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HASEGAWA
Soichi Hasegawa is amongst the most famous contemporary Japanese artist. The world known Japanese engraver and painter Shoichi Hasegawa, came to Paris in 1961 to deepen his knowledge of colour etching techniques and acquire a mastery which would award him the first prize of engraving at the International Exposition in Come, Italy in 1968. The […]
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Soichi Hasegawa is amongst the most famous contemporary Japanese artist.
The world known Japanese engraver and painter Shoichi Hasegawa, came to Paris in 1961 to deepen his knowledge of colour etching techniques and acquire a mastery which would award him the first prize of engraving at the International Exposition in Come, Italy in 1968. The number of his awards in the past two decades, come to top his exhibition in the USA, Africa, Europe and Japan. Both American and European Museums have enriched their collections with his painted and engraved works, as a hyphen between the oriental and occidental worlds. This dualism is mirrored throughout all his works where the firmness of his symbolic and secretive style plays with the colours and the transparent, harmonious halftones. The mystery and poetry which become apparent in his works, know to challenge time without tiring the eye.
Shoichi Hasegawa was born in Yaizu, Japan in 1929.
He studied painting in Tokyo.
His first personal painting exposition in Tokyo, took place in 1957
He came to Paris with his wife in 1961 to learn the technique of colour etching engraving at l’”Atelier 17” (S.W. Hayter).
In 1965, he won a prize at the international Engraving Exhibition in Ljubljana, and in 1968, the first prize of engraving at the International Exposition in Come. In 1972, he was awarded the International Prize of the exhibition “Third Civilization” in Tokyo.
Member of Contemporary Young Engraving.
Fairs and exhibitions
1957
Kunigi Gallery, Tokyo, JP
1959
Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo, JP
1961
Institut franco-japonais, Tokyo, JP
1963
Exhibition of Contemporary Young Engraving in the National Library in Paris, F
Réalités nouvelles (Etchings)
International Exhibition of Etchings in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
1964
Réalités Nouvelles (Etchings)
International Exhibition of Etchings in Grenchen, CH
Philadelphie Gallery, Paris, F
« La nouvelle gravure » Gallery, Paris, F
1965
International Exhibition of Etchings in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
Sallskapets Gallery, Stockholm, S
1966
International Exhibition of Etchings in Cracovie, P
Musée D’art Moderne, Mala Galerija, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
1967
International Exhibition of Etchings in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
International Exhibition of Etchings in Grenchen, CH
Grossley Gallery, Melbourne, Australie
Kleine Gafikgalerien, Paris, F
1968
Premio internazionale Biela (Etchings) Côme, I
Philadelphie Gallery, Paris, F
Mimesis Gallery, Bordeaux, F
1969
International Exhibition of Etchings in Menton, F
« La taille Douce » Gallery, Bruxelles, B
1970
Royale, Kobe, Jp
1971
« L’astrée » Gallery, Saint Etienne, F
« La taille Douce » Gallery, Bruxelles, B
1972
Série La pochade, Paris,
1973
Exhibition « Coignard, Papart, Hasegawa » Vision Nouvelle in Paris, 1979
Salon de Mai (Etchings), Paris, F
1980
International Exhibition 8° biennale à Menton (paintings), F
1981
Exposition Bienale d’art Contemporain (paintings) Brest, F
1986
Affiche artistique pour l’unesco, Science et Technologie, Edition Vision Nouvelle
Club de l’Unesco, Galerie de L’épée Quimper , F
1988
Première triennale mondiale d’estampes de petits formats à Chamalières, F, (Etchings)
Grande exposition prix de France des arts plastiques, conciergerie de Paris, F
1989
La Hune Gallery, Paris, F
1990
SAGA, Paris, F
Salon des Antiquaires, Lausanne, CH
1991
Salon de Mai (Etchings), Paris, F
2000
22° rencontre d’arts plastiques, Château Arnoux, invité d’honneur, F
2004
Salon d’automne, Sannois 2004, Invité d’Honneur, Sannois, F
Euro-Estampe
2005
6°Biennale européenne de gravures, Invité d’Honneur, Lorient, F
Collections and museums
Victoria and Albert Museum, Londres, GB (gravures)
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, F(gravures)
Musée d’art Moderne, New York, U.S.A. (Gravures)
Ministère des affaires culturelles, Paris, F (gravure)
Lowe Museum, Coral Gables, Floride, USA (painters)
Académie of the arts, Easton, Maryland, U.S.A. (painters)
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA (painters)
Norrkôpings Museum, S, (peintures)
Musée National OSAKA, JP
Musée Départemental NARA, JP
Musée Tokyo Fuji, JP