• HIRATO Koji

    CAREER
    1958
    Born in Chiba, JAPAN
    1982
    Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Department of Sculpture
    1984
    Completed the Master Program of Tokyo Univercity of Fine Arts and Music, Department of Sculpture

    PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS:
    2001
    LIFE’S ORIGIN. Metal Art Museum Hikarinotani, Chiba
    LIFE’S ORIGIN. Gallery Tsubaki, Chiba
    1998
    SHAPES OF LIFE 1994-1998. Gallery Surge, Tokyo
    1994
    SHAPES OF LIFE. Gallery Mutsu, Chiba

    SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
    2004
    3 person’s Sculpture “Japan malaise”. Takashimaya, Tokyo (’02)
    2000
    Pleasure of creative skill. Gallery Surge, Tokyo
    1999
    The 24th Exhibition of Koku-Ten. Isetan Museum, Tokyo (’96/ ’97/ ’98)
    1997
    Chiba Art Frash ’97 “Fault dynamics”. Chiba citizens Gallery, Chiba
    1996
    France-Japon Échange d’art Contemporain. Paris, Kyoto (’95)
    1984
    The 15th International Art Exhibition of Japan. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Kyoto Museum of Art

    ART WORKS FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES AND COLLECTIONS:
    2005
    Osaka Suijo Rinpokan, Osaka
    2004
    Terada Collection, Tokyo
    2003
    Aoba no Mori Hospital, Chiba
    1995
    Jury of Peace City Proclamation Monument Design Idea Competition, Ohara Station Plaza, Chiba
    1994
    Lake Place Park, City of Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.A. “Duluth-Ohara Sister Cities Monuments Exchange Program”

  • CULTIVATION

    Brass, Steel, Copper

    60×3600×340 (h)cm

    I found a road that came to a dead end. The forest is ahead of me, and behind me I see the road of fresh asphalt that I had just walked on. The forest suddenly blocks the road that is trying to move ahead as if it were expected to do so. It is a bizarre space. In this place where the energies of nature and humanity are condensed, I felt the presence of something enough to nurture the next kind of energy.