This page is artist Yasu Suzuka's official website
Infomation
GELATIN SILVER vintage prints
19/11/2022 - 11/12/2022
＜Venue : Monochrome Gallery RAIN＞
＜Time : 14：00 - 17：00＞
Yasu Suzuka Exhibition
16/8/2022 - 23/10/2022
＜Venue : Ehime＞
Yasu Suzuka Exhibition
16/6/2022 - 21/6/2022
＜Venue : Kyoto Kiyomizu＞
TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA Reborn SHIRT
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra Reborn SHIRT Project.
Awagami Factory ARTS & CRAFTS Exhibition
9/11/2021 - 19/11/2021
＜Venue : ORIE ART GALLERY（Tokyo）＞
Yasu Suzuka Exhibition
5/1/2021 - 7/2/2021
＜Venue：Tamagawa Cultural Exchange Center＞
＜Time : 9：00 - 17：00＞
Yasu Suzuka Exhibition
1/11/2020 - 7/2/2020
＜Venue：Tamagawa Cultural Exchange Center＞
＜Time : 9：00 - 17：00＞
Yasu Suzuka Exhibition
10/10/2020 - 7/3/2021
＜Venue：Tamagawa Museum of Modern Art＞
＜Time : 9：00 - 17：00＞
Yasu Suzuka Exhibition
29/6/2019 - 15/7/2019
＜Venue : The Hall of Japanese Handmade Paper＞
＜Time : 9：00 - 17：00 (Closed on Mon)＞
circulation
9/2/2019 - 19/2/2019
＜Venue : city gallery 2320（Kobe）＞
＜Time : 12：00 - 19：00 (Closed on Thu, Thu)＞
Last day until 17 o'clock
Yasu Suzuka Exhibition
18/1/2019 - 25/1/2019
＜Venue : Art stage 567 (Kyoto)＞
＜Time : 10：00 - 18：00 (Closed on 1/21)＞
Kyoto Art Culture Award
18/1/2019 - 27/1/2019
＜Venue : Kyoto Bunka Museum＞ ＜Time : 10：00 - 18：00 (Closed on 1/21)＞
Articles on photo collections were published in the newspaper
Adventure of the flow of time
Overall director of craftsmanship
A solo exhibition in Indonesia
Offerings
22/4/2017 - 19/5/2017
< Venue : The Terminal Kyot Kyoto >
The Sea-pinhole photo of YASU SUZUKA
22/2/2017 - 19/3/2017
＜Venue：SHINKAKUJI：Ramón Alva de la Canal Gallery
Mexico ＞
Exhibition in China
17/6/2016 - 22/6/2016
＜Venue：China＞
The biggest technology and entrepreneurship event in the world
11/27/2014
＜Venue : Shifuko Convention Center, El Salvador＞
Sacred Places in Indonesia - Journey with a pinhoke camera -
3/5/2013 (Wed) - 4/1/2014 (Thu)
＜Venue : Hasselbald japan Gallery＞ ＜Time : 12：00 - 18：00＞
Yasu Suzuka Exhibition
11/15/2013 - 11/24/2013
＜Venue : Gallery Monma, Sapporo＞ ＜Time : 11：00 - 18：00＞ Flyer expansion version is here.
Yasu Suzuka Exhibition
9/7/2013 - 9/15/2013
＜Venue : Accademia Platonica＞ ＜Time : 11：00 - 18：00＞ Flyer expansion version is here.
Profile
Yasu Suzuka’s Artwork Concept
The main concepts of the artwork created by the artist, Yasu Suzuka, are
"rejuvenation, symbiosis, and peace."
He contemplates a depiction of the correlation between visible objects and invisible things, and makes this his quest for the meaning of "coincidence and consequence," which he cites as evidence of why we, human beings, live under the control of nature. In the past century, the world has seen many extraordinary changes, such as great advancements in science and technology, but, in contrast, it has also been beset with chaos and tarnished by the acceleration of self-centered desires. This has often resulted in a number of unending confrontations and lamentable conflicts between countries, races and religions. If works of art continue to be desired, we need to consider the essential issues for the peoples of the earth first, such as why we live and what life means to us. The important thing is to humbly admit the indisputable truth that we have been living through symbiosis as one small part of the whole of creation, from ancient times to the world of today. Yasu Suzuka continues his quest through the creation of a style of artwork based on Oriental philosophy and spirituality.
すずかよしやす Yoshiyasu Suzuka
| 1947 | Born in Kanagawa Prefecture |
| 1966-1968 | Studied oil paintings at Tama Art University |
| 1973-1975 | Instructor on the Printmaking Course, Kyoto City University of Arts |
| 1975 | Studied in the Department of Photography, San Francisco Art Institute (USA) on a Fulbright Scholarship |
| 1984-1991 | Associate professor at Kyoto College of Art |
| 1991-2012 | Professor at Kyoto University of the Art |
| 2002-2007 | Visiting professor at the Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University |
| 2004-2012 | Visiting Professor at Tokyo Polytechnic University |
| 2007-2012 | President of Pinhole Photographic Art Society |
| Present |
Professor emeritus at Kyoto University of the Art Honorary President of Pinhole Photographic Art society |
Awards & Scholarships
| 1968 | New Comer's Prize, Japan Print Association Exhibition |
| 1969 |
Japanese Culture Forum Prize, 5th International Young Artist Exhibition Grand Prize, Japan Print Association Exhibition |
| 1974 | 2nd Prize, 2nd International Biennale Ashiyagawa Exhibition |
| 1975 | Fulbright Scholarship |
| 1978 |
Special Prize, Japan Craft Competition / Kyoto Design Council Award |
| 1989 | Kyoto City Artist Award for New Emerging Artists |
| 1993 | Excellence Award, Kyoto Contemporary Photographers Exhibition |
| 1994 | Grand Prize, Kyoto Art Exhibition (Printmaking Category) |
| 1997 | Japan Paper Academy's Prize, Imadate Exhibition of Contemporary Paper Art Works |
| 1999 | Gold Medal, Exhibition of Japan Contemporary Japanese Paper Art Works |
| 2000 | Special Merit Award, Canon Digital Creators Contest |
| 2002 | Annual Award, The Japan Society for Arts and History of Photography |
| 2004 |
Special Award, The Japan Society for Arts and History of Photography The Arles Discovery Award |
| 2013 | The Kyoto prefecture Culture Prize (merits prize) |
| 2018 | The Kyoto Art and Culture Awords |
Public Collections
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan
- Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
- Osaka Contemporary Art Center, Osaka, Japan
- Saitama Museum of Modern Art, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
- Shadai Gallery, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Tokyo, Japan
- Kyoto University of the Art, Kyoto, Japan
- Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Polaroid Japan, Tokyo, Japan
- Tamagawa Museum of Modern Art, Ehime, Japan
- Kyocera Museum, Kyoto, Japan
- Polaroid International, USA
- Polaroid Corporation, Massachusetts, USA
- Johnson Collection, Wisconsin, USA
- Concept Art Museum, San Francisco, USA
- Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, USA
- Center for Creative Photography, USA
- Henry Poole Collection, NY, USA
- Institute of Contemporary Arts, Kunsan National University, Kunsan, South Korea
- Xian Institute of Fine Arts, Xian, China
- Shumeikai Cultural Foundation Shiga
Publication
| 2018 | 『WIND MANDALA』 Pinhole Photobook |
| 1990 | 『YASU SUZUKA』 GALLERY MIN |
Personal Exhibitions and Group Exhibitions
Please click here to see Suzuka’s personal exhibitions and group exhibitions.
Portfolio
You can view Yasu Suzuka’s categorized portfolio here.
Please click on the link below and go to the portfolio page
Reviews
Kyoto Journal 82
Excerpts from a talk with Photo-Artist Yasu Suzuka. From Kyoto Journal 82.
Last lecture in University
Last lecture in university accepted to No. 6 PPAS Journal.
Poland Catalog
It is the catalog when you make an exhibition in Poland in July of 2013.
PPAS Special Feature Article
It becomes an article published in the academic society paper of Pinhole Photo Art Society (PPAS) to which Suzuka serves as the representative.
From PHP Real age
Photography in pursuit of the connection between “heaven, earth and man” and the concept of “Yin and Yang”
Punctum Times
Yasu Suzuka’s feature page in Punctum Times (free paper) is available here as a pdf file.
Links
Contact
For further information on exhibitions and Suzuka’s works, please make contact through the Email address shown below:
e-mail : yasu.suzuka.web@gmail.com