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Horiki Katsutomi
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Japan
• 1929
- 2021
Biography
Horiki Katsutomi was born in Chuma (Matsusaka, Mie prefecture, Japan) to a family of ancient and noble traditions. The second of four children, Katsutomi, already in elementary school won first prize in a national drawing competition.
From 1948, moving to live in the capital Tokyo, he studied architecture in the special course of the School established by the Ministry of Railways. After graduation he worked for the same Ministry and later worked as an architect.
In 1968 he moved to Italy to devote himself entirely to painting. He attended the Accademia Albertina in Turin and became part of the lively artistic environment of the time. He made his debut in 1972 with a solo show at the Promotrice delle Belle Arti in Turin, presenting works characterized by abstract signs which he defined as "impronte", impressed on textured surfaces and placed against vast white or black backgrounds.
During the seventies he established himself through various solo and group exhibitions (including the Quadriennale in Rome).
During the eighties he dedicated himself to a series of works inspired by the Legend of the True Cross by Piero della Francesca, meditating on the metaphysical essence of the art of the Renaissance master. In this important series entitled "Storia della vera croce" Horiki returned to work on color, reaching pictorial heights that have been highly praised by critics and collectors.
In the mid-nineties he moved to Cigliano (Vercelli) and began working on themes taken from theOdissea (Ulysses, Ithaca, Ogygia, Calypso etc.). Always looking for a universal language, with the Odyssey series Horiki continued and perfected an expressive form of research which was capable of producing refined minute vibrations of color within broad and subtle expanses.
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