Junichi Kakizaki
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is a floral design
er. He exhibits regularly both in Japan and internationally. Since 2006, he has mainly worked on stage decorations.
He learned floral artistry from Muneyoshi Tsuchiya, then moved to Tokyo, where he entered the Yoyogi Seminer Formative Arts School. In 1990, he entered The Botanical College of Technological Horticulture, in the Horticultural sciences department, and took a specialist course in Floral Design
. He became a student of Sadao Kasahara and established a Floral design office, "Fleur de Noel". At this time he also worked in floral photography.
. In 1993 he became an assistant to Interflora World Cup champion Fumihiko Muramatsu in Shizuoka City. In 1995 he took part in the Hase-dera
art project in Nagano and then took charge of the stage decorations of a concert of many artists, including Eiichi Arai, Shonosuke Okura, Lee Jeongmi, LEBUN KAMUY, HASBAATOR, UN-RYU, and the members of KODO.
performances the "Kazuo Ohno Butoh at Hasedera" by Kazuo Ohno
and Yoshito Ohno (1999) and "Kazuo Ohno Butoh at Hasedera 2000" by Kazuo Ohno and conceptual artist Yutaka Matsuzawa (2000). In 2002 he was part of a team responsible for the floral designs for "2 New Dance Pieces" by the Richard Hart's Guren Dance Theater. He founded Floridance with Hart in the same year. Foridance has performed many times, mainly in Nagano. He designed the floral art for the butoh dance production "New Life", commissioned by the city of Uppsala, Sweden and performed at the Swedish Embassy in Roppongi, Tokyo (2007).
and "Japanesque" at The Mizuno Art Museum. His work vestigial wave. cave's mouth and contrast used bamboo
and phalaenopsis.
He has also exhibited his work at Hase-dera Temple, Negano (2003, 2004), Uppsala City Library (2005) and Kitano Cultural Center, Kitano Museum of Art, Nagano (2004).
's "Hana-Jinsei" exhibition in the Kitano cultural center at The Kitano Art Museum, Nagano city.
Kakizaki participated in the floral art project Rebel Installation, which uses flowers to represent the famous buildings and geographical landmarks of the world. Rebel Installation, designed by Donald Bates and Lab Architecture Studio has been shown at the National Gallery of Victoria
(2004/5).
Floral design
Floral design is the art of using plant materials and flowers to create a pleasing and balanced composition. Evidence of refined floristry is found as far back as the culture of Ancient Egypt....
er. He exhibits regularly both in Japan and internationally. Since 2006, he has mainly worked on stage decorations.
Life and career
Kakizaki was born in Nagano, Japan and has been a floral designer since 1990. His first solo exhibition was in 2003, the same year he won Television Tokyo Channel 12's national floristry championship in the programme Television Champion.He learned floral artistry from Muneyoshi Tsuchiya, then moved to Tokyo, where he entered the Yoyogi Seminer Formative Arts School. In 1990, he entered The Botanical College of Technological Horticulture, in the Horticultural sciences department, and took a specialist course in Floral Design
Floral design
Floral design is the art of using plant materials and flowers to create a pleasing and balanced composition. Evidence of refined floristry is found as far back as the culture of Ancient Egypt....
. He became a student of Sadao Kasahara and established a Floral design office, "Fleur de Noel". At this time he also worked in floral photography.
Early career
Kakizaki's design career started with a job at Serendipity Design in Tokyo where he worked on films, television programmes, and promotional videos. In 1992 his floral art exhibition "Flower and green for the town" was held at Yagihashi department store. This exhibition was done to commemorate 95 years since the establishment of the store in Kumagaya City, Saitama PrefectureSaitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
. In 1993 he became an assistant to Interflora World Cup champion Fumihiko Muramatsu in Shizuoka City. In 1995 he took part in the Hase-dera
Hase-dera
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art project in Nagano and then took charge of the stage decorations of a concert of many artists, including Eiichi Arai, Shonosuke Okura, Lee Jeongmi, LEBUN KAMUY, HASBAATOR, UN-RYU, and the members of KODO.
Floral design for butoh dance performances
He designed floral decorations for the butohButoh
is the collective name for a diverse range of activities, techniques and motivations for dance, performance, or movement inspired by the movement. It typically involves playful and grotesque imagery, taboo topics, extreme or absurd environments, and is traditionally performed in white body makeup...
performances the "Kazuo Ohno Butoh at Hasedera" by Kazuo Ohno
Kazuo Ohno
was a Japanese dancer who became a guru and inspirational figure in the dance form known as Butoh. It was written of him that his very presence was an "artistic fact."...
and Yoshito Ohno (1999) and "Kazuo Ohno Butoh at Hasedera 2000" by Kazuo Ohno and conceptual artist Yutaka Matsuzawa (2000). In 2002 he was part of a team responsible for the floral designs for "2 New Dance Pieces" by the Richard Hart's Guren Dance Theater. He founded Floridance with Hart in the same year. Foridance has performed many times, mainly in Nagano. He designed the floral art for the butoh dance production "New Life", commissioned by the city of Uppsala, Sweden and performed at the Swedish Embassy in Roppongi, Tokyo (2007).
Floral design for reception parties
Kakizaki designed the floral arrangements for the opening reception of an exhibition by Rosanjin Kitaoji in 2004.Solo exhibitions
The first solo exhibition of Kakizaki's work, entitled "Connect", was held at the grand ballroom of The Saihokukan in Nagano City in 2003. In the same year "In the Absence of Sunlight" was exhbited at the Fylkingen gallery in StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
and "Japanesque" at The Mizuno Art Museum. His work vestigial wave. cave's mouth and contrast used bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....
and phalaenopsis.
He has also exhibited his work at Hase-dera Temple, Negano (2003, 2004), Uppsala City Library (2005) and Kitano Cultural Center, Kitano Museum of Art, Nagano (2004).
Group exhibitions
In 2004 he participated in Nobuyoshi ArakiNobuyoshi Araki
is a Japanese photographer and contemporary artist. He is also known by the nickname .-Life and career:Araki was born in Tokyo, studied photography during his college years and then went to work at the advertising agency Dentsu, where he met his future wife, the essayist Yōko Araki...
's "Hana-Jinsei" exhibition in the Kitano cultural center at The Kitano Art Museum, Nagano city.
Kakizaki participated in the floral art project Rebel Installation, which uses flowers to represent the famous buildings and geographical landmarks of the world. Rebel Installation, designed by Donald Bates and Lab Architecture Studio has been shown at the National Gallery of Victoria
National Gallery of Victoria
The National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest and the largest public art gallery in Australia. Since December 2003, NGV has operated across two sites...
(2004/5).
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