Shingai Tanaka
Encyclopedia
Shingai Tanaka was a Japanese
calligrapher who studied under Master Goshin Yasui, becoming one of the country's best shodō
artists. He is the author of the book Sho, Le calligraphes de kyoto, ed. Cénton, 2008 (ISBN : 2-915384-06-1) http://www.centon.net/livres/61-shingai-tanaka.html.
In the 1980s Tanaka founded the Kyoto
Calligraphers Association (Kyoto shodō
Renmei) to promote Japanese calligraphy (書道, shodō
). He was president of Sho
international, president of the Kyoto Artists Calligraphy Association, and special professor at Kyoto Saga Art University http://www.kyoto-saga.ac.jp/en/.
From 1987 he lived between France
and Japan
, teaching shodō
to students and artists in Lyon
(France), Milan
(Italy
) and Kyoto.
From 1998 until his death, he gave lectures at the Japanese Center in Lyon
(53, rue de Montesquieu 69007) and in Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
In 1998 he was invited by Radio France
to do a special concert in the music festival '98 Presence'. In this experimental concert Tanaka improvised 24 works live on stage, responding to the images and inspirations of the music played by pianist Thierry Ravassard and composed by 20 famous French composers such as Gilbert Amy
and Pascal Dusapant. Each composer chose one Haiku
from the 24 poems of the four seasons, and composed according to the image of the poem. This concert gained a good reputation, and three concerts were performed again at the National Supreme Academy of Music in Lyon. Muzzik European Channel decided to make a film of this music project for world-wide release, and beginning production from 2001 to 2002 through four seasons in Japan.
In Paris Tanaka collaborated with the famous musician of crystal sound, Michel Deneuve. He also made some other experimental performances with music, called "music and the art of the moment" in the Netherlands. He also performed at St. Jean Cathedral in Lyon in December 2000. A concert also took place in October 2001 with two Japanese musicians of the traditional Yokobue
(bamboo flute).
Tanaka exhibited worldwide and in 2005 he received Kyoto's Art and Culture Award.
About his life and work he wrote: " For me, to create an art work of shodō
is to prove that I am worth living and that I can find my identity. I want to show, through my works, all that I feel and think about life and nature. The motif, namely the character by which I intend to express something, has an inevitable meaning for me in creating a work." bio http://membres.lycos.fr/creatonline/site/expos/tanaka/exposhingaifr02.htm
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
calligrapher who studied under Master Goshin Yasui, becoming one of the country's best shodō
Shodo
"Shōdō" is the fortieth single by B'z, released on January 25, 2006. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon charts. This song was the opening theme of Case Closed.- External links :*...
artists. He is the author of the book Sho, Le calligraphes de kyoto, ed. Cénton, 2008 (ISBN : 2-915384-06-1) http://www.centon.net/livres/61-shingai-tanaka.html.
In the 1980s Tanaka founded the Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
Calligraphers Association (Kyoto shodō
Shodo
"Shōdō" is the fortieth single by B'z, released on January 25, 2006. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon charts. This song was the opening theme of Case Closed.- External links :*...
Renmei) to promote Japanese calligraphy (書道, shodō
Shodo
"Shōdō" is the fortieth single by B'z, released on January 25, 2006. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon charts. This song was the opening theme of Case Closed.- External links :*...
). He was president of Sho
Sho
Sho can refer to:* Sho , a Tibetan board game with dices* Sho , a Tibetan currency unit * Shodo, a Japanese calligraphy* Sho , a letter of the Greek alphabet as used to write Bactrian...
international, president of the Kyoto Artists Calligraphy Association, and special professor at Kyoto Saga Art University http://www.kyoto-saga.ac.jp/en/.
From 1987 he lived between France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, teaching shodō
Shodo
"Shōdō" is the fortieth single by B'z, released on January 25, 2006. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon charts. This song was the opening theme of Case Closed.- External links :*...
to students and artists in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
(France), Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
(Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) and Kyoto.
From 1998 until his death, he gave lectures at the Japanese Center in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
(53, rue de Montesquieu 69007) and in Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
In 1998 he was invited by Radio France
Radio France
Radio France is a French public service radio broadcaster.-Mission:Radio France's two principal missions are:* To create and expand the programming on all of their stations; and...
to do a special concert in the music festival '98 Presence'. In this experimental concert Tanaka improvised 24 works live on stage, responding to the images and inspirations of the music played by pianist Thierry Ravassard and composed by 20 famous French composers such as Gilbert Amy
Gilbert Amy
Gilbert Amy is a French composer and conductor. In 1954 he entered the Conservatoire de Paris where he was taught and influenced by Olivier Messiaen and Darius Milhaud and studied piano with Yvonne Loriod and fugue with Simone Plé-Caussade. His first compositions date from 1955...
and Pascal Dusapant. Each composer chose one Haiku
Haiku
' , plural haiku, is a very short form of Japanese poetry typically characterised by three qualities:* The essence of haiku is "cutting"...
from the 24 poems of the four seasons, and composed according to the image of the poem. This concert gained a good reputation, and three concerts were performed again at the National Supreme Academy of Music in Lyon. Muzzik European Channel decided to make a film of this music project for world-wide release, and beginning production from 2001 to 2002 through four seasons in Japan.
In Paris Tanaka collaborated with the famous musician of crystal sound, Michel Deneuve. He also made some other experimental performances with music, called "music and the art of the moment" in the Netherlands. He also performed at St. Jean Cathedral in Lyon in December 2000. A concert also took place in October 2001 with two Japanese musicians of the traditional Yokobue
Yokobue
A is a Japanese transverse flute or fue.These flutes have an extra closed chamber that extends past the chin to the left shoulder and can be used as a rest the way violins are rested on the left shoulder....
(bamboo flute).
Tanaka exhibited worldwide and in 2005 he received Kyoto's Art and Culture Award.
About his life and work he wrote: " For me, to create an art work of shodō
Shodo
"Shōdō" is the fortieth single by B'z, released on January 25, 2006. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon charts. This song was the opening theme of Case Closed.- External links :*...
is to prove that I am worth living and that I can find my identity. I want to show, through my works, all that I feel and think about life and nature. The motif, namely the character by which I intend to express something, has an inevitable meaning for me in creating a work." bio http://membres.lycos.fr/creatonline/site/expos/tanaka/exposhingaifr02.htm
External links
- Video performance, Spring 2005 on AOLhttp://video.aol.com/video-detail/shingai-tanaka-sensei/2751290842
- Gallery of works and bio http://membres.lycos.fr/creatonline/site/expos/tanaka/exposhingaifr01.htm
- "Cultural Diversity and Globalization: The Arab-Japanese Experience," proceedings of the International Symposium, 6-7 May, UNESCOUNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
, Paris http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001393/139318e.pdf - Exhibition in Venice, Italy, 2005 http://www.culturaspettacolovenezia.it/index.php?iddoc=1658