Eijiro Miyama Explained

Eijiro Miyama
Birth Name:	Miyama Eijirō
Nationality:	Japanese
Known For:	Outsider art

is a Japanese outsider artist who lives in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He is often referred to as due to his habit of riding his bicycle around the streets of Yokohama wearing eccentric clothing and large, elaborate hats or headgear adorned with dolls and other recycled objects.^{[1] [2]}

Exhibitions

• "快走老人録－老いてますます過激になる－" at Borderless Art Museum No-Ma in Ōmihachiman, Shiga (16 September  - 15 November 2006)^[3]
• Collection de l'art brut in Lausanne, Switzerland (22 February  - 28 September 2008)^[4]
• Art Brut from Japan in Vienna, Austria (16 July  - 18 October 2009)^[5]

External links

• Artist profile on "Collection de l'Art Brut"
• Artist profile on "Spirit Art Museum"

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.hamakei.com/headline/3459/. ja:横浜のアーティストグループが「帽子おじさん」街歩きイベント. Yokohama artist group organize street event with "Hat Man". 4 September 2008. Yokohama Keizai Shimbun. Japanese. 24 January 2011.
2. Web site: Eijiro Miyama's Bicycle Parades . Lucienne . Peiry . 2008 . Raw Vision . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005080047/http://rawvision.com/articles/63/miyama/miyama.html . 5 October 2010 . 24 January 2011 . dead.
3. Web site: http://www.no-ma.jp/exhibition/dt_13.html. ja:展覧会情報. Exhibition Information . Yoshiko. Hata . Borderless Art Museum No-Ma. Japanese. 24 January 2011.
4. Web site: Japanese artist Eijiro Miyama, 74, poses on the occasion... . 22 February 2008 . The Korea Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001095648/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2008/02/173_19464.html . 1 October 2012 . 24 January 2011 . live.
5. Web site: Art Brut from Japan. Kunst Haus Wien: Museum Hundertwasser. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713174339/http://www.kunsthauswien.com/en/exhibitions/archive/25-exhibitions-archive-2009/51-art-brut. 2011-07-13. dead. 24 January 2011 .