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Biography
Exhibition
Biography
Chiyu Uemae was a Japanese artist who initially studied nan-ga, the southern school of Chinese painting, as a self-taught artist, before moving on to oil painting. In 1953, Uemae met Jiro Yoshihara, and from then on, he participated in every Gutai exhibition until its dissolution. Unlike many of his Gutai peers, Uemae’s works did not center around action, but instead, his artworks were characterized by repetitive gestures and an interest in ordinary materials such as matches, paint tubes, and sawdust. His painting style from 1956 to 1964 is particularly noted for its intricate materials and accumulation of introspective energies. Many of his paintings were small, and each dot was individual and distinct, which reflected his fascination with vestiges left behind by living things. His larger works were laced with extreme applications of paint as a cohesive image. In later years, Uemae transferred his practice to textile art, producing intricately embroidered abstract works that have since become well-known.
Exhibition
1951 First solo exhibition at Library of Nishi-Maizuru, Kyoto 1966 Solo exhibition at GUTAI Pinacoteca, Osaka
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1982 Solo exhibition “Oil Paintings” and “NUI-works”, Osaka Prefectural Contemporary Art
Center, Osaka
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1983 Solo exhibition “Ink Painting” and “Print-works”, Osaka Prefectural Contemporary Art
Center, Osaka
1992 Chiyu Uemae Self Selection of Stitch Exhibition, ABC Gallery, Osaka
1999 Chiyu Uemae Exhibition; Cosmology of Set and Dense, Osaka Contemporary Art Center,
Osaka
Chiyu Uemae in Maizuru, Maizuru Municipal Administration Memorial Museum
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2001 Exhibition of Stitch, The Museum of Arts & Crafts, Itami
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2002 Chiyu Uemae Print Works, Gallery 1100, New York, USA
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2005 Chiyu.Uemae and Gutai Art Association, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoda
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2006 Exhibition “World of Chiyu.Uemae” at CASO Museum, Osaka
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2010 Exhibition “Chiyu Uemae,” at Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum
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2011 Exhibition “Chiyu Uemae,” at Galllery LADS, Osaka
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2012 Chiyu Uemae Special Exhibition at Los Angeles Art Platform 2012
The Solo Exhibition “Chiyu Uemae – Jigado”, at BB Plaza Museum of Art, Kobe
The World of Chiyu Uemae, Gallery Shimada, Kobe
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2013 Chiyu Uemae Special Exhibition at The Armory Show Modern 2013, Pier 92 (Booth 454)
Chiyu Uemae Sato-kaeri-ten, Omiya “Fureai” Factory, Kyotango city
2015 Exhibition “Chiyu Uemae- A Solitary Path”, Whitestone Gallery Hong Kong
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2019 Chiyu Uemae- solo exhibition, Whitestone Gallery Hong Kong
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2020 Solo exhibition, Gallery Nippon, Tokyo
