• WATANABE Harumi

    CAREER1948
    Born in Shizuoka, JAPAN
    1969
    Graduation from Joshibi College of Art and Design, in the faculty of Sculpture
    1970
    Completed Post graduate course of Joshibi College of Art and Design Department of Sculpture

    PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS:
    2009
    Gallery Okabe, Tokyo (’07/ ’05/ ’02)
    2001
    Mitsukoshi Nihombashi main store, Tokyo
    1999
    Gallery Seira, Tokyo

    SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
    2006
    Exhibition by Artist of relation for the 80th anniversary of Kokugakai. Galerie Nichido, Tokyo
    Exhibition by the 80th anniversary of Kokugakai, Sculpture in Ibaraki. Tsukuba Art Museum, Ibaraki
    2003
    Shoren-in Temple Exhibition in Kyoto, plan of Kokugakai members of Sculpture. Kyoto (’00)
    2000
    Exhibition by faculty members for the 100th anniversary of Joshibi University. Tokyo Central Art Museum, Tokyo
    1988
    The 4th Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition of Showa Kinen Park. Tokyo
    1985
    The 9th Nichido Exhibition of Sculpture. Galerie Nichido, Tokyo (1985-’89)
    1971
    The 45th Kokugakai Art Exhibition. Tokyo Metropolitan of Art Museum, Tokyo (submitting every year since)
    1970
    Hozo Exhibition. Tokyo (held 10 times)

  • Root

    Red Granite
    105×100×115 (h)cm
    75×95×80 (h)cm

  • Root

    Marble
    130×100×45 (h)cm
    90×85×45 (h)cm

  • Root -radish-

    Marble, Aluminium

    55×55×80 (h)cm
    95×51×60 (h)cm
    60×60×170 (h)cm

  • Root (carrot)

    Granite, Brass

    110×110×330 (h)cm

    At First glance, rockets look like upside down carrots stretching from the earth to the universe. We can say this existence is normal in a weightless space.
    Things become ‘vice versa’ if we change the way we look at them.
    For example root vegetables, that grow full of nutrients, are also an energy source that can help us live.

  • Venus

    Granite, Aluminum

    80×80×360 (h)cm

    Since childhood, I have enjoyed looking at the night sky. It makes me want to go beyond time and space and journey through limitless void. I feel I could get a sense of my own existence as a living organism… By sculpting a rocket, as the vehicle that can shorten the distance between myself and outerspace, I let my dreams fly with the spirit of a spaceman.