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Hajime Nakatomi

  • Frill, cloud 02, 2020
  • Bamboo (Madake), rattan
    H 31 x 54 x 31.5 cm
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  • Prism Ellipse, 2021- Archive -
  • Bamboo (Madake), rattan
    H 30 x 43 x 20 cm
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  • Hachihogu, leap, 2020- Archive -
  • Bamboo (Madake), rattan
    H 85 x 70 x 10.5 cm
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  • Frill lll, 2021- Archive -
  • Bamboo (Madake), rattan
    H 45 x 55 x 45 cm
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  • Frill, space, 2019- Archive -
  • Bamboo (Madake), rattan, Urushi lacquer
    H 33 x 40.5 x 26 cm
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  • Prism Square ll-03, 2020- Archive -
  • Bamboo (Madake), rattan, Urushi lacquer
    H 41.5 x 40 X 25 cm
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  • Hachihogu, cloud 02, 2020- Archive -
  • Bamboo (Madake), rattan, Urushi lacquer
    H 23.5 x 44 x 28.5 cm
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Hajime Nakatomi
Biography
1974
Born in Osaka, Japan
1999
Graduated from Department of Commercial Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
2001
Graduated from Department of Bamboo Arts, Oita Prefectural Technical Institute, Oita, Japan
2002
Graduated from Beppu Advanced Industrial Arts and Technology Institute, Department of Bamboo Arts, Oita, Japan
2002-05
Studied under Shoryu Honda, Bamboo Artist
2003
Oita Governor’s Prize, 38th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition, Western Division, Fukuoka, Japan
2004
39th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition, Western Division, Fukuoka, Japan
Contemporary Japanese Crafts exhibition, Japan American Cultural and Community Center, Los Angeles, USA
Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Arts exhibition, Richmond Hand Work Art Center, Richmond, USA
2005
40th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition, Western Division, Fukuoka, Japan
10h Japan Traditional Craft Arts Wood and Bamboo Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2006
Hin: The Quiet Beauty of Japanese Art exhibition, Grinnell Collage and Chicago Cultural Center, USA
Beyond Basketry: Japanese Bamboo Art exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
53rd Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2007
The Next Generation exhibition, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, USA
42nd Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition, Western Division, Fukuoka, Japan
11th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Wood and Bamboo Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
Cape of Good Hope in Design, Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum, Nagasaki, Japan
2007-08
East Weaves West exhibition, Hove Museum & Art Gallery, UK and National Vlechtmuseum Noordwolde, The Netherlands
New Bamboo: Contemporary Masters exhibition, Japan Society Gallery, New York, USA
2009
Bamboo World exhibition, Oita Prefectural Art Museum, Oita, Japan
2010
First International Triennale of Kogei in Kanazawa, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan
Salone del Mobile, Milano with Bottega Veneta home collection, Italy
2012-17
Modern Twist: Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Art exhibition, The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture, Hanford, Dennos Museum Center, Traverse, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, and Asia Society Texas Center, USA
2013
REVALUE NIPPON PROJECT Charity Gala with Gucci, Organized by Hidetoshi Nakata, Yokohama, Japan
2014
Oita Bamboo Art: From the Modern to the Future exhibition, Beppu City Museum, Oita, Japan
Oita’s Art Moment, Japanese American Cultural Community Center, Los Angeles, USA
2015
Japanese Bamboo and the World Expo: A Century of Discovery exhibition, Japanese Friendship Garden San Diego, San Diego, USA
2016
Discovering Japanese Bamboo Art, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, USA
2017
BAMBOO TRACES – Contemporary International Bamboo Art & Craft Exhibition, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
Bambu- histórias de um Japão, Japan House, Sao Paulo, Brazil
     The Oriental Bamboo – Art of Living Exhibition on Asian Bamboo, Crafts Museum of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
2018
Taitung Design EXPO 2018 International Arts and Crafts category, Taitung Art Museum, Taitung, Taiwan
2020-21
Mingei Bamboo Prize, Guimet Museum, Paris, France
Public and Private Collections:
Beppu Bamboo Craft Museum, Japan
Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum, Japan
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - The Lloyd Cotsen Collection, USA
Hove Museum & Art Gallery, UK
National Taiwan Craft Research Development Institute, Taiwan
Racine Art Museum, USA
Minneapolis Institute of Art, USA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA
Museum of Art at Indiana University, USA
Ritz Carlton Kyoto, Japan
Ritz Carlton Tokyo, Japan
ANA Intercontinental Beppu Resort & Spa, Japan
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi, Japan
Publications:
American Craft Dec’04/Jan’05 Vol 64, No 6,” American Craft Council, USA, 2004
Hin: The Quiet Beauty of Japanese Bamboo Art, Essay by Robert T. Coffland and Donald Doe, Faulconer Gallery of Grinnel College, USA, 2006
Master of Bamboo, Essay by Melissa M. Rinne, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, USA, 2007
East Weaves West: Basketry from Japan and Britain, Essay by Collins Gallery of Strathclyde University, UK, 2007
The Shapes of Bamboo Art, Asian Bamboo Cultural Forum Oita, Japan, 2007 – 2017
New Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Masters, Essay by Joe Earle, Japan Society, USA, 2008
Love Bamboo, Love Earth, National Taiwan Craft Research Institute, Taiwan, 2009
Modern Twist Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Art, Essay by Andreas Marks, 2012
REVALUE NIPPON PROJECT, Panasonic Shiodome Museum, 2016
Design 360° n.70,” Sandu Publishing Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, 2017
BAMBOO TRACES – Contemporary International Bamboo Art & Craft Exhibition, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, Taiwan, 2017
Bambu- histórias de um Japão, Japan House, Brazil, 2017
The Oriental Bamboo – Art of Living Exhibition on Asian Bamboo, Crafts Museum of China Academy of Art, China, 2018
Craftland Japan, Essay by Uwe Röttgen, Katharina Zettl, Themes & Hudson, 2020

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