Biography
SEIWA SATO
About the Sculptor
Brief Summary of the Sculptor's Career
1973 Born in Hakodate City, Hokkaido, Japan
1979 Immersed myself in collecting insects
1991 Started to collect fossil and bone
1996 Graduated from the sculpture department of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Mus...
SEIWA SATO
About the Sculptor
Brief Summary of the Sculptor's Career
1973 Born in Hakodate City, Hokkaido, Japan
1979 Immersed myself in collecting insects
1991 Started to collect fossil and bone
1996 Graduated from the sculpture department of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
( Below is called "the university" )
1998 Completed the master's course in sculpture of the university
2011 Started to raise "bonsai" (potted plant)-sculpture of plant
Record of Awards
1998 Won the University Museum Purchase Prize of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
1999 Won the Grand Prix of ARTHILL MIYOSIGAOKA'99 SCULPTURE FESTA ( Miyoshi Chou,Aichi Prefecture )
2003 Won the Grand Prix of SAKIRA Sculpture Competition ( Ritto City )
2008 Won the Townspeople Prize of Cherry Tree Forest Sculpture Contest ( Ikawa Cho, Akita Prefecture )
Record of Public Installation
1998 "Dynastes Hercules and a Soldier"-Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
1999 "Megasoma"-Miyoshi Branch Station of the Bisan Fire Department in Miyoshi Cho, Aichi Prefecture
2001 "Japanese Stag Beetle"-Suginamiki Park in Imaichi City
2003 "Rhaetulus Speciosus"-Ritto Center for Fine Arts"SAKIRA", Ritto City
2004 "Beetle's Patience"-Former Oizumi Kita Senior High School in Nerima-ku, Tokyo Metropolis
"Lamprima Adolphinae and others"-Ecological Garden of Insects at Tama Zoological Park,Tokyo Metropolis
2006 "Water beetle","Lantern of Weevil", "Red palm weevil"-Yoro Takeshi Insectarium in Hakone Cho, Kanagawa Prefecture
2007 "Mesotopus tarandus"-Tokamachi City
2008 "Homoderus mellyi"-Nihon Kokkaen (Japanese Flower Garden), Ikawa Cho, Akita Prefecture
2009 "Scarab"-Musizuka (Mound for Insects) , Hakodate City Museum, Hakodate City
2017 "Red pattern weevil"-Musizuka (Mound for Insects) in Kenchoji Temple, Kamakura City
"Dorcus titanus and other two works"-Fuji-oishi-hanaterasu Park, Fuji-kawaguchiko Cho, Yamanasi Prefecture
2018 "Giant water bug and other two works"-Fuji-oishi-hanaterasu Park, Fuji-kawaguchiko Cho, Yamanasi Prefecture
"Prosopocoilus inclinatus"-Musizuka (Mound for Insects) in Kenchoji Temple, Kamakura City
Record of Solo Exhibitions
1998 "Stone and Beetles"-Gallery Koichi, Kyobashi, Tokyo Metropolis
2001 "Sato Masakazu"-Gallery Kyoonshosha, Katunuma Cho, Yamanashi Prefecture
2002 "Beetle Exhibition"-Gallery Seira, Ginza, Tokyo Metropolis
2003 "Solid of Sato Masakazu"-Isezaki Mall Koichi, Yokohama City
2004 "Sun of Scarab"-Gallery Kyoonshosha, Katunuma Cho, Yamanashi Prefecture
2005 "Ancient Beetles Civilization"-Gallery of Yokohama Takashimaya Departmennt Store,Yokohama City
2006 "Mushiya-Sato Masakazu"-WHO Spiral Gallery, Ogawacho, Tokyo Metropolis
2009 "STONE BEETLES" in "Art Fes Hakotori"-BAY Gallery in Knamori Warehous, Hakodate City
"BEETLES Sato Seiwa Shigeyoshi"-Gallery Art Morimoto, Ginza Tokyo Metropolis
2010 "West Woody's Forest"-Gallery 6 Tubo, Tokamachi City
"Yellow Armour of Dynastes"-Gallery of Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store,Yokohama City
2011 "General's White helmet"-Gallery of Nagoya Mitukosi-Sakaeten Department Store, Nagoya City
"Ancient Beetles Civilization"-Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, Fuefuki City
2012 "Blue Goddess of Scarab"-Gallery of Tokyu Department Store, Shibuya, Tokyo Metropolis
2013 "Cyclommatus alagari"-Gallery Tamura, Asagaya, Tokyo Metropolis
"The Sculpture Exhibition of Sato Seiwa Shigeyoshi"-Gallery of Matuzakaya Department Store, Shizuoka City
2014 "Black Stag beetle"-Gallery of Tokyu Department Head Store, Shibuya, Tokyo Metropolis
"Sato Seiwa's Sculpture Exhibition"-Gallery of Mitukoshi Department Store,Sapporo City
2015 "Ena,The God of War and Undefeated Akazonae Army"-Gallery of Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store, Yokohama City
2016 "Tuki-siroku kaze-kiyoshi ( Moon white Wind pure )"-Gallery of Tokyu Department Store, Shibuya,Tokyo Metropolis
"A Single Mass"-Gallery of Matuzakaya Department Store, Shizuoka City
"A Red Helmet in autumn glow"-Gallery Daimasu, Yamagata City
2017 "Mass"-Art Square of Mitukoshi Department Store, Nihonbashi, Tokyo Metropolis
2018 "Palace of Queen Hexarthrius"-Fujiya Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo Meropolis
"Kai ( Mass )"-Art Gallery of Sendai Mitukoshi Department Store, Sendai City
"Furyu-Ikkai (Elegance-A Single mass)"-Gallery of Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store,Yokohama City
2019 "Furyu-Ishikai (Elegance-A Stone mass)"-Art Square of Mitukoshi Department Store,Nihonbashi, Tokyo Metropolis
