I intended to live in France forever, but due to my children living in Japan and the COVID-19 pandemic, I ended my 32-year life in France and returned to Japan in 2020. Before going to France, I tried to incorporate Mt. Fuji as my last work and searched for a place to live.
I am now very satisfied with the warm environment in Shizuoka Prefecture, where I can calmly devote myself to my work. Mount Fuji spreading out before you is mysterious and gives you plenty of energy every day. Japan's climate, different from France, also opens new creative horizons.
I want to create works that are different from before, keeping this entire culture in mind.
Osamu Takaya Web Solo Exhibition From France to the foot of Mt. Fuji
2026.09.01 ～ 2026.09.15
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高屋修
In 1988, at the age of 40, he moved to France with his wife and two children. He had a strong desire to experience the elite of art, and, despite his anxiety, made a decision filled with hope. They had built a house, and before I knew it, more than 30 years had passed. Having been able to touch the core of art not only in France but across Europe, I returned to Japan in 2020 with the feeling of gaining a great reward. I had long decided that if I were to return to Japan, I would paint Mount Fuji, so I settled at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi. I am always a field-oriented person and never use photography. He continues to create by placing the easel in nature. This is both my way of life and my creed.
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1947
・Born in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture
1965
- Graduated from Osaka Prefectural Ibaraki High School
1970
- Graduated from Musashino Art University, Faculty of Art and Design, Oil Painting Department; since then has been working independently
1981
・First solo exhibition at Osaka Art Club; since then, held solo exhibitions every year
1988
・Moved to France and established a base
1988
・Solo exhibition at Carrefour Japon, Paris
1989
・Selected for the Paris Salon d'Automne
1989
・Exhibited at the Compiègne Exhibition
1990
・Exhibited at the 12th World Biennale Mélignac
1990~
・Exhibited at Paris, Salon d'Automne
1992
・Exhibited at the Cologne Japanese Culture Exhibition
2000
・Marc (France) Exhibition Invited Exhibit
2001
・Exhibited at the Paris Salon des Indépendants stands
1989~2002
・Invited Exhibit at the Saint-Jean Exhibition in Éponne
2003
・Moving to Provence in the south of France
2020
・Return to Japan in full
Tokyo Daimaru / Osaka Daimaru / Hakata Daimaru / Hiroshima Fukuya / Fujisawa Gallery Otsuka
Fujisawa Seibu / Printempin Ginza / Osaka Chayamachi Gallery / Ashiya Gallery Fuji
F.E.I. MUSEUM YOKOHAMA 等にて 毎年個展
Currently residing in Shizuoka Prefecture
■ Information on the Next Solo Exhibition
https://www.artakaya.com/newpage8.html
Venue
Nihonbashi Art.jp
Exhibition period
2026.09.01 ～ 2026.09.15