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Takeshi Tsuchitani

つちたに たけし

Tsuchitani Takeshi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1926-10-11 (Imakumano Hiyoshi-chō, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)
Died
2004-10-12 (Minato, Tokyo, Japan) age 78
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Sculptor, Art educator, University professor
Active Years
1943-2004
Affiliations
Shinseisaku-kai (New Production Association), Tama Art University (former professor), Nihon University College of Art (former professor)

Education

Kyoto City School of Arts and Crafts (now Kyoto City University of Arts)
Sculpture / Sculpture
Period: 〜1943
Year of Graduation: 1943
Country: Japan
Then Kyoto City School of Arts and Crafts (now Kyoto City University of Arts)
Tokyo Fine Arts School (now Tokyo University of the Arts)
Sculpture / Sculpture
Period: 〜1949
Year of Graduation: 1949
Country: Japan
Graduated from the sculpture department of Tokyo Fine Arts School
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (Paris)
Period: 1961-1963
Country: France
Studied in Paris (attended the Beaux-Arts)

Awards

Hirakushi Denchu Prize (9th)
1968
Organization: Ibara City Denchu Art Museum
Result: 受賞
Teijiro Nakahara Award (Excellence Award, 6th)
1975
Category: 優秀賞
Organization: Teijiro Nakahara Award Committee
Result: 受賞
Teijiro Nakahara Award (21st)
1990
Organization: Teijiro Nakahara Award Committee
Result: 受賞
Art Encouragement Prize / Minister of Education Award
1994
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs / Ministry of Education
Result: 受賞
Mainichi Art Award (36th)
1995
Organization: Mainichi Newspapers
Result: 受賞
Order of the Purple Ribbon
1996
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Walking Iron

Sculpture

A representative work using iron to explore form and movement. Known as an example of pieces that convey dynamism despite the hardness of the material.

material and formmovementperception of matter

Release I

Sculpture

A work from a series using stone and iron to question the openness of forms and their relation to space.

spatialityliberation of formtexture

Bibliography

  • Takeshi Tsuchitani, TSUCHITANI TAKESHI: Works of Takeshi Tsuchitani, Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1997.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
A sculptural approach exploring the possibilities of materialsExpression that moves between realism and abstraction
Recurring Motifs
combination of iron and stonecontrast of form and movementdialogue with space

Legacy

Regarded as one of postwar Japan's notable sculptors, known for works in iron and stone. His pieces are held in numerous public and museum collections, and he made significant contributions as an art educator.

Museums

  • The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto Kyoto, Japan
  • The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
  • Sapporo Art Park Sapporo, Japan

Academic Societies

  • Shinseisaku-kai (New Production Association)

Trivia

  • A catalogue raisonné, TSUCHITANI TAKESHI, was published in 1997.
  • Studied in Paris between 1961 and 1963.