“ARTIS” No.35

　On June 1, “ARTIS” (Latin for “art”) No.35, which introduces our gallery’s collection from a variety of perspectives and has been well received by our readers, will be published. This issue, entitled “Fudo to Iro (Climate and Color),” and the theme of the issue is how climate and earth spirits are expressed in paintings, with color as the main perspective. At the opening page, a water color painting of La Rache in Morocco, which Toshima Yasumasa visited will be introduced. And in the “Creators” corner, Shiga Naoya, whose ceramics are part of the Sosyu Collection, will be featured. In Free project “Here and Now” explores the relationship between Yasuda Yukihiko’s works and the climate of Nara, which fostered his sense of beauty. In “My Eyes” contributed by a visitor to the gallery, a Japanese painter Ms. Maeda Yukari exquisitely describes her impression of encountering Yasuda Yukihiko’s “Seisei Creation). ” Please take a look.

　At Shigyo Sosyu Collection Display Floor / Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa, the same title as ARTIS No.34 “Kaze no Katami – New・Collection”Exhibition (Dates: 2025/4/1 – 2025/7/19) continues to exhibit the newly added works to the Shigyo Sosyu Collection for the first time. The exhibition focuses on works of art by Western-style painter Hirose Ko and sculptor Sawada Hideo, both of whom were collected in recent years as symbols of spiritual and futuristic art. The exhibition also combines his previous collections. We hope you can feel the transformation of the spirituality that has been passed down to us along with the new winds of “Kaze no Katami”.

　If you are interested in ARTIS, please contact Memorial Gallery of Toshima Yasumasa (direct phone number: 03-3511-8162) for free distribution and free regular delivery.

【Contents】
[Opening Page] Pursue an Artwork: Toshima Yasumasa “En la calle ―Street of La Racheー”
[Interview] The Art Talk: Fudo to Iro (Climate and Color)
[Column] Creators: Shiga Naoya
[Free Project] Here and Now: Nishi no Kyo yori (From Western Capital)
[Contribution] My Eye: Maeda Yukari
[Serials] Letter from Toshima Yasumasa
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