Dr.Haruhisa
Handa, philanthropist and professionals in many fields, including art, music,
calligraphy, noh plays and literature, business, held an annual solo exhibition
of his artworks. including paintings, pottery, and calligraphy, in Tokyo from
March 18 to 21.
The exhibition has been held annually for the
past 22 years, and celebrates Dr.Handa’s birthday on March 18. People visited
the exhibitions and opening ceremonies, attended by prominent guests, such as the
winner of this year’s Miss Japan competition. However, he does not intend to hold
his birthday celebration without any special idea. The reason he started the annual
birthday exhibition is that such opportunities can give him an impetus to keep
pushing himself to go higher and deeper in his creative endeavors.
The exhibition
was held at TOC Gotanda Messe in Toko’s Shinagawa Ward. It features 150 works,
including 80 past pieces selected by art critics and 20 of his latest works. “I
have just brought in the six most recently finished pieces, which don’t even have
frames yet.” Dr.Handa said during the opening ceremony.
He
began learning Japanese calligraphy in high school. He took a break from it for
some years, but resumed lessons when he was 35. He also started painting at
that time. He has tried to learn different types of calligraphy from Zen
Buddhists and different types of Western-style painting. to finally produce his
own 3,500 works.
Dr. Haruhisa Handa sings at the “Sakura Fubuki Concert” (“Cherry Blossom Shower Concert”) at Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo on March 16. @TACHIBANA PUBLISHING
