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Tracing the Life of Nissho Kanda, a Genius Painter from Tokachi, at the Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art
Have you ever heard of Nissho Kanda, a prodigious painter who passed away at the young age of 32?
Many people may have first learned of him after he became the inspiration for a character in an NHK morning drama series. While working as a pioneer farmer in Shikaoi, Tokachi, Nissho Kanda created a legacy of magnificent paintings.
Let's trace his journey at the Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art.
The Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art is located in Shikaoi Town, where he lived. Nissho Kanda was originally born in Nerima, Tokyo, in 1937, but in 1945, at the age of seven, his family settled in Tokachi as pioneers. Life was difficult, and as a child who loved to draw, he created numerous works on plywood using a painting knife.
In his twenties, he began to gain recognition by winning awards at art exhibitions, and he was gradually able to afford paints. From this time, his style began to shift from his previous works, with vividly colored pieces becoming more prominent. By the time he turned 30, a powerful quality, characteristic of Nissho's life on the great northern land, was added to his work.
While further success was anticipated, Nissho passed away in August 1970 from sepsis caused by pyelonephritis. He was still only 32 years old. Even after his death, the appreciation for his work continued to grow, and thanks in part to the efforts of local young people, the Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art was completed in 1993.
Nissho Kanda once said, "In the end, what kind of work is born depends on what kind of life one leads." When you experience his works at the museum, you will strongly feel the very trajectory and life force of the painter Nissho Kanda, just as his words suggest. And perhaps it was a passion that could only have been born and nurtured on the great land of Tokachi.
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Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art
＜Special Thanks＞
Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art
Address: 3-2 Higashimachi, Shikaoi-cho, Kato-gun, Hokkaido
Phone: 0156-66-1555
Official Website: http://kandanissho.com
Many people may have first learned of him after he became the inspiration for a character in an NHK morning drama series. While working as a pioneer farmer in Shikaoi, Tokachi, Nissho Kanda created a legacy of magnificent paintings.
Let's trace his journey at the Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art.
The Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art is located in Shikaoi Town, where he lived. Nissho Kanda was originally born in Nerima, Tokyo, in 1937, but in 1945, at the age of seven, his family settled in Tokachi as pioneers. Life was difficult, and as a child who loved to draw, he created numerous works on plywood using a painting knife.
In his twenties, he began to gain recognition by winning awards at art exhibitions, and he was gradually able to afford paints. From this time, his style began to shift from his previous works, with vividly colored pieces becoming more prominent. By the time he turned 30, a powerful quality, characteristic of Nissho's life on the great northern land, was added to his work.
While further success was anticipated, Nissho passed away in August 1970 from sepsis caused by pyelonephritis. He was still only 32 years old. Even after his death, the appreciation for his work continued to grow, and thanks in part to the efforts of local young people, the Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art was completed in 1993.
Nissho Kanda once said, "In the end, what kind of work is born depends on what kind of life one leads." When you experience his works at the museum, you will strongly feel the very trajectory and life force of the painter Nissho Kanda, just as his words suggest. And perhaps it was a passion that could only have been born and nurtured on the great land of Tokachi.
▼For more details, please see the Domingo spot page.
Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art
＜Special Thanks＞
Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art
Address: 3-2 Higashimachi, Shikaoi-cho, Kato-gun, Hokkaido
Phone: 0156-66-1555
Official Website: http://kandanissho.com
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