This is the morning view of Mt. Fuji from my apartment before going to the exhibit.
I took the train to the Shizuoka Prefectural Art Museum to see the Kumagai Morikazu: Cherish All Lives exhibit before the exhibit ended.
I wasn't sure what to expect, but I liked the picture on the promotional posters. The exhibit was all in Japanese except for this sign outside the exhibit. Most of the titles were very simple and I was very happy that I could pick out the kanji for many of the title words, like cat, dog, turtle, bird, woman, tree, etc.
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| Kumagai Morikazu (91years old), 1971 |
Kumagai Morikazu lived from 1880 to 1977. In Japan that means from the Meiji era to the Showa Era. He has been called one of the grandfathers of Japanese Modern Art. The art work in the exhibit were arranged chronologially. The earlier work seemed dark, but realistic. Later the paintings and drawings were brightly colored and more simplistic.
I couldn't take photos in the museum, but I found a few on the internet.
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| Portrait of a Lady 1918 |
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| Small Fry 1958 |
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| Cherry Blossoms 1964 |
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| Cat 1965 |
11 comments:
Interesting! I have seen some of his art before but could not have named the artist.
I went to the Shizuoka Prefectural Art Museum to see the Kumagai Morikazu with my mother yesterday!
I like his art works because simple and warm.
The movie of his life “Mori no iru basho” was released recently.
That would be an interesting day out.
It is interesting to see an artist's work in chronological order - to see how he/she has developed. Often we can notice how a major event (war/natural disaster...) has changed the artists direction.
Hi Pamela sounds like a wonderful place ,hope your day is a good one xx
How interesting to see how his style changed - I love the cherry blossoms picture. xx
You were very lucky to get a chance to see his paintings.
An interesting exhibit from the sight of the art you found on line. You always find such interesting places to go!
xx, Carol
As you rightly point out, exposure to different art forms is all to the good. It is through this process of education that we come to value and appreciate genres previously unknown to us.
It looks like a wonderful museum. And as you would expect, I really loved the cat print! Love your morning view!
I had never heard of him. How good to learn something new every day.
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