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He is a kana calligrapher.
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But his works also look like contemporary art.
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Check out his works.
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Kenjiro Kawashiro
川 代 健 次 郎
1986 Born in Nara , Japan.
I am an artist who does "Shodo".
Shodo is Japanese calligraphy using a brush.
Among Shodo, the art that I do is called "KANA SHODO".
"KANA" is a character that was written a long time ago in Japan.
My Kana Shodo works use poems written by famous Japanese poets, not my own.
I express the world view of the poem with old cloth, paper, and writing style.
I hope that you can use the English translation as a hint to imagine how I express the wold of poetry.
2020
Selected for Nitten
Awarded “Special Selection” at the Japan Shogei Institute Exhibition
Chef Yosuke Suga SUGALABO "Kotoka Nakai Farm" calligraphy
2021
Won “Special Selection” at Yomiuri Calligraphy Exhibition
Received the Special Award at the Japan Shogei Institute Exhibition
2022
Selected for Nitten
Received the Yomiuri Encouragement Award at the Yomiuri Calligraphy Exhibition
Received the Special Award at the Japan Shogei Institute Exhibition
Received the Governor's Award at Seitankai Book Exhibition
Received the Tenri City Exhibition “City Exhibition Award”
2023
Selected for Nitten
Received the Grand Prize at the Japan Shogei Institute Exhibition
Solo exhibition “Introduction” Shiga Prefectural Museum of Art
For solo exhibition “Introduction”, visit Kogeikan Gallery Ajimanji
“Hair Designer Takehiro Udo x Calligrapher Kenjiro Kawashiro Exhibition” Art-Space TARN (Nara)
Workshop with Mr. Masashi Ikeda (Ikeda Gankodo) “Nara ink calligraphy and Nara fan making”