Each 10F (53×45.5cm) by Hirofumi Adachi

It's a very strange picture.

The deep blue color evokes the universe, the sky, and the sea, while human faces and animals are arranged like plants, seaweed, and flying objects. There are also figures of people looking out at us from another world.

Viewers will be able to derive various interpretations from this work, which will likely involve personal introspection and imagination.

Born in Toyama Prefecture in 1952

1977: Graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts; Exhibited at the 51st Kokuten Exhibition (since then, has exhibited at every exhibition)

1979: Graduated from the Graduate School of Fine Arts at Tokyo University of the Arts, won the Kokuga Award at the 53rd Kokuten Exhibition, and exhibited at the 1st Tomoekai Exhibition (Takashimaya, Nihonbashi, Tokyo and Osaka, until 2005)

1981: Domestic Artist Trainee, Agency for Cultural Affairs

1988: Won the Ito Ren Memorial Award at the 5th Ito Ren Memorial Award Exhibition

1991: Overseas Artist Training Programme for the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Florence, Italy, until 1992)

1994 Solo exhibition at Galleria Il Ponte (Florence, Italy)

1995: Received the Toyama Prize (Toyama Prefecture Future Foundation)

1996 Solo exhibition "Hirofumi Adachi Exhibition" (Takashimaya, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Osaka, 2003)

1997: Received the Special Award at the 40th Yasui Award Exhibition

1998 "DOMANI Tomorrow" Exhibition (Yasuda Kasai Togo Seiji Museum of Art) / Exhibition of Works by Contemporary Japanese Artists (Shanghai Art Museum, China)

1999: The World of Hirofumi Adachi - Me in Me - (Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art, Foundation)

2000 The World of Beauty - A Diary Written with "Faces" - Hirofumi Adachi (Produced by Nippon Television Network Corporation) "E wa fukei" (Pictures are Landscapes) Yomiuri Shimbun Sunday Edition (Pictures by Hirofumi Adachi, Text by Yoshiyoshi Akutagawa) 25 Years at the Forefront of Art with Artists (Ikeda 20th Century Museum of Art)

2001: Exhibited at the 1st Michi-no-Kai Exhibition (Takashimaya, Osaka, Nagoya, up to 5 exhibitions)

2002: "DOMANI Tomorrow" Exhibition 2002 (Yasuda Kasai Togo Seiji Museum of Art) commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Research Residency Program

2003 Drawing People II (Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum, Hokkaido)

2005 Hirofumi Adachi Exhibition: Modern Sharaku? - Adachi's Eyes - (Komagane Museum of Art)

2006 Kokugakai 80th Anniversary Exhibition (Menard Art Museum)

2007: 1st Individual Horizons Exhibition (Nihonbashi Takashimaya, has exhibited at every exhibition since)

2008 Agency for Cultural Affairs Artist Overseas Study Program 40th Anniversary Travel Exhibition (National Art Center, Tokyo) / Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2008 (Tokyo Art Club - Saihodo Gallery Booth)

2010 Creation from Tradition: 21st Century Exhibition (until 2015), Hirofumi Adachi Exhibition (Takashimaya, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Nagoya)

2011: Invited to exhibit at the Hirofumi Adachi Exhibition (Osaka Takashimaya) and the Hokkaido Contemporary Figurative Exhibition (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, etc.)

2012 Invited to submit to Domani, Tomorrow Exhibition, Special Exhibition Commemorating the 45th Anniversary of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Overseas Artist Training Program (National Art Center, Tokyo), Best Selection of Public Organizations Art 2012 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum), Invited to submit to the Hokkaido Contemporary Figurative Exhibition Commemorative Exhibition (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, etc.)

2016 90+90 National Paintings (O Art Museum, Shinagawa, Tokyo)

2017 Invited to exhibit at the Dialogue with Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition - Commemorating the 45th Anniversary of the Normalization of Diplomatic Relations between China and Japan and the 20th Anniversary of the Return of Hong Kong (China Cultural Center, Tokyo) and the 50th Anniversary of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Overseas Artist Trainee Program (Takashimaya Nihonbashi, etc.)

2018: Retired Professor, Faculty of Arts and Culture, Toyama University, Hirofumi Adachi World Exhibition (Mori Memorial Shusui Museum, Toyama)

2020 Invited to exhibit at the Modern and Contemporary Japanese Painting Exhibition (Tonami Art Museum, Toyama)

2021 Hirofumi Adachi Exhibition (Osaka Takashimaya)