“Foujita and Michel Sima: crossed glances in the intimacy of a studio”.
In the heart of post-war artistic Paris, two key figures of the École de Paris met and bonded: Foujita and Michel Sima,…
A jack-of-all-trades, Foujita was a multi-talented creator, between tradition and modernity, East and West, art and craft. A painter and engraver, he was also a draughtsman, illustrator, sculptor, ceramist, photographer, film-maker, fashion designer and designer…
Influenced by Michelangelo, Poussin and Rodin, Foujita achieved success with his personal style, his milk-white backgrounds that catch the light and the subtle black-ink contours of his subjects. Imbued with European modernity, it retains a sober, simple style.
and oriental precision, combining “the rigor of Japanese line with the freedom of Matisse” as he himself put it.
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16 years ago Kimiyo disappeared
Kimiyo met Foujita in 1935, at the age of 25. They lived together for over 30 years, until the artist’s death in…
Happy birthday Marie Laurencin
She is one of the few women artists of the Parisian avant-garde to have participated in…
Discovering an unclassifiable Franco-Japanese artist
Discover the life and work of Foujita through a variety of games…
Foujita Magician of everyday
In Japan, the distinction between art and craft does not exist. Foujita seized on all…
Foujita and volume
At the age of nearly 80, Foujita became an architect, designing the entire Chapelle…
Foujita Illustrator
Foujita was attached to book illustration. He likened it to making a…
Foujita Couturier
In 1914, during a stay in London, he became a stylist for the fashion house…
Foujita and the Performing arts
Foujita’s creation of theater costumes and sets is a little-known facet of his work…
Foujita Photographer
This is one of the lesser-known aspects of the artist’s work: his passion for photography. In…
Foujita, Master of the line
A Japanese painter proud of his origins, Foujita drew his inspiration from the…