MASAHITO HIRANUMA

Biography

Born 1962. Started painting looking for means to express one’s particular art , during the days working as a music/sound director and stylist for Paris-Tokyo Collection.
Moved to Paris to look and study directlyfrom the paintings and feel the atmosphere of contemporary art movement.
After the first exhibition at PROCREART Paris, continued exploring and experimenting, seeking an original style of art.
1998, returned to Japan, and showed various works mainly in solo exhibitions starting in Yokohama.
Since 2013, showing enthusiastically...
the series FASHION and Geometric, NEW WAVE, PARADISE, MUSE, Jeu de nymphes, Cyberpunk Melody etc....
and now RUE DE PUNK PROJECT ongoing.

Statement

MINIMAL AVANT-GARDE
An approach to the essence derived from abstract concepts,
Energy that resonates directly to the sense,
Awakening of the senses, pleasure and joy,
which is, beauty.
Surprise, excitement, and discovery.
Brain Revolution.


I love talent.
I love intelligence.
If you add expression to them, it becomes art.
But, there are paintings you cannot draw even with the highest skill.
Such paintings are among the artworks that really touched me.
I've always wondered what that is.
Because THAT is what I yearn for.
Art refers to THAT.
A world only allowed for art.
THAT is the only things I desire.