Uemon Ikeda
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Uemon Ikeda is the professional name of Tatsuo Ikeda (Kobe
, 1952), a Japanese artist and painter.
, Japan
to Rome
in Italy
in the seventies. There he attended Venanzo Crocetti
’s lectures at the Academy the Fine Arts where he graduated in 1977. In the eighties he met Simonetta Lux, who invited him to participate in the collective exhibition named "Simultaneity - New Directions Japanese Contemporary Art" at Palazzo Braschi
, Rome (1991), amongst others.
In 1989 he had a solo exhibition, "Uemon Ikeda", at the Gallery Lunami (text Masaaki Iseki) in Tokyo, curated by Emiko Namikawa.
In 1997 he participated at the third festival of art and poetry in Bomarzo "Spells. Scenes of art and poetry. NEAR" conceived by Simonetta Lux and Miriam Mirolla, (Museum of Contemporary Arts Laboratory at the University of Tuscia), Palazzo Orsini.
In 2000 he exhibited in Rome at the Museum of Contemporary Art workshop at La Sapienza University (exhibition) "Uemon Ikeda - Tumble" and wrote a book:
In 2005 he exhibited again at the Museum of Contemporary Art Workshop, University of Rome 1 La Sapienza (solo show)
In 2010 he exhibited at the gallery Hybrida Contemporanea, Rome (solo show) "Jason and the beautiful Medea" curated by Emanuela de Notariis.
In 2011 he had an exhibition at TOKI Art Space, "Golden Fleece - Jason The beautiful Medea", curated by Noriko Toki, former assistant at Emiko Namikawa "Lunami Gallery".
His work has been supported by critics Masaaki Iseki, director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, by Simonetta Lux and Argentinian Carlos Spartacus.
Uemon Ikeda lives and works in Rome, Italy.
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
, 1952), a Japanese artist and painter.
Biography
Uemon Ikeda moved from TokyoTokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, 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...
to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in Italy
Italy
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in the seventies. There he attended Venanzo Crocetti
Venanzo Crocetti
Venanzo Crocetti was an Italian sculptor. He was born in Giulianova, Abruzzo.In 1938 Venanzo Crocetti received the Grand Prize in the 19th Venice Biennale. "The Door of the Sacraments" of the St. Peter's Basilica Crocetti finished in the year 1966...
’s lectures at the Academy the Fine Arts where he graduated in 1977. In the eighties he met Simonetta Lux, who invited him to participate in the collective exhibition named "Simultaneity - New Directions Japanese Contemporary Art" at Palazzo Braschi
Palazzo Braschi
Palazzo Braschi is a large Neoclassical palace in Rome, Italy and is located between the Piazza Navona, the Campo de' Fiori, the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and the Piazza di Pasquino. It presently houses the Museo di Roma, the civic museum of Rome....
, Rome (1991), amongst others.
In 1989 he had a solo exhibition, "Uemon Ikeda", at the Gallery Lunami (text Masaaki Iseki) in Tokyo, curated by Emiko Namikawa.
In 1997 he participated at the third festival of art and poetry in Bomarzo "Spells. Scenes of art and poetry. NEAR" conceived by Simonetta Lux and Miriam Mirolla, (Museum of Contemporary Arts Laboratory at the University of Tuscia), Palazzo Orsini.
In 2000 he exhibited in Rome at the Museum of Contemporary Art workshop at La Sapienza University (exhibition) "Uemon Ikeda - Tumble" and wrote a book:
In 2005 he exhibited again at the Museum of Contemporary Art Workshop, University of Rome 1 La Sapienza (solo show)
In 2010 he exhibited at the gallery Hybrida Contemporanea, Rome (solo show) "Jason and the beautiful Medea" curated by Emanuela de Notariis.
In 2011 he had an exhibition at TOKI Art Space, "Golden Fleece - Jason The beautiful Medea", curated by Noriko Toki, former assistant at Emiko Namikawa "Lunami Gallery".
His work has been supported by critics Masaaki Iseki, director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, by Simonetta Lux and Argentinian Carlos Spartacus.
Uemon Ikeda lives and works in Rome, Italy.