Gallery, MA | |
| SOFA New York | |
| Contemporary Japanese Textiles and Metalworks: From Material and Artistry to Forms, Tukuba Museum of Art, Ibaraki | |
| Azabu Juban Art Textile—Textile works by 30 artists, Tokyo | |
| Museum Collections of Modern Art—Craft and Photography, Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto | |
| The explorers of beauty, Osaka University of Arts Faculty Exhibition, Art Court Gallery, Osaka | |
| 4th International Fiber Art Biennale (Suzhou), China | |
| Modern Dying—SOME.SEIRYUTEN: Footsteps for Fifteen Years, Seiryukan, Kyoto | |
| Chusin art foudation 20th anniversary, The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto | |
| 2005 | Japanese Rozome Masters, Boston / Washington D.C. / Seattle |
| Rozome Masters From Kyoto, Massachusetts College of Art Boston, MA / KEIKO Gallery, MA | |
| 2004 | Siryukai Dye Works Exhibition ('91–'03) |
| RIMPA, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |
| From Lausannne to Beijing—3rd International Fiber Art Biennale, Shanghai | |
| Hyogo International Competition of Painting, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe | |
| 2003 | BATIK exhibition 2003, Museum voor Industriele Archelogie en Textiel, Gent, Germany |
| BATIK—Widening the Perspective, Galerie Smend, Cologne, Germany | |
| 2002 | Contemporary Japanese Crafts—Materials and Way of Formative Thinking Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / The National Museum, Jakarta |
| From Lausannne to Beijing—International Tapestry Art Biennale, Beijing, China | |
| 2001 | Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2001, Cheongju, China |
| Crafts in Kyoto [1945-2000], The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto / Tokyo | |
| Contemporary Textiles—Weaving and Dyeing: Way of Formative Thinking, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |
| 2000 | Osaka Vision 21, Osaka |
| 1999 | 50 MAITRES—Le arts appliques dans le Japon contemporain,—Espace des arts, Mitsukoshi Etoile, Paris |
| The Genealogy of Craft Objects, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo | |
| Beyond the Sea; Song, Burm-Soo and Fukumoto Shigeki Dual Exhibition' ll-Min Museum, Seoul, Korea / ABC Gallery, Osaka / The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto | |
| 1998 | HOT WAX! Fukumoto and Dyrenforth, Leading East/West Batik Artists, Studio COM., Kyoto / Sembikiya Gallery, Tokyo |
| 1997 | International Batick Exhibition and Seminar, Anshun, China |
| 1997 | Dunia Batik Conference and Exhibition, Yogyakarta, Indonesia / ABC Art Concours, ABC Gallery, Osaka ('86–'96) |
| 1995 | Japan Studio Crafts: Tradition and the Avant-Garde, V&A Museum, London |
| 1994 | Contemporary Textile Design–Dyeing, The National Museum of Art, Osaka |
| Contemporary Stencil Dyeing and Printing—The Repetition of Patterns, Craft Gallery, Tokyo / The National Museumn of Modern Art, Tokyo | |
| 1993 | International Triennial Competition of Painting, Osaka ('90) |
| 1993 | New Departures—An International Exhibition of Wax Resist Art, Edwin's Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Small Works in Fiber, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland | |
| CETRA Exhibition Hall, Taipei, Thailand | |
| Taipei International Exhibition of Traditional Arts and Crafts 1993, Taipei, Thailand | |
| 1992 | 7th International Triennale of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland |
| 15th International Lausannne Biennial, Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| Exhibition of Modern Best Art ('87–'91) | |
| Exposition “France-Japan”, Grand Palais, Paris('84–'91) | |
| 1987 | 13th International Biennial of Tapestry, Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 1984 | 38th Kyoto Prefectural Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Kyoto |
| 1983 | Kyoto Art Exhibition, Kyoto |
*Numerous exhibitions were held around the world.
awards
Awards
| 2002 | Outstanding Performance Award, International Fiber Tapestry Art Biennale, Beijing |
| 2001 | Invited Artists Prize, Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2001, Korea |
| 2000 | Grand Prize, Osaka Vision 21 (painted on folding screens), Osaka |
| 1992 | Awarded six times, Exposition “France-Japan”, Grand Palais, Paris ('84–'92) |
| 1991 | Grand Prize, Exhibition of Modern Best Art |
| 1990 | Bronze Prize, International Triennial Competition of Painting, Osaka |
| Grand Prize, ABC Art Concours, ABC Gallery, Osaka | |
| 1988 | Emba Museum Prize, Exhibition of Modern Best Art |
| 1984 | Grand Prize, 38th Kyoto Prefectural Arts & Crafts Exhibition, Kyoto |
| 1983 | Mayor's Award / Grand Prize, Kyoto Art Exhibition, Kyoto |
collections
Collections
- The National Museum of Modern Art，Tokyo
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
- The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto
- Osaka Foundation of Culture, Osaka
- Osaka 21st Century Association, Osaka
- Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka
- The Chushin Art Foundation, Kyoto
- Hikami-cho Museum, Hyougo
- Kameoka City Hall, Kyoto
- Kusatsu City Hall, Gunma
- The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, U.S.A.
- Il-min Museum, Seoul, Korea
- Royal Park Hotel, Tokyo
- Place Hotel, Tokyo
- Meguro Gajoen, Tokyo
- ANA Hotel, Tokyo / Kyoto / Kanazawa / Hakata
- Hotel Okura, Kobe
- Happo-en, Tokyo
- Kyoto Brioghton Hotel, Kyoto
- Hotel New Omi, Omihachiman
- Sunpalace Fukushima, Fukushima
- Mielparque Kyoto, Kyoto
- Hotel Hamatsu, Fukushima
- The Japan Hotel School, Tokyo
- Rihga Royal Hotel Narita, Chiba
- Sendai Terminal Hotel, Sendai
publications
Publications
| 2003 | The Technical Arts Hold Excitement in the 21st Century |
| 1998 | Shigeki Fukumoto: Roketsuzome—Collected Works 1981–1988 |
| 1996 | Japan and the Art of Dyeing |
| 1994 | The Traditional Pottery of Oseania |
| 1988 | Shigeki Fukumoto: Roketsuzome—Collected Works 1981–1988 |
| 1985 | The Fantastic Costume art of Oceania |
| 1983 | Tapa in Oceania |
| 1976 | Melamesian Art |