HOME-> 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 2011 Insho's View ---City and Nature < December 16 (Fri) ,2011 - March 11 (Sun), 2012 > Insho Domoto passionately painted landscapes of European cities in parallel with Japanese natural scenery such as mountains, rivers, valleys, and woods. His diverse modes of expression convey a wet atmosphere using ink, or the sense of light in bright colors. A number of sketches drawn on site were part of an indispensable process to complete a final work. This exhibition will show these sketches along with a variety of landscapes selected from his works. We hope you will see his interest in landscapes through his expressions of cities and nature. The 120th anniversary of Insho Domoto's birth in cooperation with the 26th National Cultural Festival Greatly Multi - artist: Domoto Insho ---Japanese painting, Western painting, Solid work, Architecture, and Design < October 28 (Fri),2011 - December 11 (Sun),2011 > Insho Domoto was born in Kyoto in 1891. His work was accepted for the first time by the 1st "Teiten" exhibition in 1919, and he was active mainly at the "Kanten" exhibition thus establishing his position as a leading figure in Japan's art world. Accordingly, he has been known as a Japanese-style painter, but he also actively produced oil paintings and watercolors, as well as solid works such as ceramics and sculptures. Furthermore, in his last days, he planned to build a museum to house his own works, and his interior/exterior designs for the museum were materialized. This is a good example of how diverse his creative activities were. This exhibition will introduce his achievements from various angles, considering him as a greatly diverse artist who created in a variety of modes beyond the framework of a Japanese-style painter. Insho and Informel / "Gutai" / "Bokusho" ---Avant-Garde after World War II < August 12 (Fri),2011 - October 23 (Sun),2011 > Domoto Insho took on a big challenge in creating new beauties since the mid-1950s. Gradually parting from figurative motifs, he executed abstract paintings which enabled the expression of spiritual beauty using "sumi" black lines and colors. This unique abstract expression using Japanese painting materials was named "Shin Zokei (New modeling)" by Insho himself, and has been recognized also in Western countries. The background to the "Shin Zokei" was greatly linked to the art scene in Western countries of that time, where abstract expressionist movements such as Informel were flourishing. This exhibition will present a variety of Insho's challenging works along with Morita Shiryu's related "Bokusho (ink abstract)" movement as well as the "Gutai Bijutsu Kyokai (Figurative Art Association)" which developed avant-garde practices. (Some of the works are going to be replaced during the session.) Poetry of Transcending Moments-Scenery of Seasons < June 3 (Fri),2011 - August 7 (Sun),2011 > The four seasons in Japan are a pleasure to the eye, showing various features of trees and flowers that vary in seasonal accordance. The beauties of nature, varying with the seasons, such as flowers appearing in spring, fruits richly borne in summer, colorful leaves in autumn, and birds standing in snowy scenery in winter, have featured as the subjects of pictures through the ages. Insho Domoto also painted transient nature with his exquisite sensitivity. This exhibition will present Insho's paintings which feature seasonal beauties to show his unique, varied expression of nature. -Depicting the Human Form -From natural sight and sentiment to modeling < December 3 (Fri) ,2010 - May 29 (Sun), 2011 > Insho Domoto who changed his style in various ways over a half century. While he painted traditional Japanese subjects such as flowers and birds,landscapes, portraits, and Buddhist imagery, he surprised the art world with a magnificent turn toward abstraction after the war. The current exhibition focuses on Insho's various figurative works ranging from portraits to semi-abstract figures. It presents Insho as an artist who experimented with a diverse array of forms and composition throughout his life to express his unique vision. (Some of the works are going to be replaced during the session.)