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Tomonori Toyofuku (Kurume, 24 October 1925) is a Japanese sculptor and designer. Tomonori Toyofuku was born in 1925 in Kurume, Kiushu Island, Japan. Read the full biography

Tomonori Toyofuku Biography

Tomonori Toyofuku (Kurume, 24 October 1925) is a Japanese sculptor and designer. Tomonori Toyofuku was born in 1925 in Kurume, Kiushu Island, Japan. He attended Kokugakuin University, where he studied ancient Japanese literature. In 1946 he decided to dedicate himself to wood sculpture following the teachings of Tominaga Chodo. In 1950 he exhibited for the first time in a collective exhibition of the Japanese avant-garde group Shinseisaku-Kyokai, subsequently becoming a member in 1957. His works merge modern sensitivity and the conception of form typical of ancient Japanese art. His first solo exhibition was held at the Tokyo Gallery in Tokyo in 1960, and in the same year he participated for the first time in the Venice Biennale. In the 1960s he exhibited extensively in Europe. In 1961 he participated in the International Architecture and Art Competition in Copenhagen. In Italy he exhibits at the Galleria del Cavallino in Venice and in the Galleria del Naviglio. In 1964 he exhibited a solo exhibition at the Venice Biennale, participated and won the Carnegie International in Pittsburgh and received the William Frew Memorial Prize. He exhibited at the São Paulo Biennial in 1965 and two years later took part in the Padua International Bronzetto Competition, where his work received second prize.