Prints by Shigeki Kuroda - born 1953

Shigeki Kuroda I

Shigeki Kuroda - Biography
After the Rain
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"Bicycle, bicycle, bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle, bicycle, bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like"
(from "Bicycle Race", Queen, 1978)

Shigeki Kuroda became famous by making images of fast moving bicycles. But although his art is figural one does not see one biker. Instead, large umbrellas are seen where you would expect the bicycle rider.

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The Art of Kuroda Shigeki

The best explanation of the art of Shigeki Kuroda that I found is this short statement from the homepage of Michael Verne (Verne Collection), print dealer in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is precise and concise.

"Kuroda suggests that things move so quickly in Tokyo that he wants to reflect the speed and movement in his bicycles. The umbrella is a very traditional symbol of Japan." (from Michael Verne web site)

Exhibitions

Shigeki Kuroda II

Kusaka Kenji - Biography
Manhattan Midnight
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• 2004 - Two-artist exhibition, Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
• 2005 - Solo Exhibition, Galeria Certe, Yokohama, Japan.
• 2006 - Solo exhibition, Tolman Collection, Tokyo, Japan.

Kuroda has exhibited at least the 24th year with the prestigious annual CWAJ print shows at the American Club in Tokyo, Japan.

Collections

• Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA.
• Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Japan.
• Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan.
• Hawaii State Museum, USA.
• British Museum London, United Kingdom.

Gallery of Shigeki Kuroda Prints

Kuroda was born in Kanagawa in 1953. For his famous bicycle art prints he applies a mixed media technique of etching, aquatint and some other "tricks" developed by the artist. But enough of writing. "An image says more than a thousand words." (German proverb)

Dieter Wanczura
(August 2009)

Shigeki Kuroda III

Prints by Waichi Hayashi
The Blast of Wind
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Shigeki Kuroda IV

Maeda Koichi - Biography
Royal Blue
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Shigeki Kuroda V

Yamataka Noboru - Biography
Enigma
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Shigeki Kuroda VI

Prints by Clifton Karhu
Safeway
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Shigeki Kuroda VII

Ray Morimura - Biography
Misty
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Shigeki Kuroda VIII

Sano Seiji - Woodblock Prints
Lake Union
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Shigeki Kuroda IX

Miyashita Tokio - Biography
Cool Shower
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