Biography:

Born :1951A sculptor. In 1977, graduated from Kyoto City University of Art_1978-79 he visited lots of ruins in Europe, North Africa, the Middle and Near East and Asia, then was inspired by large-scaled buildings and structure created with human power. After that, he started to produce huge, dynamic artworks in titanium, iron, aluminum etc. with high welding technique, but all of these works seem to be very airy and sensitive with plenty of colors, very thin frames, and structure which enables artworks to move.

Solo Exhibition

2004 ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
2000 INAX Gallery, Tokyo
1997 Spiral Garden, Tokyo Toyama City Plaza, Toyama
1992 Spiral Garden, Tokyo
1986 Gallery16, Kyoto

Group Exhibition

2001 KIMPO International Open-air Sculpture Exhibition, Kimpo, Korea
2000 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2000, Kawanishi, Nigata
1999 The 23th Contemporary Japan Sculpture Exhibition, Ube
1997 The 21th Contemporary Japan Sculpture Exhibition, Ube
1996 Art is Fun 7 IN/OUT, HARA Museum Ark
1993 Sculpture of Four People Exhibition, Meguro-Gajoen
1992 Urban Index -Contemporary Sculpture and Environment- Exhibition,Takashimaya Department store_Japan Art Expo, Harumi International Convention Center
1990 Open-air Sculpture Exhibition of Odawara Castle, Odawara Castle Park
1989 Setoda Biennale, Setoda_The 13th Contemporary Japan Sculpture Exhibition, Ube_Contemporary Figurative Arts 6, Museum of Fine Arts Gifu
1988 The 11th Kobe Suma Imperial Villa Outdoor contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Kobe Suma Imperial Villa
1986 Japan International Art Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kyoto City Museum of Art
1985 Art & Craft Exhibition of Selected New Artists, Kyoto Prefecture center for Art and Culture_Contemporary Japan Art Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art,Kyoto City Museum of Art
1984 Japan International Art Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kyoto City Museum of Art_Kyoto Art Exhibition, Kyoto Prefecture center for Art and Culture
1982 Contemporary Japan Art Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kyoto City Museum of Art
1981 Kyoto Art Exhibition, Kyoto Prefecture center for Art and Culture

Collection

2003 Aioi Station, Kanagawa_Shimodate Museum of Art, Ibaraki
2001 KIMPO Open-air Museum, Korea
2000 Kirishima Open-air Museum, Kagoshima
2000 Toppan Printing Co.,LTD. , Tokyo_Kawanishi Town, Nigata
1998 International Convention Center, Toyama
1995 Water Pool of Chigasaki Park, Yokohama
1994 ACT CITY, Hamamatsu
1993 Ohashi Park, Nagasaki
1990 The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
1989 Setoda, Hiroshima
1988 Museum of Modern Art, Saitama