Kirk here with a note about a local artist we lost in 2018:

Kirk here with a note about a local artist we lost in 2018:

—- start quote —- Chimei Hamada (1917-2018) was a printmaker and sculptor that represented postwar Japan. Having gained popularity with “Elegy for a New Conscript” series, based on his own harsh war experience, he then did not only focus on the society as a motif but gradually started including motifs like human beings or the “self” as well, and so presented prints diverse in character. —- end quote —- Source: https://www.tokyoartbeat.com/en/events/-/2021%2FD680

Currently, an exhibition of his work is in progress but, unfortunately, it’s in Kanagawa Prefecture, not here. Here’s an English page about it: https://magcul.net/260499?lang=en

Finally, here’s a link to a previous post about Mr. Hamada: https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/photos/a.129499733790134/871582739581826