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Horiki Katsutomi
Painter

Horiki Katsutomi

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Creating abstract paintings inspired by Renaissance art and the Odyssey.

Impronte · Storia della vera Croce

Born
18 February 1929
Birthplace
Chūma, Mie Prefecture
Died
23 February 2021

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Horiki Katsutomi

Horiki Katsutomi was a Japanese painter who worked in Italy after an earlier career in architecture.

Early life

Training

Moved to Tokyo in 1948 to study architecture at the School of the Ministry of Railways.

Career

  1. 1969

    Move to Italy

    Settled in Turin to pursue painting.

  2. 1971

    Art study

    Attended the Accademia Albertina.

  3. 1972

    Solo debut

    Exhibited at Turin’s Promotrice delle Belle Arti.

Selected work

Impronte

Abstract signs on restrained black and white surfaces.

Storia della vera Croce

Paintings responding to Piero della Francesca’s fresco cycle.

Odyssey cycle

Works inspired by Homeric figures and places.

Beyond work

Earlier profession

Worked for Japan’s Ministry of Railways and as an architect before concentrating on painting.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Photograph: Erminia Ardissino. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.