Lured by the wind of Spain, Western-style painter Toshima Yasumasa continued his painting career in that land for nearly 30 years――.We are pleased to announce his solo exhibition to be held at Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa Display Floor (Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) in three years, since “Fire and Blackness of JOMON” Exhibition held at Akita Museum of Art in 2020. Under the title of “Wind of Spain,” the exhibition will focus on Toshima Yasumasa’s work in Spain and will include many representative works created in collaboration with our gallery after his return to Japan.

　In addition, ARTIS No.25, to be published on Oct.01, will have the same theme related to the exhibition, meditating on the creative power generated by the difference and mixture of Spanish and Japanese climates. The influence of the energy body on art in countries with different cultures and climates will be discussed in an attempt to compare Japan and Spain.

　 In addition, “Zen to Bi―Spain kara no Manazashi (Zen and Beauty－Gaze from Spain)” Exhibition (scheduled for Oct.30 ~ Nov.24 : details to be announced on the official website) will be held at the Embassy of Spain (Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo) at the same time. We hope you will visit both exhibitions to commemorate the friendship between Japan and Spain.

　Born in 1934, in Akita Prefecture. Graduated from Musashino Art University, Department of Sculpture. He worked as an assistant in the laboratory of Shimizu Takashi of the same department at the same university, and in 1974 he moved to Spain. For almost 30 years, he has been gazing the changing face expressions of the people, and painted portraits of them in contemporary Spain, which was entering a new era since the end of the Franco dictatorship. Setting his studio in Granada, Andalusia, and while working on his life work of portraits, he also traveled throughout Spain to depict its natural climates and landscapes. In 2000, he returned to Japan, and he encountered Shigyo Sosyu in 2002, and spent the last four years of his life creating portraits and sculptures of Shigyo. He died of illness at the age of 72.

Display period: Oct.03, 2023 (Tus.) ~ Jan.26 (Fri.), 2024
Shigyo Sosyu Collection / Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa
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1-10 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
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