Impure World

Title	Impure World
Artist	小嶋悠司　KOJIMA Yuji
Date	1985
Medium	mineral pigments and tempera on canvas
Dimensions	116.5×233.0
Classification	Japanese-style Paintings
Accession Number	JJ198900002000
Summary	Kojima’s approach to Japanese-style painting went beyond the usual boundaries. He used tempera as well as traditional mineral pigments and created distinctive textures by painting on roughly woven canvas. He painted distorted and tangled human figures in structured compositions. His original style expressed his view of the world and humanity in a way that made a strong impression on the viewer. This work is one of the paintings in a major series by the artist. It is a highly accomplished work and a good example of the style he established in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In the context of the hidebound world of Japanese-style painting, it is noteworthy for suggesting new directions in technique, subject matter, and modes of expression.

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Native place	Kyoto, JPN
Birth	1944
Dead place	Kyoto, JPN
Died	2016
Biography	Kojima was born in Kyoto and majored in Japanese-style painting at the Kyoto City College of Fine Arts. While a student, he won the New Artist’s Prize at the Shinseisaku-kyokai exhibition. In 1973, he became a member of the Japanese-style painting section of the Shinseisaku-kyokai and, in the same year, received the Excellence Prize at the Yamatane Art Museum Appreciation Exhibition. The following year, when the Japanese-style painting section of the Shinseisaku-kyokai broke away from the organization and formed the Soga-kai, he joined the new group. He subsequently continued to exhibit at the Soga-kai exhibitions while also actively pursuing his creative work, holding solo exhibitions almost every year. According to the artist, “Just as everyone has their own way of living, they may have their own style of painting.” His style was not limited by the conventional techniques and expressions of Japanese-style painting, but actively incorporated techniques of Western painting to express a worldview as a person living in the contemporary world.

Impure World

KOJIMA Yuji