An exhibition of new works by Western-style painter Gyoji Nomiyama, who is the recipient of the Order of Culture and is still active at the age of 101, is being held at an art museum in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
Known for his vibrant colors and bold abstract paintings, Gyoji Nomiyama, a Western-style painter who received the Order of Culture in 2014, is still heading to the canvas every day at the age of 101.
At the exhibition held at the museum in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 30 works such as oil paintings drawn by Mr. Nomiyama over the past three years are exhibited, of which the work entitled "Unreliable" is blue with a powerful brush stroke. With a unique style that mixes colorful paints such as white and yellow, it reminds me of a gentle hill landscape.
Mr. Nomiyama, who was interviewed by NHK at the atelier in Nerima Ward, stood in front of the canvas and thought about it, and he took a brush and painted with white and red paint.
Mr. Nomiyama said, "I want to draw nature like God created with my own hands. I don't care about my age at all. I didn't care about my body, but I think that indifference was good. No. I want to live while I can draw. "
A woman in her 70s who visited the exhibition said, "It's so powerful that it's hard to believe that it's a painting of someone over 100 years old. It's powerful enough to grab your heart."
The exhibition is being held at the Aizumi Art Museum in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo until the 27th of this month.