Candle / Wax Wall Art
Design, Production & Installation
Nestled in a small studio in a foot of Mt. Tengu in the oldest city in Hokkaido, Otaru, Jun creates lights and artworks inspired by universal themes attached to nature, culture, history, art and people’s lives.
PROFILE
Born in Tokyo, JAPAN
B.A. in Communication Studies, The University of Montana (U.S.A)
Studied candle making techniques under Claudia Simes (U.S.A)
Solo exhibitions annually held mainly in Sapporo and Tokyo.
Candles collaboratively designed and lit at annual “Candle Nights” events, theatrical projects, concerts and wedding banquets.
Jun also explores her works to produce exhibition ranges at art museums. Candles are exclusively designed and handcrafted for the collection of gifts to celebrate the themes of exhibitions by artists of all time.
WORKS
- 2001 ~
- Introducing candles by Earth Light Candles (handcrafted by Claudia Simes) to Japan, aquiring candle making technique from Claudia, establishing its own candle brand in 2006.
- 2003 ~ 20
- Holding candle exhibitions at Daimaru department store, Sapporo
- 2008
- Candle “Memories of Toya” exclusively designed for the host hotel (the Windsor Hotel Resort & Spa) of 34th G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit.
- 2009
- KUNST in WIEN um 19. Jahrhundert Meisterwerke aus dem Wein Museum (Sapporo Art Museum)
- 2009 ~
- Sapporo Candle Night events at Keio Plaza Hotel, Sapporo
- 2011
- The PALACE of HEAVEN on EARTH: Works from the Palace Museum in Beijing / Exhibition Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normalization of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and China (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art)
- 2013
- 100th Anniversary of his Birth, SATO CHURYO Sculptor (Sapporo Art Museum)
- 2013
- 100th Anniversary of his Birth, ROBERT DOISNEAU (Sapporo Art Museum)
- 2014
- ALPHONSE MUCHA: An Insight into the Artist (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art)
- 2015
- KOREAN and JAPANESE MODERN ARTISTS in the Korean Peninsula, 1890s-1960s /Exhibition Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Normalization of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and South Korea (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art)
- 2016
- IKUO HIRAYAMA The Great Silk Road and Hokkaido (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art)
- 2016 ~
- Solo exhibition at lobby gallery, Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo (every other year)
- 2017
- Stage art created for recitation stages by MOMOKO KURITA, directed by Yuka Nishimoto of Bungakuza Theatorical Company, featuring a Japanese novel “the Night on the Milky Way Train” by Kenji Miyazawa (Saitama Community Center, Saitama / Ginga Hall, Nishiwaga, Iwate / Hiroshima City Nishi-Ward Hall, Hiroshima)
- 2018
- SHIKO MUNAKATA (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art)
- 2018
- BRUEGHEL – 150 years of an Artistic Dynasty – at (Sapporo Art Museum)
- 2018
- The ULTIMATE in ARTS and CRAFTS / Selected Master Pieces from the National Museum of Modern Art, KYOTO (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art)
- 2019
- Wax art work created for FRANK WEBER’s 4th released album “TRUE LOVE”
- 2019
- Wax art work created for FRANK WEBER’s 5th released album “UNSPOKEN”
- 2019 ~ 2020
- BARCELONA -The City of Artistic Miracles- / The Essence of the Catalonian Modern Art from the Modernisme to the Avant-Garde (Sapporo Art Museum, Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Tokyo Station Gallery)
- 2020
- Timeless MUCHA – Mucha to Manga / The Magic of Line (Sapporo Art Museum)
- 2020
- KISLING – Grande figure de I’Ecole de Paris (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Kagoshima City Museum of Art, Museum “EKI” Kyoto)
- 2020
- Stage art in collaboration with musical compositions by FRANK WEBER, created for recitation stages by MOMOKO KURITA, directed by HITOSHI UYAMA of Bungakuza Theatorical Company, featuring a Japanese novel “the Night on the Milky Way Train” by Kenji Miyazawa (Saitama Community Center, Saitama)
- 2020
- Milky Way Project
Stage art in collaboration with musical compositions by FRANK WEBER, created for recitation stages by MOMOKO KURITA, directed by HITOSHI UYAMA of Bungakuza Theatrical Company, featuring a Japanese novel “the Night on the Milky Way Train” by Kenji Miyazawa (Saitama Community Center, Saitama)
- 2021
- Le voyage des conquillages – Kotaro et Setsuko Migishi (MIMA / Migishi Kotaro Museum of Art, Hokkaido)
- 2021
- Perverse Japanese Art: From Zen Painting to Heta-uma (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art)
- 2021
- Milky Way Project
Creating stage art for recitation stages held in Kyoto (Kyoto Prefectural Center for Arts and Culture) in Kyoto, Sapporo (Theater ZOO) in Hokkaido, and Morioka (Odette Hall) in Iwate.
- 2021 ~
- Collaborative Winter Exhibition with a long time collaborative partner, Kiri Miyahira at Odori BISSE GALLERY
- 2022 ~
- Solo Exhibition at Jun’s home in Otaru
- 2022
- Art works created for a stage featuring a Japanese novel “Utsukushiki Mono no Densetsu” by Ken Miyamoto, directed by HITOSHI UYAMA of Shingeki Koryu Project (Tokyo)
- 2022
- Milky Way Project
Creating stage art for recitation stages held in Morioka, Iwate (Hamato-Hall)
- 2022
- Synesthesia Project with Frank Weber being introduced at solo exhibition, Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo.
- 2023
- Creating stage art for Theatrical production stages “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare (translated by Yuji Odajima), by Bungakuza Theatrical Company, held in Tokyo (Kinokuniya Southern Theater TAKASHIMAYA), directed by HITOSHI UYAMA of Bungakuza Theatrical Company.
- 2023
- Creating stage art for collaborative Live stages “The Moon in Otaru”, performed by Fujima Senkyoka (Japanese Traditional Dancer) and Frank Weber (piano) during Jun’s Solo Exhibition at home.
- 2023
- Rediscovering Japanese Beauty: Modern Nihonga by Japanese Painters and Ceramics by Kitaoji Rosanjin from the Adachi Museum of Art Collection
An Exhibition to Commemorate the 65th Anniversary of the Sapporo television Broadcasting Company
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