Kataoka Tsurutaro Museum

As you know, Tsurutaro Kataoka is active mainly in television as an entertainer, and he is also demonstrating his rich talent in movies and theater as an actor.
On the other hand, he taught himself a paintbrush and pioneered a new area of self-expression.
Since 1995, he has held numerous solo exhibitions and has captured the hearts of people with his warm, self-taught style of painting.
The subject of the painting is the fish, flowers, insects, etc. that you encounter in your daily life and on location trips.
There is a lot of love for every moment of life, and it seems that Mr. Kataoka's sincere attitude facing the honest heart that he wants to draw can be seen through.

The shades of ink that you can feel the breath of the person holding the brush and the texture of the paper and the brush touching each other.
Coloring of face and mineral pigments.
A combination of colored paper collages.
And the exquisite balance of painting and calligraphy that creates a unique space in the painting space.
Everyone must be surprised at the surprising combination of materials and techniques destined for Mr. Kataoka.
It is because of his free thinking that is not bound by the school that the traditional style of calligraphic works has been reborn into such a surprising style.
There is an unwavering artistry behind the lightness that reflects the colors in the viewer's heart.

We hope that Mr. Kataoka's creative world will expand even further in this area rich in nature and history, on the banks of the Yunokawa River that flows from Sainokawara Park Kusatsu Onsen