Art Encouragement Newcomer Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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Edition 45 (1995) award
Minoru Nomata
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Nomata Minoru
Pen Names:
Minoru Nomata（Former legal name / previous orthography）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-10-16 （Meguro, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Artist, Painter, Art Director, University Professor
- Active Years
- 1978-2025
- Affiliations
- Joshibi University of Art and Design (Professor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of the Arts | Faculty of Fine Arts | Forming Design / Design | 学士 | 1975-1979 | Japan |
Tokyo University of the Arts
Faculty of Fine Arts
/ Forming Design / Design
Degree:
学士
Period:
1975-1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Ataka Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists (Fine Arts) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Takashimaya Art Award | — | — | Takashimaya Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
Ataka Prize
1978
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists (Fine Arts)
1995
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Takashimaya Art Award
2007
Organization:
Takashimaya Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
NOMATA - Standing Still
1991 Art bookA collection of early paintings featuring imagined architecture and constructed landscapes.
imagined architecturelandscapespace
NOMATA PAINTINGS
1997 Art bookA 1990s collection highlighting precise compositions and architectural motifs.
architecturalitymemorygaze
Points of View - Shifts of Gaze -
2004 Art bookA volume collecting works that explore shifts in viewpoint and compositional perspective.
viewpointtimecomposition
ALTERNATIVE SIGHTS - Another Place
2010 Art bookAn art book of Nomata's landscapes, encouraging observation through the depiction of fictional places.
landscapefictional placesobservation
Minoru Nomata blue construction - work in progress January-August 2011
2012 Catalogue / Work in progressA work-in-progress publication compiling 2011 works, centered on blue-toned constructed pieces.
blueconstructionexperimentation
ELEMENTS There, Here, Fragments
2013 Drawing collectionA publication focusing on drawings that explores fragmentary images and spatial inquiry.
fragmentsdrawingspace
Bibliography
- NOMATA - Standing Still (1991)
- Nomata Minoru: Imagined Architecture (1995)
- NOMATA PAINTINGS (1997)
- Points of View - Shifts of Gaze - (2004)
- ALTERNATIVE SIGHTS - Another Place (2010)
- Minoru Nomata blue construction (2012)
- ELEMENTS There, Here, Fragments (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- precise, architectonic depictionserene spatial expressionrestrained color palette
- Recurring Motifs
- fictional architecturewindows and openingsdistant views and light
Legacy
Minoru Nomata is a Japanese artist and educator known for paintings of imagined architecture. His precise landscape-like works since the 1990s have earned recognition; through exhibitions and publications he has made a notable contribution to contemporary representational painting.
Museums
- Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery (exhibited) Tokyo, Japan
Archives
- Sagamachi Archive
Trivia
- In 1996 he changed the kanji of his legal name from 稔 to 穫.
- Official website: http://www.nomataminoru.com/
- The 1991 art book was published under the name 野又稔 (former orthography).