HAPPY SMILE ART in THE CELESTINE HOTELS & Mitsui Garden Hotels
HAPPY SMILE ART in THE CELESTINE HOTELS & Mitsui Garden Hotels
February 1 - 24, 2025
HOTEL THE CELESTINE KYOTO GION
1F, B1 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 of the exhibited works will be donated to the General Incorporated Association Group Happy Smile and will be used to support future creative activities.
Please enjoy the space decorated with a variety of art.
Ms. Kanae Hattori

She colors over pen lines with acrylic paint, giving her works a vibrant, colorful finish. Referencing photographs and encyclopedias, rather than copy the motif wholesale, she warps it according to her own perspective, adding an original touch.

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.

Mr. Soichiro Omori

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. Masao Yoshikawa

Using primarily oil pastels, he employs a variety of techniques to complete his work, such as adding acrylics and scumbling the paint using turpentine. Referencing model photographs in magazines and the like, he uses a strong, expressive touch for his surfaces and lines, but in particular, the thick layers of paint within the surfaces deserve your attention.
*Turpentine is a plant-based solvent used in painting to dilute drying oil, adjust the thickness and viscosity of oil paint in creating oil paintings, and so on.

Ms. Sakura Nagao

She awakened to the joy of painting at the age of 4. Using poster colors and watercolor paint, she creates her work with not only a brush, but a sponge as well. Though the movement range of her arms is limited, the dynamism of her brush movements stand out nonetheless in her works, which exhibit a distinctly stark color palette.

Mr. Kazuyoshi Endo

An artist with 20 years of history, he primarily works with paper cutouts. When he lends an ear to something within him and achieves spiritual enlightenment, he draws Buddha statues. He treasures the initial image that appears in his mind, and works to make it real throughout the drawing process.

Mr. Daihei Teraishi

Always fond of drawing from a young age, he began to work at this seriously from around age 26. Walking around to find material, he begins the sketching process with a pencil, then uses watercolors to color it in. His works give a unique feeling through their distinctive pale colors.

Mr. Akihiro Yoshida

He drew an illustrated diary from his primary school days, and this repetition has brought his skill to where it is today. Using color pencils and color pens, he often aims to be faithful to his material, but sometimes injects sudden inspiration or imagination to completely transform the work.

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.

Mr. SS

Using only a few dozen color markers, his style shows a distinctive power and energetic feeling. Though at a glance they may appear flat, by separating the theme and the background, his ordered touch brings light to the main focus of the piece, lending a more three-dimensional emphasis to it.

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