Yasui Sōtarō 心地よい空間へ
感性、 ではない
ギャラリーへ
ムードを選ぶだけで、空間がそれに応えます。光は冷たさや温もりを帯び、空気の流れが変わり、その感情を宿した作品だけが暗闇の中から浮かび上がります。それ以外のすべては、影の中へと退いていくのです。
Yasui Sōtarō
Yasui Sōtarō: A Pioneer of Modern Japanese Painting Early Life and Training Yasui Sōtarō, born on May 17, 1888, in Kyoto, Japan, was a pivotal figure in the development of modern Japanese painting. He initially defied his family’s expectations by abandoning commercial studies to pursue art. His formal training began at the Shōgoin Institute of Western Art (later known as Kansai Bijutsuin) under the guidance of Asai Chū. This foundation
in Western painting techniques proved crucial for his future artistic explorations, alongside fellow student Ryuzaburo Umehara. Years in France and Artistic Influences In 1907, at the age of nineteen, Yasui Sōtarō embarked on a transformative journey to Paris, where he studied at the Académie Julian under Jean-Paul Laurens. For seven years (until 1914), he immersed himself in the European art scene. He was profoundly influenced by Re…