There are moments when something seems to fall directly into the depths of my heart. My objective is to give shape to that “occurrence”, rather than the “thing itself”. The occurrence is not rendered in a concrete form, such as “landscapes”, “still lifes”, or “figures”. Instead, my aim is to mold its shape by focusing my senses. I hope that the forms that result can be enjoyed as unique elements, independent from their color, shape, or lines. －Ei Ebihara
Profile
| Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1942 Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan |
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| 【Education】 | |
| 1972 | Learned Lithograph at École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France |
| 1965 | Graduated from Tama Art University, Faculty of Art and Design, major in Oil Painting |
| 【Selected Solo Exhibitions】 | |
| 2022 | Ei Ebihara: Window on Everyday Life (SEIZAN Gallery, Tokyo) |
| 2021 | Ei Ebihara: Red Hot Chili Peppers (SEIZAN GALLERY TOKYO 凸, Tokyo) |
| 2019 | Windows on Everyday Life 2019 (Galleria Grafica bis, Tokyo) |
| 2015 | Windows on Everyday Life 2015 (Galleria Grafica bis, Tokyo) |
| 2012 | Windows on Everyday Life 2012 (Galleria Grafica bis, Tokyo) |
| 2008 | Windows on Everyday Life 2008 (Galleria Grafica bis, Tokyo) |
| 2003 | Windows on Everyday Life 2003 (Galleria Grafica bis, Tokyo) |
| 1988 | Metal Art (Galleria Grafica, Tokyo) |
| 1977 | Bench Series (Galleria Grafica, Tokyo) |
| 1974 | Windows on Everyday Life 1974 (Galleria Grafica, Tokyo) |
| 1971 | Murder Scenes (Galleria Grafica, Tokyo) |
| 1970 | A collection of drawings of accidents from the newspaper (Galleria Grafica, Tokyo) |
| 【Selected Group Exhibitions】 | |
| 2022 | Yokohama Civic Art Gallery Collection Exhibitions “Monochrome Expression: Focused on Prints and Photographs” (Yokohama Civic Art Gallery, Kanagawa) |
| 2007 | The CWAJ Prints Exhibition (Washington, D.C. , USA) |
| 2005 | The 50th CWAJ Prints Exhibition (Tokyo) |
| 1977 | The 12th International Print Art Biennale (Ljubljana, Yugoslavia) The 1st Grand Prix Exhibition Contemporary Print of Japan (Tokyo) |
| 1976 | The 6th International Print Biennale (Krakow, Poland) The 5th International Exhibition of Original Drawings (Rijecka, Yugoslavia) The International Exhibition of Print Art (Frechen, Germany) The 10th International Print Art Biennale (Tokyo) The 21st CWAJ Prints Exhibition (Tokyo) |
| 1975 | The 11th International Print Biennale (Ljubljana, Yugoslavia) The Still Life of Today Exhibition (Tokyo) |
| 1974 | The 9th International Print Biennale (Tokyo) The 11th International Exhibition Arts (Tokyo) |
| 1973 | The Contemporary Japanese Graphics Exhibition (Tokyo) |
| 1972 | The Contemporary Japanese Graphics Exhibition (London) |
| 1971 | The 10th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan (Tokyo) The Contemporary Prints Exhibition (Tokyo) |
| 1970 | The Artists of Today (Tokyo) |
| 1969 | The 9th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan (Tokyo) The 5th International Young Artist Exhibition (Tokyo) |
| 【Public Collections】 | |
| Yokohama Civic Art Gallery (Kanagawa) National Museum in Poznan (Poland) Lodz Modern Art Museum (Poland) Library of Congress (Washington, D.C. ,USA) Oita Prefectural Art Museum & Hall (Oita), The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama (Kanagawa) Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art (Hokkaido) The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (Tokyo) |
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| 【Others】 | |
| 2016 | Front page design and illustration for the Poetry Picture Book “Oiru” from Hamonica books |
| 1970 | Published “A collection of drawings of accidents from the newspaper” |
