Hiroshi Senju
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Hiroshi Senju is a Japanese painter
known for his large scale waterfall paintings. These waterfall paintings often focus at the base of the waterfall where the falls crash into the pool below, usually cropping out the top of the falls. As a painter he primarily uses traditional Japanese painting
techniques; employing pigments derived from natural materials and applying them to a specially designed mulberry paper
. In contrast to the norm of displaying such works in a dimly lit, tatami mated
room, Hiroshi prefers his paintings to be viewed under natural light.
Senju graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1982. In 1987 he finished the Ph.D program at the Graduate School of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. His success largely came about in the 1990s in response to his gigantic waterfall paints. These paintings often hung in corporate and public buildings, Senju has been said to be one of a few artists today whose work is recognized by the general population.
Hiroshi Senju Museum Karuizawa opened 10 October 2011 in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture
. The museum was designed by architect Ryue Nishizawa
, and consists of windows which make up the walls, a gently sloping concrete floor which naturally contours to the ground, and thin concrete walls scattered throughout the center of the museum which support the ceiling. The museum is owned and operated by the International Cultural College Foundation which posses around 100 works by Hiroshi, about half of which can be displayed in the museum at any given time.
Nihonga
or literally "Japanese-style paintings" is a term used to describe paintings that have been made in accordance with traditional Japanese artistic conventions, techniques and materials...
known for his large scale waterfall paintings. These waterfall paintings often focus at the base of the waterfall where the falls crash into the pool below, usually cropping out the top of the falls. As a painter he primarily uses traditional Japanese painting
Nihonga
or literally "Japanese-style paintings" is a term used to describe paintings that have been made in accordance with traditional Japanese artistic conventions, techniques and materials...
techniques; employing pigments derived from natural materials and applying them to a specially designed mulberry paper
Mulberry
Morus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae. The 10–16 species of deciduous trees it contains are commonly known as Mulberries....
. In contrast to the norm of displaying such works in a dimly lit, tatami mated
Tatami
A is a type of mat used as a flooring material in traditional Japanese-style rooms. Traditionally made of rice straw to form the core , with a covering of woven soft rush straw, tatami are made in standard sizes, with the length exactly twice the width...
room, Hiroshi prefers his paintings to be viewed under natural light.
Senju graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1982. In 1987 he finished the Ph.D program at the Graduate School of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. His success largely came about in the 1990s in response to his gigantic waterfall paints. These paintings often hung in corporate and public buildings, Senju has been said to be one of a few artists today whose work is recognized by the general population.
Hiroshi Senju Museum Karuizawa opened 10 October 2011 in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture
Karuizawa, Nagano
is a town located in Kitasaku District, Nagano, Japan.As of January 1, 2008, the town has an estimated population of 17,833 and has a total area of ....
. The museum was designed by architect Ryue Nishizawa
Ryue Nishizawa
is an Japanese architect based in Tokyo. He is a graduate of Yokohama National University, and is director of his own firm, Office of Ryue Nishizawa, established in 1997. In 1995, he co-founded the firm SANAA with the architect Kazuyo Sejima...
, and consists of windows which make up the walls, a gently sloping concrete floor which naturally contours to the ground, and thin concrete walls scattered throughout the center of the museum which support the ceiling. The museum is owned and operated by the International Cultural College Foundation which posses around 100 works by Hiroshi, about half of which can be displayed in the museum at any given time.