Haruka Fujita

Nata nel  1938

Giappone

data di inserimento in W.A.D. 12/2023

https://harukafujita.com/

Biografia

I was born in Tokyo, Japan. With the theme of light, I explore new perspectives and expressions created by fusing different fields of art and science. I used expressive media such as sculptures, installations, photographs, and videos.
As a child, I would hear interesting stories about stars from my brother who was to become an astronomer. I remember clearly when he told me that “the light of the stars in the night sky is from a very long time ago” and that “the stars in the midday sky are invisible due to the sunlight but they are there.” Hearing these stories, I was struck by the wonder of light, which later became one of the inspirations behind my creative activities and it still continues to be.
I studied at Tokyo Zokei University in Tokyo, Japan and at Accademia di belle arti di Brera in Milan, Italy. During my time in Italy, I was exposed to the splendour art cultivated by the long history of Italy. At the same time, I was able to appreciate the differences between Eastern and Western cultures, philosophy, and ways of thinking. What I realized is that despite these differences, we also share common visual experiences. This is how I have come to choose the theme of light, which is indispensable for us to “see,” and visual perception. I also apply optical theory to my art works.
Focusing on things that exist in everyday life but are invisible, and phenomena that are familiar but overlooked, I am rethinking what the world around us looks like, using unique materials (sewing needles, soap bubbles, mirrors, etc.). In Italy, I participated in the Venice Biennale (Padiglione Italia/Accademia) in 2011, and in 2007, I held a solo exhibition at the Palazzo Crivelli for the fuori salone as part of the Salone del mobile in Milan. In Tokyo, I had created “Rainbow” and “Cosmos” sculptures from the “Polyhedron series” in 2010 as a permanent installation. They can be found in a kindergarten because I wanted children to enjoy the wonders of light. In this series, I apply the theory of optics. Currently, I am mainly engaged in art activities in Japan and Italy.

Curriculum

SELECTED SOLO EXTHIBITION

2009   “Nijino shitade”, Gallery Seiho, Tokyo, Japan

2007     Salone del Mobile, “Se lanci un’arancia a destra, cadra a sinistra　(If you throw　the orange to the right, it will fall to the left)”, Palazzo Crivelli, Milan,　organized by Galleria ClioCalviRudyVolpi

2006   Studio Cristina Del Ponte, Locarno, Switzerland

2004   ”Ri-Presentazione della Luce”, Galleria DIECI.DUE!, Milan, Italy

2002    Galleria LA SUBBIA, Pietrasanta, Lucca, Italy

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION

2019   “NE-WO-OROSU/METTERE RADICI”, RBfineart, Milano, Italy

“Cos’e`l’arte? (what is art?) Capture 2”, Gallery G, Hiroshima Branch building of Bank of Japan, Hiroshima, Japan

2017     “Cos’e`l’arte?(what is art?) Capture 1”、Galleria DISEGNO、Mantova, Italy

2016   ”Cos’e`l’arte? Confine”, gallery G, Hiroshima, Japan

2014      ”L’universo nella noce (The universe in the walnut )“, Hiroshima Art center, Hiroshima, Japan

2012   “Miroir”, Galleria LUISA DELLE PIANE, Milan, Italy

2011     54. Biennale di Venezia, Padiglione Italia/Accademia, Tese di San Cristoforo, Venice, Italy

“Terra incognita. Weltbilder-Welterfahrungen”、ALTANA Galerie der TU Dresden、Dresden, Germany

2007   Miart”, Arte fiera, (Galleria ClioCalviRudyVolpi), Milan, Italy

2006   “KUNSTHALLE?” Ex Tipografia Tiscanova, Locarno, Switzerland,

“Leggerezza nel contemporaneo”  (Lightness in the contemporary), Casorella, Locarno, Switzerland

“IL PROPRIO LUOGO”, Castello Borromeo, Truccazzano, Milan, Italy

“Suoni e Visioni” (Sounds and Visions) , Terzo festival delle arti, Ex Convento dei Cappuccini, Chiavenna, Italy

“MIGRA-AZIONE Azione3 “migraidentità”, Arengo del broletto, Novara, Italy, Galleria organized by DIECI.DUE!

 2005   Arte fiera,“MiArt”, (Galleria DIECI. DUE!), Milan, Italy

“Buio”, Casa degli Artisti, Milan, Italy

Arte Aperta, “Il vuoto della lampadina”, Milan, Italy

2004   “RIPARTE”, Starhotel president, Genoa, Italy

2003     “L’utopia dell’identita`”, Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica Leonardo da Vinci Museum, Milan, Italy

“Ri-specchio”, Galleria DIECI.DUE! Milan, Italy

 2002   “Sguardi da artisti”, Industria superstudio, Milan, Italy

“Effimero” (Ephemeral), fiera di Milano, Italia

 2001   QUOTIDIANO 01, Museo Civico del Santo, Padua, Italy

“Primo premio internazionale d’Arte “Pavia-Giovane Arte Europea”, Castello Visconteo, Pavia, Italy

Premio gli scapigliati, Fiera di Milan, Italy,

1999   L’ Arte in Prospettiva Europea, Municipio di Lomazzo, Italy

* Mention from July

PERMANENT DISPLAY

2015   ”Ruri no tama (lapis lazuli sphere ), Anyoin Temple Rurikoudou, Tokyo, Japan

2010   Optical sculpture, “Cosmos” and “Rainbow”, Megumi Kindergarten, Tokyo, Japan

1997     “Fiore di pietra”, marmo, Izu Amagi Mountain Baptist Villa, Japan

Awards

2022     Tifa-TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS 1st prize / science

2022     Tifa-TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS Gold prize / science-other

2022     IPA-INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 3rd prize / Nature-Other

2022     Bifa-BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS Silver prize / science-other

2022   IPA-INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS One Shot-Color Official Selection / One Shot-Color, Nature

2022   ND award honorable mention / nature-other

Scholarship

Grant Scholarship for Sculpture course at Academy of Fine Arts Brera, Italy from Government of Italy 2000-2001