Mitsui Fudosan Hotel Management

HAPPY SMILE ART in THE CELESTINE HOTELS & Mitsui Garden Hotels
HAPPY SMILE ART in THE CELESTINE HOTELS & Mitsui Garden Hotels
August 3 - 25, 2024
Mitsui Garden Hotel Kanazawa
1F Lobby
Mitsui Fudosan Hotel Management supports the "Happy Smile Art" activities promoted by the General Incorporated Association Group Happy Smile.
Artworks created by people with disabilities are exhibited in the hotel, while paintings are also available for sale.
All proceeds from the sale will be given to the artist and will be used for the future creative activities of the artist.
Please enjoy the space decorated with a variety of art.
Ms. Saori Okuno

The artist has a unique style. She applies paint directly to a glove and completes the work with free finger movements. On the other hand, she uses a technique of inserting a string with paint on it between two pieces of folded paper, and pulls the string from the bottom. The work is impressive for its rich imagination.

Ms. Ayako Ozawa

The artist became interested in painting after an encounter with her former teacher at school. She creates her own original colors by dissolving paints with more water and sometimes using crayons, and her paintings are full of individuality born from her own inspirations.

Ms. Hikari Asano

The artist started painting about four years ago. She mainly paints with acrylic paints. She has been selected for the Comprehensive Art Exhibition for the Disabled (twice in FY2021 and FY2022) and has high expectations for the future.

Mr. Seina Soga

The artist, who loves trains, began drawing around April 2016, starting with his favorite railroads. After drafting with pencil, he applies colors with colored pencils or water-based magic markers. He mainly draws landscapes with trains running, but recently he has been drawing more animals and insects.

Mr. Yojiro Tanaka

The artist combines the pursuit of reality with a keen sense of observation. He is particular about capturing the reality itself in his works, making full use of a wide variety of painting materials. The artist's unique and delicate touch is what draws the viewer's attention.

Ms. Y・M

Since her childhood, she has been passionate about drawing, and currently has more than 30 works focusing on fish. Her creative use of colored pencils and weaving the kanji (Chinese characters) of her favorite fish into her artwork is remarkable.

Mr. Yusuke Wakai

As a child, the artist learned to enjoy expressing his own experiences, such as travel and animation, through painting. Recently, He often paints by stretching watercolors with a spatula or directly on his hand. He combines vivid colors to express his unique view of the world.

Mr. Soichiro Ohmori

He paint as he pleases, using motifs of "spinning things" in their memory, such as ventilation fans and outdoor units. Sometimes, figures and human figures can be seen in their art.

Mr. Tomoya Nishio

It was 10 years ago that he created a work focusing on “his own name”. We would like to draw your attention to his “name art” created by layering hiragana characters using a variety of art materials.

Mr. Fimio Otani

Studied Japanese-style painting in earnest after exhibiting their work in an amateur exhibition more than 20 years ago. His style is characterized by motifs of nature such as birds and trees.

Mr. Shinichi Sasaki

Usually draws with a biro or brush. When he does not have the strength to hold a pen, he sometimes paints with paint on his hands or uses familiar tools such as marbles.

Ms. Sakura

The inspiration for her work comes from the art of sarori weaving and Swedish embroidery, which is an art form that expresses the self without being bound by fixed patterns. Using leftover threads created during the production process, she immerses herself in creating works based on seasonal events. The creative combination of threads stirs the imagination of the viewer.

Ms. Nanan

Her signature works are continuous patterns (matrix series) with unique deformations created with unwavering lines. She uses a wide variety of painting materials with motifs of animals and insects. She has exhibited many works so far, including an Honorable Mention in the 2023 Toyohashi Brut Art Contest Para Art TOKYO.

Ms. Ryoko Utsunomiya

Since elementary school, she began drawing pictures of various animals, relying only on her own images. Her latest favorite is the “Bear. She is particular about using primary colors and draws animals vividly and powerfully with a wide variety of colors.

Ms. Kaede Wajima

Since childhood, she has loved fairy tales, princesses and fantasy. From origami to paper cut-outs and eventually to her own paintings. She expresses the world of her imagination in a variety of ways, including princess dresses and magic. Aside from creating paintings, she also devotes herself to creating stories and scenarios. Her future dream is to become a film director.

Mr. Kanta Wajima

Around the age of two, he began to express herself through pictures instead of words. Based on his knowledge of the things that interest her, he expresses them as detailed and delicate drawings. His subjects range from familiar things such as cartoons and characters to themes that have global relevance, and he paints every day, putting his own solid thoughts onto his brush.

Mr. Kohei Mukaino

Since his childhood, he has been expressing his own experiences and inspired landscapes and architectural structures with his unique sensibility. He utilizes the characteristics of colored pencils on large sheets of drawing paper to create colorful, free, and humorous works of art. Also noteworthy are the lively expressions on the faces of the figures, which blend into the background.

Mr. Yohei Hosokawa

He began drawing his favourite cartoons as a child and started painting in earnest, using photographs as his subject matter, when he was in high school. He once suspended his creative activities, but with the support of those around him, he picked up his brush again. His original paintings are large with bold deformations and trimming, and many of his dynamic works are on display in his home and gallery, Yohei Art.

Mr. Shigetoshi Takagi

He has been creating paper mache works every day since he was 10 years old. After much trial and error to achieve the colors he envisioned, he has created a work of art that attracts the viewer's eye. We hope you will enjoy the many works of art that have been created with great attention to detail.

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  • 1Untitled
    [ 410×530 mm ]
    Saori Okuno
    7,700 yen
  • 2Untitled
    [ 410×530 mm ]
    Ayako Ozawa
    7,700 yen
  • 3Banana
    [ 420×570 mm ]
    Hikari Asano
    10,000 yen
  • 4Twilight
    [ 395×285 mm ]
    Seina Soga
    5,000 yen
  • 5LIFE
    [ 270×380 mm ]
    Yojiro Tanaka
    30,000 yen
  • 6Lion
    [ 540×420 mm ]
    Yojiro Tanaka
    30,000 yen
  • 7Flying fish
    [ 285×395 mm ]
    Y・M
    5,000 yen
  • 8My palms
    [ 520×370 mm ]
    Yusuke Wakai
    20,000 yen
  • 9Favorite stroll
    [ 430×600 mm ]
    Soichiro Ohmori
    20,000 yen
  • 10My name is…
    [ 520×730 mm ]
    Tomoya Nishio
    20,000 yen
  • 11Green Life
    [ 480×405 mm ]
    Fimio Otani
    7,000 yen
  • 12Octopus
    [ 285×395 mm ]
    Soga Seina
    5,000 yen
  • 13The Joy of Straining
    [ 380×540 mm ]
    Shinichi Sasaki
    10,000 yen
  • 14Thread art~Butterfly~
    [ 285×395 mm ]
    Sakura
    5,000 yen
  • 15Yellow-green slug alien
    [ 300×400(210×300) mm ]
    Nanan
    18,000 yen
  • 16cute Mrs.Bear
    [ 410×530 mm ]
    Ryoko Utsunomiya
    7,700 yen
  • 17Mona Lisa
    [ 530×455 mm ]
    Kaede Wajima
    A2 39,000 yen
    A3 30,000 yen
    A4 20,000 yen
  • 18Mermaid
    [ 530×455 mm ]
    Kaede Wajima
    A2 39,000 yen
    A3 30,000 yen
    A4 20,000 yen
  • 19Wisteria flowers
    [ 530×680 mm ]
    Kanta Wajima
    A2 39,000 yen
    A3 30,000 yen
    A4 20,000 yen
  • 20「Oh Haa」
    [ 530×680 mm ]
    Kanta Wajima
    A2 39,000 yen
    A3 30,000 yen
    A4 20,000 yen
  • 21Mischa Maisky
    [ 630×470 mm ]
    Kohei Mukaino
    A2 39,000 yen
    A3 30,000 yen
    A4 20,000 yen
  • 22Takasugi Satomi & Ishii Tatsuya
    [ 630×470 mm ]
    Kohei Mukaino
    A2 39,000 yen
    A3 30,000 yen
    A4 20,000 yen
  • 23Batteries
    [ 1,000×800 mm ]
    Yohei Hosokawa
    A2 39,000 yen
    A3 30,000 yen
    A4 20,000 yen
  • 24Girl in a dress made of newspaper
    [ 1,000×700 mm ]
    Yohei Hosokawa
    A2 39,000 yen
    A3 30,000 yen
    A4 20,000 yen
  • 25Supernatural Creatures
    [ 600×600×D200 mm ]
    Shigetoshi Takagi
    article not for sale
  • 26Together with Noto
    [ 1,273×1,800 mm ]
    Kanta Wajima
    A2 39,000 yen
    A3 30,000 yen
    A4 20,000 yen
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