Shigeru Nakanishi Explained

Shigeru Nakanishi
Birth Date:	August 1946
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Field:	Painting

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]} He has held a solo exhibition every year since.^[4]

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

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.^[5] 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.^[4] He studied in the École des Beaux-Arts and travelled across Europe and the United States.^[1] He returned to Japan in 2006, touring with an exhibition termed Melancholic Paris II in 12 locations throughout the country.^{[1] [4]}

In 2013 he painted a mural Stockholm Twilight at the Tokyo University of Science.^[6]

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.^[7]

Exhibitions and awards

• 1990: Gold Prize at exhibition Selection of Contemporary Western Painting^{[1] [2]}
• 2001: 33rd Nitten (Japan Fine Arts Exhibition) Special Commendation Citation for painting Deserted Island 2001 depicting Hashima Island, Nagasaki^[1]
• 2002: Exhibition of Deserted City in Ginza, Tokyo, first in series of paintings of Sarajevo, Belgrade, Chernobyl and Auschwitz. Rotating exhibition in July at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Building No.1 in Yokohama.^[1]
• 2003: Exhibition of Deserted City in Nagoya at Nagoya Electric Power Company's Culture Hall.　Series of 376 illustrations for 1 year. Bonfire of the Bay series in Akahata Newspaper HQ at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Building No. 2.^[1]
• 2004: Exhibition of Landscape at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse^[1]
• 2005: 37th Nitten (Japan Fine Arts Exhibition) Special Commendation Citation for painting Dock.^[5]
• 2006: Touring exhibition of series Melancholic Paris II in 12 locations throughout Japan^[1]
• 2008: Exhibition of series Deserted City in Yamagata^[1]
• 2009: Exhibition of series Melancholic Paris III. Exhibition of series Deserted City in Osaka.^[1]
• 2010: Exhibition of Deserted City in Okinawa series^[8]
• 2011: Exhibition of Corridor of Light/Travel of Europe II series in Tokyo. Exhibition of series Ruins and Reproduction in Kochi.^{[8] [9] [10]}
• 2012: Exhibition of series Ruins and Reproduction in Yokohama^[11]
• 2013: Exhibition of series Ruins and Reproduction in Hiroshima^{[12] [13]}
• 2015: Exhibition of series Ruins and Reproduction in New York^{[14] [15] [16]}
• 2016: Exhibition of series Ruins and Reproduction in Izunokuni^[7]

Publications

• Oil painting tips from a professional artist　(2006, Kodansha)
• Initiation to oil painting　(2008, Kodansha)

Notes and References

1. http://www.bunshodo.co.jp/pre/forum/backnumber/285.html (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〜
2. http://www.city.kiyose.lg.jp/ct/other000006500/240215-45.pdf (in Japanese) 「市報きよせ」
3. http://risoukai.com/pgm/?cat=7 (in Japanese)東京理科大学第14回「坊っちゃん賞」受賞
4. http://www.kk2.ne.jp/seminarevent/sem_spc19.html KKK2 séminaire (in Japanese)「ゴッホに乾杯！」～パリ、ゴッホの部屋の窓辺から～
5. http://www.nitten.or.jp/about/shiryou_ts_youga.html (in Japanese)日展 特選(洋画)受賞者一覧 (昭和33年～現在)
6. http://www.tus.ac.jp/news/katsushika/art/index.html (in Japanese)東京理科大学キャンパスArt
7. http://izu-np.co.jp/nakaizu/news/20160611iz3000000016000c.html　(in Japanese)戦争・災害の「廃虚」洋画家中西さん個展—伊豆の国
8. http://shikai.or.jp/sonota/nakanishis.pdf (in Japanese)浦添市美術館
9. http://203.139.202.230/?&nwSrl=273260&nwIW=1&nwVt=knd (in Japanese) 14日から中西繁展「廃墟と再生」
10. http://newschina.jchere.com/newsdetail-id-783789.htm　(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
11. http://news.kanaloco.jp/localnews/article/1211060012/ (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
12. http://www.hiroshimapeacemedia.jp/mediacenter/article.php?story=20130829125926864_ja (in Japanese)「廃墟と再生」中西繁展 in 広島　9月1日まで
13. http://www1.hpam-unet.ocn.ne.jp/gallery/index.php?mode=old&selectDay=2013-8　(in Japanese)広島県立美術館　過去の展覧会
14. http://www.dailysunny.com/2015/12/11/ev1211-2/ (in Japanese)【Bi DAILYSUN】中西繁展「廃墟と再生」
15. http://www.nyartbeat.com/event/2015/CD0C 【NY ART BEAT】Shigeru Nakanishi "Destruction and Rebirth"
16. http://www.tenri.org/general/events.shtml 【Tenri Cultural Institute】ART EXHIBITION　SHIGERU NAKANISHI "DESTRUCTION AND REBIRTHART"