Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (1991) award
Matsuki Rojin
まつき ろじん
Matsuki Rojin
Pen Names:
Matsuki Michito (birth name reading)（Alternative reading of his legal/birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1927-01-16 （Haboro, Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Died
- 2017-12-19 age 90
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Haboro, Hokkaido (birthplace) → Rubeshibe (now Kitami), Hokkaido → Memanbetsu (now Ozora), Hokkaido → Tokyo, Japan → Inagi, Tokyo (studio) → Tateshina Plateau (studio)
Career
- Occupations
- Painter (Western-style), Art educator, University professor, Professor emeritus
- Active Years
- 1944-2017
- Affiliations
- Member, Dokuritsu (Independent) Art Association, Professor Emeritus, Musashino Art University, Honorary Director, Sapporo Musashino Art Institute
- Memberships
- Dokuritsu (Independent) Art Association
- Influenced By
- Ryuzaburo Umehara, Tsuguharu Foujita (Foujita)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Fine Arts School (now Tokyo University of the Arts) | — | Oil Painting Department | — | 1944-1949 | Japan |
Tokyo Fine Arts School (now Tokyo University of the Arts)
Oil Painting Department
Period:
1944-1949
Year of Graduation:
1949
Country:
Japan
Studied under Ryuzaburo Umehara
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Showakai Exhibition — Showakai Prize | — | — | Showakai | winner |
| 1973 | Yasui Award — Honorable Mention | — | — | Yasui Award Committee | recipient |
| 1981 | Togo Seiji Art Grand Prize | — | — | Togo Seiji Museum / Yasuda Fire & Marine Togo Seiji Museum | winner |
| 1987 | Miyamoto Saburo Memorial Prize | — | — | Miyamoto Saburo Memorial Foundation | recipient |
| 1991 | Art Encouragement Prize, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs / MEXT | recipient |
| 2005 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays | — | — | Cabinet Office (Honours) | honor |
Showakai Exhibition — Showakai Prize
1970
Organization:
Showakai
Result:
winner
Yasui Award — Honorable Mention
1973
Organization:
Yasui Award Committee
Result:
recipient
Togo Seiji Art Grand Prize
1981
Organization:
Togo Seiji Museum / Yasuda Fire & Marine Togo Seiji Museum
Result:
winner
Miyamoto Saburo Memorial Prize
1987
Organization:
Miyamoto Saburo Memorial Foundation
Result:
recipient
Art Encouragement Prize, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1991
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs / MEXT
Result:
recipient
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
2005
Organization:
Cabinet Office (Honours)
Result:
honor
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mother and Child
Western-style paintingOne of a series depicting mother-and-child scenes rendered in restrained tones.
motherhoodfamilyeveryday life
Still Life with Tiles
Western-style paintingA still life arranging tiles and vessels, notable for its tactile surface expression.
still lifetexturesurface
Mr. M's Sunday
Western-style paintingA snapshot of everyday life; features a distinctive restraint in figure depiction.
everyday lifefiguressolitude
The Korobokkuru Within Me
Fantastic paintingA fantastical work incorporating elements of Japanese folklore.
fantasyfolkloreinner world
Small Park Scene
Western-style paintingA landscape work capturing fragmentary scenes of a park.
landscapefragmentstranquility
Landscape of Scattered Paintings
Western-style paintingA composition featuring multiple small pictures or motifs arranged together.
compositionserieslandscape
Kinki and Octagon
Western-style paintingA piece with motifs that traverse the boundary between figurative and abstract.
abstractionfigurationform
Keep Painting
Western-style paintingA recent series thematizing the continuity of practice and the artist's commitment.
creationcontinuityexpression
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Early "red period": restrained palette centered on brownish-reds and heavy impastoLater "white period": luminous off-white surfaces with glossy finish
- Recurring Motifs
- family and mother-and-child figuresstill life (tiles, vessels)fragmentary landscapesfantastical motifs
Health
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pneumonia2017-12Died of pneumonia
Legacy
A postwar Japanese painter who pursued distinctive surface and color expressions. Longtime educator at Musashino Art University who trained many younger artists. Recipient of multiple national art prizes; works held by institutions such as the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art.
Museums
- Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art Hokkaido, Japan
Academic Societies
- Dokuritsu (Independent) Art Association
Archives
- Materials held by the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
Trivia
- In 1964 he reportedly burned more than a dozen earlier works as a symbolic break with his past.
- Formed the group 'Jukka-kai' in 1979.
- Awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays in 2005.
- Taught for many years at Musashino Art University and later became professor emeritus.