Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 60 (2010) award
Hidetoshi Nagasawa
ながさわ ひでとし
Nagasawa Hidetoshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940-10-30 （Dongning, Mudanjiang (then Manchukuo; now Dongning, Heilongjiang, China)）
- Died
- 2018-03-24 age 77
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kawajima, Saitama Prefecture (childhood–student years) → Tokyo, Japan (education and early activity) → Milan, Italy (resident from 1967)
Career
- Occupations
- sculptor, artist, visiting professor
- Active Years
- 1963-2018
- Influenced By
- Enrico Castellani, Luciano Fabro, Mario Nigro, Antonio Trotta, Arte Povera movement (contemporary context)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tama Art University | Architecture and Interior Design | Department of Architecture | — | 1959-1963 | Japan |
Tama Art University
Architecture and Interior Design
/ Department of Architecture
Period:
1959-1963
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
Japan
Studied architecture and interior design; was also interested in painting and mathematics.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Art Encouragement Prize, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Arts) | — | 美術部門 | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan) | 受賞 |
Art Encouragement Prize, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Arts)
2009
Category:
美術部門
Organization:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tree
1983 sculpture / public artLarge-scale sculpture installed in front of the Tsukuba Center Building; incorporates garden-like elements that harmonize with public space.
gardenpublic spaceidea/ideals
Pleiades
1994 sculpture / environmental installationInstalled at Shinjuku Island; composed of elements that evoke celestial bodies and order.
cosmicorderidea/ideals
Seven Fountains
1995 sculpture / water featureA group of sculptures combined with fountains installed at Tokyo Big Sight.
waterpublicnesssite memory
Where the Aurora Heads
1996 sculpture / installationInstalled at Adachi City Office; a large installation exhibited domestically and internationally as part of touring exhibitions.
lightsite-specificitydormiveglia (dreamlike state)
Tindari
2007 sculpture / gardenGarden-like sculptural work installed at Tama Art University Hachioji campus; creates a space connecting landscape and memory.
gardenmemorylandscape
Bibliography
- Hidetoshi Nagasawa: Shadows of Angels, Mito Art Tower, 1994
- Art as Cosmic Will, Ohara School Foundation, 1995
- Kyoto Machiya, Konishi Akiko, 1996
- NAGASAWA IN KAWAJIMA: The Garden of Dormiveglia, Toyama Memorial Museum, 2009
- Hidetoshi Nagasawa: Where the Aurora Heads, Exhibition Committee, 2009
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- idea-driven form-makingsite-specific designgarden-like installations
- Recurring Motifs
- gardenswells (empty/sky wells)inversion of gravityuse of beeswax and scent
Legacy
Hidetoshi Nagasawa was internationally recognized for a consistent practice centered on ideas; he left numerous permanent installations and retrospectives, particularly in Italy, and is well known in Japan for touring exhibitions and public works.
Trivia
- Born in Manchukuo (now northeastern China) and repatriated in childhood to Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
- In 1966 he traveled across Eurasia with only $500 and a bicycle after marrying his wife.
- From 1967 he was based in Milan, Italy, for his artistic practice.