諧 (Harmony)

I.F. Gallery

About Artwork

諧 (Harmony) is a painting that features ostriches—Kotaro Fukui’s most prominent motif and what he’s predominantly known for. It was when he started painting ostriches that he felt, for the first time, the joy of painting.

“…I was conflicted, in a way, about painting. But that sense of conflict disappeared when I started painting ostriches. I found myself able to paint naturally and with remarkable ease.” – Kotaro Fukui

Artist Profile

Kotaro Fukui was born in Tokyo in 1969. He completed his graduate studies at the Tama Art University in 1994 and has since held exhibitions both domestically and internationally. For instance, he participated in the Shanghai Art Fair in 2007 and 2008, and in 2008, he held his first solo exhibition in the United States at the Crossing Art Gallery in New York. In 2009, he had the first solo exhibition by a Japanese artist at the Asian Arts & Culture Center in Mary- land, and in 2010, he held a solo exhibition at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York. In 2011, he held the "KOTARO FUKUI" exhibition in Germany. His works are part of numerous collections, including the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Ehime Prefectural Museum of Art, Saku Municipal Museum of Modern Art, Hiratsuka Museum of Art, Yokohama Museum of Art, and Okada Museum of Art.

Artist:

Kotaro Fukui

Medium:

Sumi-ink, pigment and gold leaf on paper

Size:

60 x 60 cm

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