Background
Morio Matsui was born in Toyohashi, Aichi, the sixth in a family of seven children. His father was wounded in war, and his mother died when he was 14.
松井 守男
Morio Matsui was born in Toyohashi, Aichi, the sixth in a family of seven children. His father was wounded in war, and his mother died when he was 14.
He studied at the Musashino College of Fine Art in Tokyo.
In 1967, he moved to Paris, France, on a French government scholarship. He continued his studies at the Académie Julian (Guancé Studio, 1967-1968) and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris,(Singier Studio, 1967-1972). Le Testament, oil on canvas, 215 x 470 cm (1985)
Paysage en noir et blanc, oil on canvas, 200 x 450 cm (1985)
Kakejiku, oil on canvas, 1000 x 215 cm (1987)
Triptych: Louisiana Crucifixion, Louisiana Résurrection, L"Ascension, oil on canvas, (195 x 130 cm) x3 (1998)
Louisiana Nature, oil on canvas, 215 x 500 cm (2004)
Arbre de Vie, oil on canvas, 215 x 500 cm (2006)
Soleil levant, oil on canvas, 215 x 500 cm (2007)
Number more Nagasaki, oil on canvas, 215 x 1000 cm (2010)
Hope Japan, oil on canvas, 215 x 1000 cm (2011-2012)
Yamato-Damashii (detail), oil on canvas, 215 x 1000 cm (2012)
Galerie de France, Paris Twelve Artists from the Singier studio (1969)
Eglise de la Madeleine, Paris (1971)
Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Paris (1970, 1971, 1974)
Salon de Mai, Paris (1970, 1971, 1986)
Bernheim-Jeune Gallery, Paris (1978, 1982, 2007)
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.
Contemporary Prints with Pignon, Zao Wou-Ki, Warhol, Picasso (1979)
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.
Air France Poster Exhibition with Vasarely, Poliakoff, Mathieu, Hartung, Colin (1981)
Toyohashi Art Museum, Japan (1986)
Sogetsu Gallery, Tokyo (1986, 1988, 1990)
Nichizu Museum of Design, Kyoto (1987)
Mitsubishi Artium Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan (1989)
New Chitose Airport Terminal Museum, Sapporo (1992)
Fesch Museum, Ajaccio. Retrospective (1997)
Louisiana Marge Gallery, Ajaccio (1998)
Fine Arts Museum, Menton.Masters of Modern Portrait with Giacometti, Warhol, César, Arman, Ben (1999)
Palais de l"Europe, Menton.
Contemporary Nudes Exhibition with Villeglé, Monory, Velikovic, Combas, Di Rosa (2000)
Ajaccio, Monaco, Paris, Nice, Calvi, Nagasaki. Exhibition of the triptych "Louisiana Crucifixion, la Résurrection, l"Ascension" (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008)
Saint Paul de Vence Museum (encounter with André Verdet) (2001)
Galerie de la Marine, Museum of Nice (2002)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Miro Hall, Paris (2003)
Expo 2005 in Aichi, French pavilion, Japan (2005)
Takashimaya, Nihombashi, Tokyo (98 large paintings: 5, 7 and 10 meters) (2005)
Chanel Nexus Hall, Ginza, Tokyo.
150th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between France and Japan (2008)
Expo 2008 in Zaragoza, French pavilion, Spain (2008)
Goto Cultural Center, Nagasaki (2010)
Toyohashi City Museum of Art & History, Japan Retrospective (2010)
Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall, Nagasaki 65th anniversary (2010)
5/R Hall & Gallery, Nagoya (2011)
Contemporary Arts Festival, Aspretto base, Corsica (2011)
Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum (2012)
Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum for the 90th anniversary of the Franco-Japanese cultural partnership (1924-2014).
151 paintings plus 17 measuring 10 meters (2014).
