Born in 1945 in Dalian, China, Teisei later grew up and studied in Japan, and graduated in Tokyo University of the Arts. He was a professor in Wako University, and held numerous exhibitions in Japan. He abandoned the structuralism of his times, forming his works with colorful and delicate colors, and create the Surréalisme-like atmosphere on his canvas. He is one the “post-war 70” artists in Japan.
Museum Collections:
Kasama Nichido Museum of Art, Ibaraki, Japan
Toyohashi City Museum of Art and History, Aichi, Japan
Exhibitions:
2015 “Various Times– Oil Painting and Glass Art” Nichido Gallery, Fukuoka/ Tokyo, Japan
2013 “Wind and light and dream”, Japan
2013 “Artist Today 2013” Nichido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2012 “Taisei Sato’s Original Paintings” Nichido Gallery, Tokyo/ Nagoya/ Fukuoka; Umeda Gallery, Osaka, Japan
2011 “Taisei Sato’s New Viewpoint of the World” Nichido Gallery, Tokyo/ Fukuoka, Japan
2009 “Taisei Sato” Takashimaya, Tokyo/ Osaka/ Nagoya/ Yokohama, Japan
2007 “Taisei Sato” Nichido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2005 “Taisei Sato’s World─ 1963~2007”, Suwa City Museum of Art, Nagano, Japan
2005 “Taisei Sato” Nichido Gallery, Tokyo/ Nagoya/ Fukuoka, Japan
2002 “Taisei Sato” Nichido Gallery, Tokyo/ Osaka/ Nagoya, Japan
1999 “Taisei Sato’s Oil Painting and Glass Painting” Nichido Gallery, Tokyo/ Nagoya/ Fukuoka, Japan
1994 “Madi in Venice─ the Glass Art Made by the Artist” Nichido Gallery, Tokyo/ Nagoya, Japan
1994 “Exhibition of the Original Illustration for ‘Teru Miyamoto─ The Morning’s Pleasure’ ” Nichido Gallery, Tokyo/ Fukuoka/ Osaka, Japan
1992 “Taisei Sato’s Screen Painting” Nichido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1991 “Contemporary Japanese Painting”, Beijing, China
1991 “Contemporary Screen Painting”, Düsseldorf, Germany
1990 “3rd Contemporary Glass Painting Exhibition” Hamamatsu Municipal Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan
1989 “The Museum of New York (Sound of Wind)”, 32nd Yasui Awards Exhibition
1985 “Figurative Painting Biennial”, New Delhi, India
1979 “The Figurative of Tomorrow─ Yasui Awards Exhibition”, Japan
1978 “Taisei Sato” Nichido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1976 “Taisei Sato” Saint Louis Passerelle Gallery, Paris, France
1976 “Green Room”, 15th International Image Exhibition, Japan
1975 “Indoor”, 14th International Image Exhibition
1974 “Works”, 13th International Image Exhibition
1974 “Selected New Artists Exhibition” Mitsukoshi, Nihonbashi, Japan
1973 “Works”, 12th International Image Exhibition
1973 “International Young Artist Exhibition”
1972 “Witness of the Room”, 11th International Image Exhibition, Mitsukoshi, Nihonbashi, Japan
1972 “Japan Art Festival”, Mexico; Argentina
1971 Make Up Love”, Contemporary Japanese Art Exhibition; New Contemporary Japanese Artist Exhibition, Japan
Awards:
1983 “Fine Work Award” Oil Painting Awards, Tokyo Central Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1981 “Excellent Work Award” Oil Painting Awards, Tokyo Central Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1977 “Showa-kai Award” 12th Showa-kai Awards, Japan
1970 “New Artist Award” 34th New Production Exhibition, Japan
Artworks
Teisei Sato 佐藤泰生