Illustrator KOKOKORO lives in Toyohashi City, Won the Grand Prize at the "Art Exhibition of Light Delivered to the Future in Ishikawa

Self-taught illustrator who began painting while raising a two-year-old child.

2023.10.25 11:00

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Illustrator Kokokoro (real name: Miyuki Hiraku), who lives in Aichi Prefecture, was selected for the grand prize in the illustration category at the "Art Exhibition of Light Delivered to the Future in Ishikawa" held in conjunction with the Ishikawa Million Stone Cultural Festival in 2023.

Grand Prize-winning work

About "Art Exhibition of Light Delivered to the Future in Ishikawa

This year, Ishikawa Prefecture held the "Ishikawa Hyakumangoku Cultural Festival 2023," a cultural festival in which all residents of the prefecture participated to present various cultures on a national scale and to promote international exchange through culture. As the new coronavirus has been contained worldwide, this year's Ishikawamiseki Cultural Festival 2023 is expected to attract a large number of visitors from Japan and abroad, and the "Art Exhibition of Light Delivered to the Future in Ishikaw" held in conjunction with the festival is expected to attract a large number of visitors, The "Art of Light for the Future in Ishikawa," held in conjunction with the Ishikawa Hyakumangoku Cultural Festival, introduced a number of outstanding works created by artists who have earned an outstanding reputation among art professionals and connoisseurs both in Japan and abroad, and who have mastered the secrets of beauty.

Exhibition Outline

Exhibition Title：Art of Light Exhibition in Ishikawa

Dates: October 17 (Tuesday) to 22 (Sunday), 2023

　　　　　　11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (until 1:00 p.m. on the last day)

Venue: gallery artra

Organizer : ART CROSS Co.

Supervisor: Art critic Miyuki Fukuda

Number of exhibits: Approximately 130 works (Japanese-style paintings, ink and wash paintings, Western-style paintings, calligraphy, two-dimensional crafts, and photographs)

About the award-winning works

This work, modeled on her own son, expresses the child's dreams and hopes for the future through his innocent appearance and facial expression, while choosing color tones that the viewer will find comfortable and that will give peace of mind.

■Future Development

2023

September: Gallery hydrangea Group Exhibition "Things Born and Disappear

October: Gallery Cafe Salon Nukumori, two-person exhibition with Studio Morion

　　　Exhibition "Tomei na Kokoro" (The Heart of the World)

October Gallery IYN Group Exhibition "Playing the Night

October Gallery Artra "Art of Light Exhibition in Ishikawa, Delivering Light to the Future

April, Nihonbashi Art.

April First solo exhibition on the web "Stardust on the Road" at Art.jp, Nihonbashi, Tokyo

October: "Salon art shopping Paris 2024" at Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France

　　　Salon art shopping Paris 2024" at Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France

November "ART INPUT" at Gallery IYN