Takeshi Yamanaka Web Solo Exhibition Meet the Five Yu

●Takeshi YamanakaI resumed copperplate engraving, which I had stopped doing to get a job, for the first time in 30 years. Therefore, it is free and does not belong to any faction. I was fascinated by the beauty of the contrast between black and white in copperplate prints that I encountered at university, and I still pursue them in prints. There is an eye that looks at oneself in the work, and from drawing these eyes, I start painting, and my hands move as I come up with it, and the work is completed. [Biography] November 20, 1958 ・Born in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture In 1977 ・Entered the Department of Fine Arts, Aichi University of Education In 1980 ・The 5th University Print Exhibition ・Selected for the 49th Japan Print Association Exhibition In 1981 ・Graduated from Aichi University of Education Printmaking Department ・Aichi University of Education Printmaking Department Auditing Student ・The 6th University Print Exhibition Purchase Award ・Selected for the 3rd Chunichi Exhibition ・Selected for the 50th Commemorative Print Exhibition In 1982 ・Suspension of writer activities to get a job In 2021 ・Retired and resumed writing activities