Promoting Art Today, Bridging Cultures of Tomorrow…Promoting Art Today, Bridging Cultures of Tomorrow…Horiki is a genuine designer, artisan and artist and embodies the essence of what it means to be Japanese. She has taken traditional Japanese paper and propelled it into the future so that it can thrive in both Eastern and Western settings. Her ingenuity paired with a...
Kita’s work life has allowed him to crisscross between Japan and the West. He has dedicated his creativity to form links of communication and exchange between the two civilizations. Further, he feels at home in both cultures and thus Japan and the West have inspired his work....
After graduating from the prominent Murasakino High school in Kyoto, Takahashi met the American artist Stanton Macdonald Wright, then a lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles. The lasting impression from his interaction with Wright and the influence from his father, a painter, convinced Takahashi to...
Yoichi, a Tokyo native, studied at the Eikoh Hosoe workshop/photography school. His diverse background includes: photography and photo editing work for “Yu” magazine, published by Kosakusha; freelance photography for magazines like “Brutus” and “Tarzan; and advertising assignments from clients such as Shu Uemura and Asahi beer among...
Tsukuru Inari graduated from the Department of Theological Literature at Aoyama Gakuin University. As a student he met the ceramist Yu Fujiwara, who was designated as a National Living Treasure by the Japanese Cultural Ministry. He was taken not only by Fujiwara’s personable qualities but also by...
Isao Nakamura was born in Kaminaka-cho, Haigyu in Tokushima prefecture on the island of Shikoku, one of Japan’s four main islands. This area of Tokushima has a long-standing tradition of washi (Japanese paper) making. His father and other craftsmen in Haigyu taught Nakamura the traditional techniques of...
After graduating from the prominent Murasakino High school in Kyoto, Takahashi met the American artist Stanton Macdonald Wright, then a lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles. The lasting impression from his interaction with Wright and the influence from his father, a painter, convinced Takahashi to...
FAD BARCELONA. 2003 marked the 100 year anniversary of the FAD in Barcelon. The FAD was the first organization to “foster art and design” in addition to becoming a reference center for design and architecture in the province of Catalonia. This event was included as part of...
Celine was born in Hong Kong but moved to Japan at the age of 4, she currently lives and works in Tokyo. As a child, Celine was brought up in a mixed cultural environment, and her sensibilities are continuously shifting back and forth between Eastern and Western...
Alberto Villar, born in Spain, studied photography and painting at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He also studied at EFTI, a school of photography and a visual center with renowned instructors such as Ronsangela Renno, Cristina García Rodero or Ramón Masats. Alberto Villar started as a painter but soon...
