Nambata Fumio ― 50 Years after His Death

Schedule: Apr. 26 [Fri.] - May. 11 [Sat.] 2024 11:00 - 19:00
※Gallery closed Sun., Mon., and national holidays.

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Fifty years have passed since Fumio Nambada (1941-1974) passed away in the Seto Inland Sea.
He developed a unique style of painting in which figures and buildings float in vivid colors with pen and watercolor, and held his first solo exhibition at Gallery Dainana in 1967.
This exhibition features approximately 30 oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings.
The Opera City Art Gallery, which owns many of his works along with his father, Tatsuoki Nambada, will also hold a "Special Exhibition: Fumio Nambada, 50 Years After His Death" from April 11 to June 16.

■Fumio Nambata
Born in Tokyo in 1941. His father was the painter Tatsuoki Nambada, and he tried oil painting at the suggestion of his teacher when he was in elementary school. Also, he became familiar with literature and grew up in an impressionable childhood. While in high school, he decided to pursue painting and gave up the idea of going to university. 1960, he entered the art department of Bunka Gakuin, but was not accustomed to its instructional policies and dropped out after two years, and since then has devoted himself to painting in solitude. He used pen and watercolor, and developed a style in which figures and buildings float in the air with a stroking touch and intense colors.

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