Shinji Yamamoto (other)
Shinji Yamamoto may refer to: * Shinji Turner-Yamamoto (born 1965), Japanese environmental artist * Shinji Yamamoto (handballer) (born 1953), Japanese former handball player {{hndis, Yamamoto, Shinji ...
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Shinji Turner-Yamamoto
Shinji Turner-Yamamoto (born in 1965) is a Japanese artist based in the U.S. known for paintings, sculptures, and site-specific art installations employing elemental materials such as trees, fossils, and minerals, creating profound viewer connections with nature. He works with identifiable imagery to encourage humanity to encounter the essential in nature and time in new and unexpected ways and is committed to using historic and natural elements in his work as meditations on the universe. Biography Shinji Turner-Yamamoto was born in Osaka, Japan. He studied at Kyoto City University of Arts, and, sponsored by the Italian government, at :it:Accademia di belle arti di Bologna, where he lived for eleven years. His work has been the subject of solo shows at :it:Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Croce, Genoa, Italy (1999); Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland (2002); Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA (2010); the Ippaku-tei Teahouse, Embassy of Japan + Shigeko Bork MU Proje ...
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