Kiyo Hasegawa | Artist
The natural landscape is a canvas vulnerable to factors such as climate, natural disasters, and human activity. Its surface is under constant transformation, which alters people's perception of being, and shapes their way of living. As Kakuzo Okakura notes in The Book of Tea: “The present is the moving infinity, the legitimate sphere of the relative. Relativity seeks adjustment. Adjustment is art. The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings.”
Kiyo Hasegawa employs transcience to explore the landscape of her own mind. She imbues each brush stroke with a sense of freedom and spirit giving each of her creations unique vitality. Hasegawa’s paintings reflect relationships between nature and people. Her works embody humid environments that over centuries have influenced and formed the present coexistence of spiritual and mystical practices in Japan.
Using traditional mineral pigments and handmade paper, Hasegawa skillfully integrates blank spaces into her work as deliberate voids. Daisetz T. Suzuki refers to emptiness as often mistaken for sheer nothingness whilst in fact it is a reservoir of infinite possibilities. Through such potent voids, Hasegawa’s paintings invite the viewer to step into her visual flow, immersing them in the aura of her sacred world.
Biography
1984 Born in Tokyo, Japan
2009 BFA in Japanese Paintings / Tama Art university
2009 Exchange program in Fine Arts / Aalto University
2011 MFA in Japanese Paintings / Tama Art university
2011 Assistant of Japanese Painting Department, Tama Art University (-2015)
2021- Part-time lecturer, Tama Art University
Awards
2007 Reicof Art Award 2007 Encouragement Prize
2008 7th “Sesshu-no-sato” Soja Sumi Painting Award
2013 Grant awarded by The Great Britain Sasagawa Foundation (“KEHAI” ICN SPACE)
2017 Nominated for the 9th Koji Kinutani Prize
2023 Harper's BAZAAR Women on the Frontier Award
Solo Exhibitions
2010 “Within Beauty” Aralis Gallery Helsinki, Finland
2011 “Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition” Gallery Natsuka, Tokyo
2012 “Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition” Galleria grafica bis, Tokyo
2013 “KEHAI” ICN SPACE, London, UK
2013 “Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition” Galleria grafica bis, Tokyo
2014 “To the shrine grove” Fujiya Gallery, Tokyo
2015 “Memories of ice” Fujiya Gallery, Tokyo
2015 “Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition” Ichiharu Gallery, Kyoto
2016 “Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition” Toho Art, Tokyo
2019 “Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition” Fujiya Gallery, Tokyo
Group Exhibitions
2008 “flow” Omotesando Gallery, Tokyo
2010 “Rashinban Selection 2010” Art Space Rashinban, Tokyo
2010 “NIHONGA-HANGA Exhibition” Sato Art Museum, Tokyo
2013 “I was you. You will be me.” Akibatamabi21, Tokyo
2013 “On paper 2013 -Paper and Nature-” Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo
2015 “Ume-niwa-ten” Ichiharu Gallery, Kyoto
2016 “META -real-” Kanagawa Prefectual Gallery, Kanagawa
2016 “Art Fair Tokyo” Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo
2016 “Sora-no-iro, Chi-no-iro” Ichiharu Gallery, Kyoto
2017 “New works by emerging artists” Ichiharu Gallery, Kyoto
2018 “La Primavera” Nihonbashi Takashimaya Art Gallery, Tokyo
2018 “Painting with Sumi” Art Space Rashinban, Tokyo
2018 “Inspiring Tunisia” Co-hosted by the Rupublic of Tunisia Embassy and Chiyoda Ward Office, Tokyo
2018 “Rose Festa” Yokohama Takashimaya Art Gallery, Kanagawa
2018 “Blue Collection” Tokyu Tama-plaza, Kanagawa
2018 “Rou Shi -The road leading to Tao-” Ichiharu Gallery, Kyoto
2019 “La Primavera” Osaka Takashimaya Art Gallery, Osaka
2019 “Nihonga Now” Masterpiece London 2019, London, UK
2020 “OPENING CEREMONY” A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo
2021 “NIHONGA RENAISSANCE” A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo
2021 “ART021” Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China
2021 “Untitled Art Miami Beach” Miami, USA
2022 “Art Fair Tokyo” Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo '21
2022 “A Lighthouse called Kanata NewYork Pop-up” High Line Nine Gallery, USA
2022 “Masterpiece London” London, UK
2022 “The Future Eternal” A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo
2022 “Art Miami” One Herald Plaza, USA '19
2023 “ART SG” Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore
2023 “TEFAF Maastricht” MECC Maastricht Forum, Netherlands '20 '22
2023 “Visions of the Sky” Kanata at Didier Aaron New York, USA
2023 “Beyond the Abstract World” A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo
2023 “THE TREASURE HOUSE FAIR” London, UK
2023 “TOKYO GENDAI” PACIFICO Yokohama, Kanagawa
2023 “Shin Japanese Painting: Revolutionary Nihonga” Pola Museum of Art, Kanagawa
2023 “Seattle Art Fair” Lumen Field Event Center, Seattle, USA '22
2023 “WEST BUND Art & Design” West Bund Art Center, Shanghai, China '20 '21 '22
Collection
Luciano Benetton Collection
Palace Hotel Tokyo
Interviews
2022 The New York Times
2020 The Japan Periodical
2017 METAL Magazine