Maki
Fujita

My profession, is a Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku) artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Tokyo Zokei University. Since 2015, I have been learning kakejiku at Shibuya no Kakejikuya and since then incorporated kakejiku as the main theme in all my artwork.

【Group Exhibitions】

1998 Tokyo Zokei University Arts Exhibition (Tokyo)

2000 SHIKYU DE YASUME Exhibition (Tokyo)

2000 Tokyo Zokei University Arts Exhibition (Tokyo)

2000 Gobijutsudai Arts Exhibition (Tokyo)

【Selected Group Exhibitions】

2017 Sunny Art Prize Exhibition (London)

2018 “Transformation” Exhibition (New York)

2019 Viridian's 30th Annual International Juried Exhibition: Part 1 (New York)

【The main theme in all my artwork】

I attended an Ito Jyakuychu Art Exhibition and was deeply impressed by his artwork. 

However, I was also very disappointed by the exhibition because they were selling a subpar Ito Jyakuychu Art Exhibition book. They failed to include the Japanese hanging scroll artworks for the Art Exhibition book. The Japanese hanging scroll is also an important part of the overall color construction in the presentation of his artwork. His paintings harmonize the layout and colors within the Japanese hanging scrolls. Therefore, it would be insufficient to represent his artwork without including the Japanese hanging scrolls. The Japanese hanging scroll is not just a decorative ornament, but is a significant part of fine art.

As a result, the core my subject matter is "The hanging scroll is the ART". That is how and why the theme of my artwork focused on the Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku).