Chiharu Kihara Art Collection: Vitalism

Name: Chiharu Kihara Art Collection: Vitalism
Brand: roidworksgallery
Price: 3300 JPY
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Author: 木原千春
ISBN: 978-4-87586-721-0

Chiharu Kihara Art Collection: Vitalism

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Year: 2024
Medium: Offset printing
Dimensions: B5, softcover
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By Chiharu Kihara

Blazing Strokes — The Vital Source Flowing Through Every Brushmark

Chiharu Kihara is one of the most compelling painters on the contemporary art scene today. Through an intense communion with her subjects — cats, birds, insects, flowers, and beyond — she channels raw energy into every canvas. Painting with her fists, palms, and entire body, her explosive strokes manifest the very "source of vitality," shaking the viewer to their core.

This long-awaited debut monograph centers on works from her solo exhibition series "Vitalism," held nearly every year since 2012. It also features approximately 120 tableaux including early works from her first solo show in 1999, plus a selection from her remarkable "5-Minute Drawing" series — daily works posted on Mercari since 2016, now numbering over 12,000. The volume is enriched by critical essays from art historian Shin Shimao and contemporary art critic Ren Fukuzumi, along with a conversation with her longtime friend Shizuyo Yamasaki (Nankai Candies). A quarter-century of artistic practice, distilled into one essential volume.

Publication Details

Format: B5, softcover
Pages: 160
Published: December 20, 2024
ISBN: 978-4-87586-721-0
Publisher: Geijutsu Shinbunsha

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About Chiharu Kihara

Painter born in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1979. The artist began painting as a self-taught artist, depicting the vitality within animals, plants and people. Through vivid colors and strokes made with the artist’s whole body, the artist explores “Vitalism.”

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木原千春 / Chiharu Kihara

A painter known for distinctive colors that suggest clear light and a quiet atmosphere. Delicately rendered landscapes and figures create a poetic world between reality and imagination. Layers of time and emotion accumulate on the painted surface, inviting a quiet response. The artist’s solo exhibitions and art-fair presentations across Japan have been well received, attracting collectors in Japan and abroad.

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