Toko Shinoda, an artist known for her unique abstract paintings using ink and continuing her active creative activities even after she was over 100 years old, died at a hospital in Tokyo on the 1st due to aging.
I was 107 years old.
Toko Shinoda was born in the former Manchuria in the 2nd year of the Taisho era. When she was young, she learned calligraphy under the guidance of her father, and after that she taught herself calligraphy.
In 1956, he moved to the United States alone, and based in New York, he held solo exhibitions in the United States and Europe while creating unique abstract paintings using ink, which attracted attention.
After returning to Japan, while expanding the field of creation to prints and titles, he also focused on architectural production such as murals and reliefs, and also worked on bran paintings at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo.
Mr. Shinoda also published an essay that spelled out his own free way of life without being bound by the established framework, and in 1979 he won the Japan Essayist Club Award for "Sumiiro" and published it at the age of 100. Books such as "Toko Shinoda 100 Years" and "The Power of 100 Years Old" also attracted a lot of attention.
Mr. Shinoda continued to create enthusiastically, such as holding a solo exhibition at a museum even after he was over 100 years old, and was working on an essay titled "This is the end" for publication next month.
According to the people concerned, Mr. Shinoda died at a hospital in Tokyo on the 1st due to senility.
I was 107 years old.