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Biography
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| 1958 |
Born in Tokyo, Japan |
| 1982 |
Graduated from Tokyo National
University of Fine Arts
and Music, BFA
1983 Completed Ph.D (A.B.D.) program in Fine
Arts at Tokyo National University
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Hiroshi Senju is a painter who expresses contemporary modernity
through ancient painting techniques that are unique to Japan. Hiroshi Senju's
art can be understood in its simple immediacy- bold, glowing lines flow down
against a deep blue-black expanse in his Waterfall series. A sense of powerful,
timeless calm, the monumental force and presence of nature, is perceived. He
combines finely ground pigments derived from natural materials in a medium of
animal-hide glue, and then applies this "paint" to handmade rice paper mounted
on board. This results in a matte surface that glows with the richness of the
applied colors. Senju is the first Asian artist to receive an individual fine
arts award at the Venice Biennale for his acclaimed Waterfall paintings in
1995. Museums that collect his work include the Museum of Contemporary Art in
Los Angeles, California; the University of California, Los Angeles, California;
the Kushiro Art Museum, Hokkaido, Japan; and The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama, Japan.
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October 12, 2008 
