Isao Sugiyama exhibits in our gallery since 2000.
Of all the symbols of eternity and security, that which appears most frequently is the Home. The Home is the individual version of the World, in other words, the universal home of all men. This use of symbols embraces all cultures and there is no religion which hasn't adopted it. In Jung's terms, we might say that we found ourselves before an archetype, something that doesn't change with time, which isn't affected by changes in taste. From Hindus to Christians, the problem involves possession, construction, finding shelter, a place to call one's own: an elementary yet eternal need. "Going home" is synonymous with happiness and safety, and "mum and dad's house" or "The House of God" are always ready to welcome prodigal sons who've left the nest in search of knowledge. Knowledge opens the way to thousands of roads, all of which are equally probable, but in choosing means finding the way back. This is not easy. Our existence is fragile; we live temporary situations as long-term arrangements. Man easily makes mistakes, often blinded by a fictitious, false and persuasive "reality", like the sirens of Ulysses. Isao Sugiyama faces all of these themes with exemplary clarity.The artist perfectly combines extremes which are unlikely to be compatible: heat, cold, marble and wood, the transitory and the lasting, full and empty. The extremely fascinating side of his work lies in the sense of creating a link between opposing elements. Between inside and outside, for example, and the home is perfect for this, as it protects from things which are outside and, at the same time, creates a relationship between Man and nature. And this intuition is fundamental. Valerio Dehò"
The artistic life of Isao Sugiyama is closely linked to the artist himself, his culture, Japanese tradition, and great respect for nature and his cultural and spiritual world.
Sugiyama works marble without transforming it, but gradually helping it progress from the purely natural state to the unexpected whiteness inside, revealing transparencies which magically allow the light to pass through; tiny diaphragms which transfix the eye and the heart.
He works soft, pale, light wood which harmonises perfectly with the whiteness of marble, a material which should be in complete contrast, but which seems to be its natural extension.
Sugiyama becomes an instrument for the celebration of spirituality, creating small temples in inaccessible places, tiny sanctuaries which welcome our soul; Sugiyama shows us an impassable path, steep stairs, very narrow bridges, impossible climbs.
A difficult road, the same which we travel during our lives, at the end of which, in the Silence of the Soul, we can find ourselves.
Sugiyama celebrates Nature, paying homage through himself and this is the most spiritual, deeply meaningful poetry that an Artist can create, using his own sensitivity and his hands. Isabella Del Guerra 2003
Isao Sugiyama was born in Japan in 1954
Sugiyama studies at the University of Art in Tokyo-Zokei where he majored in sculpture in 1977, in 1983 he took his degree of specialization at the same university, always in 1983, he moved to Italy in order to visit a course of sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arti at Carrara Italy and graduated in 1990.
The artistic life of Isao Sugiyama is closely linked to the artist himself, his culture, Japanese tradition, and great respect for nature and his cultural and spiritual world. Sugiyama works marble without transforming it, but gradually helping it progress from the purely natural state to the unexpected whiteness inside, revealing transparencies which magically allow the light to pass through; tiny diaphragms which transfix the eye and the heart. He works soft, pale, light wood which harmonises perfectly with the whiteness of marble, a material which should be in complete contrast, but which seems to be its natural extension. Sugiyama becomes an instrument for the celebration of spirituality, creating small temples in inaccessible places, tiny sanctuaries which welcome our soul; Sugiyama shows us an impassable path, steep stairs, very narrow bridges, impossible climbs. A difficult road, the same which we travel during our lives, at the end of which, in the Silence of the Soul, we can find ourselves. Sugiyama celebrates Nature, paying homage through himself and this is the most spiritual, deeply meaningful poetry that an Artist can create, using his own sensitivity and his hands.
Sugiyama have had many personal exhibitions in public spaces, foundations and museums in Italy and abroad as: Os Norway, Mishima Japan, Shanghai China, Brussels Belgium, London UK, Metropolitan Museum Tokyo Japan, Paris France, Iwate Japan, Civic Museum Paris Valle Maccagno Italy, Seoul Museum of Art Seoul Korea, Museum Crocetti Roma Italy, Museum of Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara Italy, Laren Holland, HakoneJapan, MishimaJapan, New York USA, San Francisco, USA, Embassy of Japan Rome Italy, Museum National Gallery of Modern Art and The Japan Foundation Rome Italy
Solo exhibitions
1989 Galleria del Naviglio, Milano
1990 Azur Gallery, Aichi, Giappone
1991 Art Basel, Basilea, Svizzera, Galleria del Naviglio
1992 Salon de Mars, Parigi, Galleria del Naviglio
Naviglio Venezia, Venezia
1993 Art Cologne, Colonia, Germania, Galleria del Naviglio
1994 Galleria del Naviglio, Milano
1995 Galerie Accademia, Salisburgo, Austria
1996 Naviglio Venezia, Venezia
1998 Galleria del Naviglio, Milano
1999 Galerie Claude Bernard, Parigi
2001 Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
2002 Naviglio Modern Art, Milano
2004 Galerie Claude Bernard, Parigi
Naviglio Modern Art, Milano
Galleria Gagliardi San Gimignano c/o Excelsior Palace Hotel, Taormina
2006 Naviglio Modern Art, Milano
2010 Tokyo Gallery+BTAP,Tokyo, Giappone
Osaka Takashimaya Art Gallery,Osaka,Giappone
2012 La Stanza del Vento, Montemarcello
2014 Osaka Takashimaya Art Gallery NEXT,Osaka,Giappone
Tokyo Gallery+BTAP,Tokyo, Giappone
2018 Aura.a gallery, Shanghai, Repubblica popolare cinese
Collective exhibitions
1976 “100 Persons Exhibition”, Shizuoka, Giappone
1978/83 Koku-Ten-Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum, Tokyo
1983/84 “Tamagawa Open-Air Sculpture and Textil Exhibition”, Tokyo, Giappone
1986 Interarte, Carrara
1987 Expoarte, Bari
“Tra Fiume e Mare”, Esposizione di Scultura all’Aperto”, Bocca di Magra,
Villa Pellizzari, Querceta
“La Finellina”, Galleria d’Arte la Ruota, Carrara
1988 “Un luogo della scultura: Tendenza e Suggestione”, Firenze
Accademia di Belle Arti, Carrara
“Proposte Giovani ‘88”, Chiesa di San Francesco, San Marino
“Proposte Giovani ‘88”, Basilica di Sant’ Ambrogio, Milano
“Biennale off ’88”, Giovani Artisti dell’Europa Mediterranea, Bologna
1989 Navigliovenezia, Venezia
1992 Art Basel, Basilea, Svizzera, Galleria del Naviglio
Navigliovenezia, Venezia
“Giappone - Italia: Nuove Generazioni”,
Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e l’Istituto Giapponese di Cultura, Roma
1994 “Seven Japanese Artists in Italy Today”, Ambasciata del Giappone, Roma
Art Cologne, Colonia, Germania, Galleria del Naviglio
1995 Galleria del Naviglio, Milano
Arte Fiera, Bologna, Galleria del Naviglio
Art Frankfurt, Francoforte a. M., Germania, Galerie Accademia
Art Cologne, Colonia, Germania, Galleria del Naviglio
Lineart, Gent, Belgio, Galleria del Naviglio
1996 “Arte e Cultura del Sol Levante tra le Apuane” Galleria L’Grup, Colonnata
Art Cologne, Colonia, Germania, Galleria del Naviglio
1997 Arte Fiera, Bologna, Galleria del Naviglio
Galleria del Naviglio, Milano
Asia Contemporary Art, Palazzina S. Desiderio, Genova
Art Cologne, Colonia, Germania, Galleria del Naviglio
Studio Ballabio Design, Castelmarte, Como
1998 Arte Fiera, Bologna, Italia, Galleria del Naviglio
Hotel Forte Crest, Milano
Lineart, Gent, Belgio, Galleria Oprandi
Comune di Carrara, Carrara
1999 Arte Fiera, Bologna, Galleria del Naviglio
Japanese Works of Art Gallery, Milano
Galleria del Naviglio, Milano
Galerie Claude Bernard, Parigi, Francia
San Francisco Art Fair, San Francisco, U.S.A., Galerie Claude Bernard
Art Cologne, Colonia, Germania, Galleria del Naviglio
2000 Arte Fiera, Bologna, Galleria del Naviglio
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
2001 “Artisti Stranieri in Toscana”, Fondazione Sergio Vacchi, Siena
“Cinque Artisti Giapponesi”, Villa Bottini, Lucca
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
2002 Art Cologne, Colonia, Germania, Galleria del Naviglio
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
Naviglio Modern Art, Milano
“Art of the 20th Century Art Fair”, The Armory, New York, U.S.A.,
Galerie Claude Bernard
Galerie Claude Bernard, Parigi, Francia
2003 FIAC, Parigi, Francia, Galerie Claude Bernard
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
2004 Arte Fiera, Bologna, Galerie Claude Bernard
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
ARCO, Madrid, Spagna, Galerie Claude Bernard
MiArt, Milano, Naviglio Modern Art
Naviglio Modern Art, Milano
Galerie Claude Bernard, Parigi, Francia
2005 Art Brussels, Bruxelles, Belgio, Galerie Claude Bernard
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
2006 Art Brussels, Bruxelles, Belgio, Galerie Claude Bernard
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
Art Verona, Verona, Naviglio Modern Art
2007 Naviglio Modern Art, Milano
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
Galleria Hausammann, Cortina d’Ampezzo
21°Nuova Biennale del Muro Dipinto , Piazzale della Rocca, Dozza
Art Verona, Verona, Galleria Bergamo
“Gifts from Sculptors”, THE HAKONE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM, Art on Music Gallery, Hakone, Giappone.
2008 Galleria Hausammann, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italia
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
Arte Fiera, Bologna, Italia, Galerie Claude Bernard
“Gifts from Sculptors”,Yoz Gallery, Mishima, Giappone.
“LA CASA DEGLI ARTISTI”, Mostra di opere scelte della collezione d’arte della coperativa Murri ,
Sala d’ercolle,Palazzo d’accursio, Bologna, Italia.
“Gifts from Sculptors”, THE HAKONE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM, Art on Music Gallery, Hakone, Giappone.
Cardazzo factory, Milano
“De migrante marmoris”, Galleria Ars Apua, Carrara
Art Verona, Verona, Cardazzo factory
2009 Cardazzo factory, Milano
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
Art Verona, Verona, Cardazzo factory
2010 Cardazzo factory, Milano
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
“ACQUISIZIONI 2010”, Civico Museo Paris Valle, Maccagno in collaborazione Galleria Gagliardi San Gimignano
KunStart 10, Bolzano, Galleria Gagliardi San Gimignano
Art Laren 2010, Laren, Olanda, DZD Art Gallery
“MIYABI”, Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara, Carrara
Art Verona, Verona, Cardazzo factory
“MICRO SALON 2010”, Tokyo Gallery+BTAP,Tokyo, Giappone
“MIYABI”, Roma, Museo Crocetti
2011 Cardazzo factory, Milano
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
“International Sculpture Festa 2011in Seoul”, Seoul Museum of Art,
Hangaram Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Tokyo Art Fair, Tokyo
“ARTE COME SALVAZIONE”, Parco del gran teatro Puccini, Torre del lago
“Hiraizumi International Exhibition at Iwate University”, Iwate, Giappone
2012 Cardazzo factory, Milano
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
“Hiraizumi International Exhibition at Iwate University”, Iwate, Giappone
“Natura e senso del divino” Palas hotel Merano
“MICRO SALON 2012”, Tokyo Gallery+BTAP,Tokyo, Giappone
2013 Cardazzo factory, Milano
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
“SINTASSI CONTEMPORANEE della Raccolte del Museo”, Civico Museo
Paris Valle, Maccagno
“Arte in terapia”, Ex chiesa di Sant’Agata, Spoleto in collaborazione Galleria Gagliardi San Gimignano
“Hiraizumi International Exhibition at Iwate University”, Iwate, Giappone
“MICRO SALON 2013”, Tokyo Gallery+BTAP,Tokyo, Giappone
2014 Cardazzo factory, Milano
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
BLU CORNER, Carrara
“IL MARE ATTORNO” La Stanza del Vento, Montemarcello
“MICRO SALON 2014”, Tokyo Gallery+BTAP,Tokyo, Giappone
“Hiraizumi International Exhibition at Iwate University”, Iwate, Giappone
2015 Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
I Salotti,Carrara
"SCULPTURES",Galerie Claude Bernard, Parigi, Francia
“MICRO SALON 2015”, Tokyo Gallery+BTAP,Tokyo, Giappone
2016 Arte Fiera" BRAFA",Brussel,Bergio,Galerie Claude Bernard
Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
"ENCOUNTERS JAPANESE WORKS OF ART I DUTKO GALLERY ", DUTKO Gallery,
Londora, Inghilterra
"ORO BIANCO", Castelnuovo Val di Cecina (Pisa)
" IJZERENBERG 2016 UTOPIA",Bruxelles,Belgio
"Il cuore per la Vita in AMATRICE",CAP CENTRO DELLE ARTI PLASTICHE,Carrara
Arte Fiera "2016 ART021 SHANGHAI",Shanghai ,Repubblica Popolare Cinese
TOKYO Gallery
2017 Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
Os, Norvegia
"Journey from east to west, west to east", Galleria Black Art Lounge di Valeria Lattanzi
2018 Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
Mostra colletiva, Galleria Black Art Lounge di Valeria Lattanzi, Carrara
"piece of peace" Galleria di tesori del Santuario di Mishima Taisha, Mishima, Giappone
“MATERIA DIVINA” La Stanza del Vento, Montemarcello
“Megururi Art Shizuoka 6°” Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka Giappone
"ART021 SHANGHAI CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR", Shanghai, Cina, Tokyo Gallery
2019 Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
"Conversatios Ⅴ" Spiral Garden, Tokyo, Giappone
"MONO" mostra per due persone, Gene Gallery, Shanghai, Cina
"GINZA NO SHIROI MORI" THE GINZA SPACE, Tokyo, Giappone
2020 Galleria Gagliardi, San Gimignano
"Jingu no mori ni tsudou cyokokuka tachi" Meiji Jingu (Santuari Meiji),Tokyo,Giappone
"Taipei Connections"dalla Tokyo Gallery+BTAP, Taiwan
Symposiums
1982 “4th Hachioji International Sculpture Symposium”, Tokio
1985 “1° Simposio di Scultura all’Aperto Nantopietra”, Vicenza
1986 “Carrara, città laboratorio: 8° Simposio Internazionale di Scultura”, Carrara
2000 “Mine” International Marble Sculpture Symposium”, Mine, Giappone
2002 “4th Appi-Kogen Sculpture Symposium”, Appi-Kogen, Giappone
2015 “18° SIMPOSIO INTERNAZIONALE di SCULTURA su PIETRE del FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA”,
Comune di Reana del Rojale,Udine
2017 "17° Os Kulturutviking", Os, Norvegia
2019 "TJUEARSJUBILEUM 2019", Os, Norvegia
Public Collections
Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna di Roma
Museum Würth, Künzelsau, Germania
The World Bank, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Museo d’Arte Moderna Pagani, Castellanza
Cooperativa Murri per l’abitazione, Bologna
Camera di Commercio, Kashiwa, Giappone
Hachioji, Giappone
Mine, Giappone
Appi, Giappone
Civuco Museo Paris Valle, Maccagno
Università di Iwate, Giappone
Chiesa San Michele Arcangelo, Gragnana
Nimis, Municipio, Udine
ARTE IN TERAPIA trentatrè diagnosi d'artista curatori Alberto D'Attanasio e Nazzareno Miele
SPOLETO Chiesa di Sant'Agata
From 29 Giugno 2013 to 20 Luglio 2013
9-12 15-22
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7th INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR
BOLZANO
From 05/03/2010 to 07/03/2010
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TRADIZIONE NEL CONTEMPORANEO
Taormina
From Giugno 2004 to Luglio 2004
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ISAO SUGIYAMA
San Gimignano
From 15/09/2001 to 07/10/2001
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Isao Sugiyama
Edizioni Gagliardi - 2001
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