Hiroshi Senju

Hiroshi Senju (千住博, Senju Hiroshi, born 1958) is a Japanese painter known for his large scale waterfall paintings.^[1] These waterfall paintings often focus at the base of the waterfall where the falls crash into the pool below, usually cropping out the top of the falls.^[1] As a painter he primarily uses traditional Japanese painting techniques; employing pigments derived from natural materials and applying them to a specially designed mulberry paper.^[2] In contrast to the norm of displaying such works in a dimly lit, tatami mated room, Hiroshi prefers his paintings to be viewed under natural light.^[3]

Education

Senju graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1982. In 1987 he finished the Ph.D program at the Graduate School of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.^[2]

Works

His success largely came about in the 1990s in response to his gigantic waterfall paints.^[1] These paintings often hung in corporate and public buildings, and Senju has been said to be one of a few artists today whose work is recognized by the general population.^[1]

Museum

Hiroshi Senju Museum Karuizawa opened 10 October 2011 in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture.^[3] The museum was designed by architect Ryue Nishizawa, and consists of windows which make up the walls, a gently sloping concrete floor which naturally contours to the ground, and thin concrete walls scattered throughout the center of the museum which support the ceiling.^[3] The museum is owned and operated by the International Cultural College Foundation which possesses around 100 works by Hiroshi, about half of which can be displayed in the museum at any given time.^[3]

References

External links

• Artist's page
• Interview