Yasuki Hiramatsu (平松 保城, Hiramatsu Yasuki, (April 30, 1926 - April 11, 2012)[1][2] was born in Osaka, Japan.[3] He was a Japanese artist and considered a pioneer of modern jewelry in Japan.[2] He served as a member of the Japan Craft Design Association, the Japan Jewellery Designers Association, and the Mitglied von der Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst.

Awards and prizes

  • 1952–1957　Twice awarded prizes from the Living Industrial Arts Institute, Tokyo, Japan 　
  • 1969　Gold Prize at 3rd Craft Center Japan
  • 1970　Prize at the Japan New Craft Exhibition, Tokyo 　
  • 1990　Created a present for Empress Kōjun to bestow on the Empress Michiko on her enthronement
  • 1991　41st Craft Award in Excellence awarded by the Japanese Government Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
  • 1994 　First non-European to be awarded 'the Ring of Goldsmiths' from Gellschaft fur Goldschmiedekunst
  • 1995 　Awarded ìContribution to Design Promotion' by the Japanese Government Ministry of International Trade and Industry
  • 1996　Awarded 'Bayerischer Staatspreis' by the Bayern Government Ministry, Germany
  • 1997　Awarded 'Kunii Kitaro Prize' by Japan Industrial Art Foundation.

Solo exhibition

  • 1978　Galerie am Graben, Wien, Austria　　　
  • 1990　Electrum Gallery, London
  • 1993　Professor Yasuki Hiramatsu Retirement Exhibition, Tokyo University of the Arts
  • 1994　STUDIO TON BERENDS, Den Haag, Netherlands
  • 1995 LUISE SMIT, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1996　Galerij Sofie Lachaert, Gent, Belgium
  • 1997　Magari, Barcelona, Spain; Galerij Sofie Lachaert, Antwerpen, Belgium
  • 2006　Gallery HANAIRO, Anraku-ji (temple), Kyoto
  • 2008　Crafts Gallery, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

References

  1. ↑ "Yasuki Hiramatsu". preziosa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Hoelscher, Petra. "YASUKI HIRAMATSU (1926 - 2012)". AJF Art Jewelry Forumn. AJF. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ "平松 保城". quicklink.co.jp. Retrieved July 18, 2012.


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