Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 60 (2010) award
Masaki Fujihata
ふじはた まさき
Fujihata Masaki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan → California, USA (UCLA, visiting professor)
Career
- Occupations
- Media artist, University professor, Researcher
- Active Years
- 1980-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of the Arts | Faculty of Fine Arts | Department of Design | — | — | Japan |
| Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School | — | Graduate School of Film and New Media (participated in founding) | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo University of the Arts
Faculty of Fine Arts
/ Department of Design
Country:
Japan
Completed undergraduate and graduate programs
Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School
Graduate School of Film and New Media (participated in founding)
Country:
Japan
Graduate school enrollment/completion (details not specified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Golden Nica Grand Prize | Global Interior Project#2 | — | Ars Electronica | winner |
| 2010 | Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award) | — | — | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Arts Encouragement Prize) | recipient |
| 2016 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | recipient |
Golden Nica Grand Prize
1996
Work:
Global Interior Project#2
Organization:
Ars Electronica
Result:
winner
Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award)
2010
Organization:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Arts Encouragement Prize)
Result:
recipient
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2016
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Geometric Love
1987 Art criticism/EssayA collection of essays on design and visual culture, discussing aesthetics related to computers and algorithms.
DesignVisual cultureTechnology and aesthetics
Translations
- English translation by Tetsuo Kinoshita
Kabushikigaisha Frogs
1987 Fiction/WorksCo-authored with Naoko Kurotsuka; a collection published by Kadokawa Bunko containing multiple short pieces and projects.
CollaborationNarrativeMedia expression
Forbidden fruits (Collected works)
1991 Collected works/Art bookA collection of Fujihata's early to mid-career installations and media works.
InstallationMedia artInteraction
The future of the book of the future
1995 Criticism/Technical essayAn essay considering the possibilities of the 'book' in the digital age.
Future of publishingDigital media
Rewound Future
1995 Criticism/EssayA work that includes essays on digital temporality and memory.
TemporalityMemoryDigital expression
Color as a Concept
1997 Theory/Color theoryA specialist essay on color theory in the digital age.
Color theoryDigital expression
Art and Computer
1999 Criticism/ScholarlyA book discussing the possibilities and scope of art that uses computers.
Computer artMedia theory
Incomplete Reality
2009 Criticism/EssaysA collection of essays addressing experience and perceptions of reality shaped by digital media.
Digital experiencePerception of reality
Bibliography
- Geometric Love
- Kabushikigaisha Frogs
- Forbidden fruits
- The future of the book of the future
- Rewound Future
- Color as a Concept
- Art and Computer
- Incomplete Reality
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Expository and analytical style linking technology and artCombination of scholarly analysis and essayistic commentary
- Recurring Motifs
- Critical perspective on mediaInteraction and the role of the audienceConnections between digital and real worlds
Legacy
Through activity since the dawn of media art, he has contributed to establishing the intersection of technology and art and helped secure media art's position and scholarly foundations domestically and internationally.
Museums
- The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York, USA
Archives
- NTT InterCommunication Center (ICC) archive
- Tokyo University of the Arts archives / Graduate School of Film and New Media related archives
Trivia
- Official website: http://www.fujihata.jp/
- Visiting professor at UCLA starting in 2020
- Awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2016