野嶋 革/ Nojima Arata
Born 1982, Shiga, JAPAN
"People have seen nature, been impressed, and have continued drawing it for a long time. Landscape paintings by artists such as Monet, Cezanne, and Friedrich move us still. Now there is much visual information in daily life, so how can we express the pleasure at the sight of natural beauty? I try to find a new interpretation of the traditional landscape and reconsider how I see, view, feel, and draw nature.
For my artwork I used to be into the landscape and spent there . I was moved by the air I felt on my skin, the sound as if something was breathing and moving, and especially the light floating -- all of which changed from moment to moment. My desire is to depict the experience and the light in a monotone of black on a copperplate print。"
■ Education
2011-12 M.F.A.(Printmaking) Tokyo University of Arts, Tokyo,JAPAN
2006-08 M.F.A.(Printmaking) Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto,JAPAN
2006.10-12 Exchange Program @ The Royal College of Art, London. UK
2002-06 B.F.A. Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto, JAPAN Studied under Jorg Schmeisseer
■ Selected Solo Exhibitions
2018 Gallery Keifu, Kyoto, JAPAN
2017 Gallery Keifu, Kyoto, JAPAN
2016 Gallery Next Takashimaya, Osaka, JAPAN
■ Prizes
2018 Highly Commanded @ Megalo International Print Prize ,Australia
2015 Jury Prize by Keisei Kobayashi @60th CWAJ Print Award
2014 Excellent Prize @ The Yamamoto Kanae Print Grand Prix Competition, Ueda, JAPAN
2012 80th memorial award @ The Japan Print-Association Competition,Kyoto,JAPAN
2011 Excellent Prize @ The Yamamoto Kanae Print Grand Prix Competition, Ueda, JAPAN
2010 Grand Prix @ The Japan Print-Association Competition,Kyoto,JAPAN
2009 IAAC Award @ Summer Pleasure in NY, NY, USA
2008 Kyo-Ten Prize @ Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, JAPAN Excellent Prize @ The Yamamoto Kanae Print Grand Prix Competition, Ueda, JAPAN
■ Selected Public Collections
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo, Japan
Kyoto City Art museum,Kyoto,Japan
Ewing Gallery Tennessee University,USA
Kyoto Bank,Kyoto,Japan
