1961 Born in Kyoto.
1989 Tokyo University of the Arts, MA in Scultpure.
2014 "New Lithography Work by Atsuhiko Misawa" (KIDO Press, Inc.)
2013 "ANIMALS 2013" (Hamamatsu Municipal Museum of Art, Mie Prefectural Art Museum)
2012 "ANIMALS 2012" (Kami City Art Museum)
2011 "ANIMALS '11 in Yonago" (Yonago City Museum of Art)
"Meet The Animals-Homeroom" (Kyoto Art Center)
2010 "ANIMALS in TOCHIGI" (Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts)
"ANIMALS in KIRISHIMA" (Kirishima Open-Air Museum)
and more.
I've selected the bears that have appeared in my ANIMALS series up until now. I've created prints of these creatures, which exude a life force that is cute, yet fearful and strong.
As if being composed into one song, repeated layers of writing and color are applied using lithograph. The stone carving allows for a high degree of precision and freedom, diffusing a depth and richness into the artwork for added charm.