Sen Osuga

• Category
  Metalwork
• Techniques
  Metal inlay, Hammer forming
• Born
  1931 -
• Membership
  Meritorious Member, Japan Kogei Association

Style

The style of my early and current works is quite different. At the moment I often include bird motifs, but they are birds of my imagination and not the more traditional cranes or doves. When I work, I have no particular bird in mind; rather I aim to express the essence of bird…I want to get near the true nature of birds. The figure of a bird craning its neck overlaps with my inner image.

Biography

• 1931
  Born in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture
• 1955
  Graduated from the Department of Crafts at the Tokyo University of the Arts
  Proceeded to major in Metal Hammering at the university
  Founded the Japan Metalwork Production Association with a colleague, and started a career as an artist. Submitting successively to the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition to date
• 1957
  Completed his Master’s Degree at the Tokyo University of the Arts. Junior assistant at the university until 1963
• 1958
  Dissolved the Japan Metalwork Production Association and founded the Japan Metalwork Artists Association, where he was a committee member
• 1962
  Selected for the 1st Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition. Selected successively to date
• 1963
  Recommended as a member of the Kofukai
• 1965
  Submitted to the 4th Contemporary Japanese Crafts Exhibition. The exhibited work was stored at the Setagaya Art Museum
• 1967
  Submitted to the 6th Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition. The exhibited work was collected by the Saku Municipal Museum of Modern Art
• 1968
  Submitted to the 11th Japan Fine Arts Exhibition. The exhibited work was collected by the Saku Municipal Museum of Modern Art
• 1969
  First solo exhibition at Matsuzakaya Ginza Art Gallery
  Submitted to the reorganised 2nd Japan Fine Arts Exhibition. The exhibited work collected by the Kagawa Museum
  Submitted to the 60th Kofukai Exhibition. The exhibited work was collected by the Saku Municipal Museum of Modern Art
  A work exhibited at his solo exhibition was collected by the Saku Municipal Museum of Modern Art
  A work exhibited at his solo exhibition was collected by the Takamatsu City Museum of Art
  Jury member at the Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition
• 1973
  Submitted to the 7th Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition. The exhibited work was collected by the Takamatsu City Museum of Art
• 1974
  Recommended as a jury member at the 6th Japan Fine Arts Exhibition. Councillor at the Kofukai
  Submitted to the 6th Japan Fine Arts Exhibition. The exhibited work was collected by the Saku Municipal Museum of Modern Art
• 1975
  Became a member of the Nitten and a councillor at the Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Artists Association
  Submitted to the 61st Kofukai Exhibition. The exhibited work was collected by the Saku Municipal Museum of Modern Art
• 1976
  Specially invited to submit to the Contemporary Crafts of Japan Exhibition at the Hakone Open-air Museum
  Submitted to the 8th Japan Fine Arts Exhibition. The exhibited work was collected by the Saku Municipal Museum of Modern Art
  His work was collected by the Kyoto Juraku Museum
• 1977
  Founded the Japan Metal Shaping Institute with a colleague, and acted as the Executive Director
  Submitted to the 9th Japan Fine Arts Exhibition. The exhibited work was collected by the Saku Municipal Museum of Modern Art
• 1978
  Disassociated from every organisation
  Submitted to the 2nd Setagaya Art Exhibition. Submitted every year to date
• 1980
  Submitted to the 27th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for the first time
• 1981
  Submitted to the 21st Japanese Traditional Art Crafts New Works Exhibition for the first time
• 1983
  Specially invited to submit at the “World of Metalwork” Exhibition, a Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art Special Exhibition
• 1985
  Submitted to the 32nd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. The exhibited work was collected by the Saku Municipal Museum of Modern Art
  Judge at the Japanese Traditional Metalwork Exhibition
• 1987
  Specially invited to submit at the “Crafts of the 60s” Exhibition, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
  Secretary at the Japan Kogei Association Metalwork Section
• 1990
  Submitted to the 37th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. The exhibited work was collected by the Setagaya Art Museum
• 1991
  Produced a mural at the Takamatsu High School
• 1992
  Judge at the Japanese Traditional Art Crafts New Works Exhibition
• 1993
  Specially invited to submit to the “Expansion of Hammered Works – Mitsui Asoo and His Successors” Exhibition, Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts
• 1994
  Solo exhibition at Osaka Nanba Takashimaya Art Gallery
• 2004
  Director of the Japan Kogei Association (Chairman of the Metalwork Section)
  Held the Ohsuga Takashi and Hitoshi Father-son Exhibition at Sano Art Museum and Hirano Museum
• 2006
  Judge at the 53rd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition

Awards

• 1955
  Received the Salon de Printemps Award for his graduation project from the Department of Crafts at the Tokyo University of the Arts
• 1956
  Received the Silver Award at the 1st Sports Art Exhibition hosted by Asahi Shimbun
  Received the Kofukai Award at the 42nd Kofukai Exhibition
• 1957
  Received the Gold Award at the 2nd Sports Art Exhibition
• 1958
  Received the Gold Medal in the Art Category at the 3rd Asian Games
• 1963
  Received a Special Commendation and the Hokuto Award at the 6th Nitten. His work was added to the Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art collection
• 1981
  Received the Agency for Cultural Affairs Commissioner’s Award at the 11th Japanese Traditional Metalwork Exhibition. Work was added to the Takamatsu City Museum of Art collection
• 1982
  Received the Tokyo Board of Education Award at the 12th Japanese Traditional Metalwork Exhibition
• 1983
  Received the Tokyo Board of Education Award at the 13th Japanese Traditional Metalwork Exhibition
• 1984
  Received the Incentive Award at the 14th Japanese Traditional Metalwork Exhibition
• 1991
  Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 31st Japanese Traditional Art Crafts New Works Exhibition