Shigeru Nanba (難波滋 Nanba Shigeru, born 1944) is a Japanese painter and artist. He is based in Okayama.

Style

His work consists of large oil paintings that depict traditional Japanese motifs such

Bunraku (also known as ) is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in the beginning of the 17th century, which is still performed in the modern day. Three kinds of performers take part in a performance: the or (puppeteers ...

puppets in a surreal fantasy world. His work falls between postmodern ''

Yōga is a style of artistic painting in Japan, typically of Japanese subjects, themes, or landscapes, but using Western (European) artistic conventions, techniques, and materials. The term was coined in the Meiji period (1868–1912) to distingu ...

'' and ''

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'' styles.

Exhibitions and awards

His work has been exhibited at various '' Nitten'' exhibitions. In 2012, he was awarded the 70th

Sanyo Shinbun The is a Japanese language daily newspaper published by . The company was founded in 1879. The newspaper is based in Okayama City, Japan. The newspaper covers national and international news stories and also news from Okayama and neighboring pr ...

Prize. The prize is awarded to outstanding individuals or entities who have contributed to the societies in Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures.

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* http://kuroyurikai.web.fc2.com/tenrankai/2007/nitten/007.html * http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/mainitimiru/12502097.html 1944 births Japanese painters People from Okayama Living people {{Japan-painter-stub