Shigeru Nakanishi

Shigeru Nakanishi
Born August 1946
Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Known for Painting
Website www7b.biglobe.ne.jp/~nakanishi-art/index.html

Shigeru Nakanishi (中西 繁 Nakanishi Shigeru, born August 1946) is a Japanese artist from Tokyo, Japan.[1][2]

Life and work

Nakanishi graduated from the Tokyo University of Science Engineering Division, Architecture Section in 1969.[3] He then became an architectural designer, painting as a hobby. After winning the leading prize in the Selection of Contemporary Western Painting in 1990, he made his debut with the first solo exhibition Melancholic Paris at the Ichimai-no-e Gallery in Ginza, Tokyo.[1][2][4] He has held a solo exhibition every year since.[5]

In 1995, he began his series of paintings titled Ruins after the Great Hanshin earthquake in Kobe.[4]

In 2000, he retired from architecture and began painting exclusively.[1] In 2001, he received the Special Commendation Citation at the 33rd NITTEN (Japan Fine Arts Exhibition) for painting Deserted Island 2001, depicting Hashima Island (Warship Island), Nagasaki.[6] In 2002, he held an exhibition of his Deserted City series in Ginza, Tokyo. This series of paintings covered war-torn and deserted cities such as Sarajevo, Belgrade, Chernobyl, and Auschwitz.[1]

In 2004, Nakanishi held the exhibition titled Landscape at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse. Following the exhibition, he lived in Paris Montmartre for two years.[5] He studied in the École des Beaux-Arts and travelled across Europe and the United States.[1][4] He returned to Japan in 2006, touring with an exhibition termed Melancholic Paris Ⅱ in 12 locations throughout the country.[1][5]

In 2013 he painted a mural Stockholm Twilight at the Tokyo University of Science.[7]

In 2014, he bought an inn abandoned in Nagoya Onsen, in the city Izunokuni, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Having refurbished the inn, he founded what is called "Izunokuni Art Village". "Izunokuni Art Village" is a place dedicated to creation where everyone freely expresses his creativity.[8]

Exhibitions and Awards

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 (in Japanese) 文祥堂フォーラム 第285回ゴッホの部屋での日々〜パリの生活と美術事情〜 Bunshodo (June 17, 2009)
  2. 1 2 3 (in Japanese) 「市報きよせ」Kiyose(February 15, 2012)
  3. ↑ (in Japanese)東京理科大学第14回「坊っちゃん賞」受賞 Tokyo University of Science (March 12, 2012 reading)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 (in Japanese)浦添市美術館 Okinawa Society of Architects & Building Engineers (March 13, 2012 reading)
  5. 1 2 3 KKK2 séminaire (in Japanese)「ゴッホに乾杯！」～パリ、ゴッホの部屋の窓辺から～ KK2 Kasimogaseki Nallege Square(October 24,2013)
  6. 1 2 (in Japanese)日展 特選(洋画)受賞者一覧 (昭和33年～現在) NITTEN(March 13, 2012 reading)
  7. ↑ (in Japanese)東京理科大学キャンパスArt Tokyo University of Science (October 6, 2013 reading)
  8. 1 2 (in Japanese)戦争・災害の「廃虚」洋画家中西さん個展―伊豆の国 Izu Shimbun(June 11, 2016)
  9. ↑ (in Japanese) 14日から中西繁展「廃墟と再生」 Kochi Shimbun-sha (April 12, 2011)
  10. ↑ (in Japanese) 画家・中西さん「高知夕景」を高知市役所に 五台山から描く Mainichi Shimbun (May 3, 2011)
  11. ↑ (in Japanese)画家・中西さんがみなとみらい駅で油彩画展、被災地の惨状も／横浜Kanagawa Shimbun(November 6, 2012)
  12. ↑ (in Japanese)「廃墟と再生」中西繁展 in 広島　9月1日まで」- Chugoku Shimbun(August 29, 2013)
  13. ↑ (in Japanese)広島県立美術館　過去の展覧会-Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum(October 6, 2013 reading)
  14. ↑ (in Japanese)【Bi DAILYSUN】中西繁展「廃墟と再生」（December 27, 2015 reading）
  15. ↑ 【NY ART BEAT】Shigeru Nakanishi “Destruction and Rebirth”（December 27, 2015 reading）
  16. ↑ 【Tenri Cultural Institute】ART EXHIBITION　SHIGERU NAKANISHI “DESTRUCTION AND REBIRTHART”（December 27, 2015 reading）
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