Musashino Art University
Musashino Art University (武蔵野美術大学, Musashino Bijutsu Daigaku) or Musabi (武蔵美) is a private university in Kodaira, Western Tokyo, founded in 1962 with roots going back to 1929. It is known as one of the leading art universities in Japan.
History
In October 1929, Teikoku Art School (帝国美術学校, Teikoku Bijutsu Gakkō, meaning "imperial art school") was founded. In December 1948, it became Musashino Art School (武蔵野美術学校, Musashino Bijutsu Gakkō), and in April 1962, it was renamed Musashino Art University.
From its start, the university taught fine art and industrial design; it later added architecture, fashion, and other fields.
MAU has exchange agreements with universities in other countries. It has a graduate school that awards master's degrees and doctorates.
People associated with Musashino Art University
Alumni
- Michiyo Akaishi, manga artist
- Ume Aoki, manga artist
- Kei Aoyama, manga artist
- Shusaku Arakawa, artist and designer
- Tetsuo Araki, print artist
- Taku Aramasa, photographer
- Yahel Chirinian, sculptor and installation artist
- Hiroki Endo, manga artist
- Lily Franky, illustrator, writer, and actor
- Kenya Hara, graphic designer and art director of Muji
- Katsuhito Ishii, film director
- Koji Ishikawa, illustrator
- Paru Itagaki, manga artist
- Satoshi Itō (Project Itoh), science fiction writer
- Kazuo Kamimura, manga artist
- Izumi Katō, contemporary artist
- Miyuki Kobayashi, novelist and scenario writer for manga
- Satoshi Kon, anime director and manga artist
- Fusako Kuramochi, manga artist
- Tomoki Kyoda, anime director
- Kouji Miura, manga artist
- Junko Mori, artist and metalworker
- Ryū Murakami, novelist and filmmaker
- Joji Nagashima, automobile designer for BMW
- Yurie Nagashima, photographer
- Rei Naito, artist
- Tatzu Nishi, installation artist
- Shinro Ohtake, painter
- Rieko Saibara, manga artist
- Shiori Satō, idol and member of Keyakizaka46
- Shūhō Satō, manga artist
- Soji Shimada, mystery novelist
- Yuko Shimizu, designer of Hello Kitty
- Ryoko Suzuki, contemporary artist
- Keita Takahashi, game designer
- Yellow Tanabe, manga artist
- Yukinori Yanagi, contemporary artist
- Akimi Yoshida, manga artist
- Sakiko Yamaoka, performance artist, Phenomenology of Truth
Teachers
- Taku Aramasa, photographer
- Seiichi Hishikawa, filmmaker, art director, and photographer
- Yurie Nagashima, photographer
- Yoshiharu Sekino, cultural anthropologist
Undifferentiated
- Yoshihiko Wada, painter
References
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- ^ "About MAU: History of Musashino Art University". Musashino Art University. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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- ^ "Shusaku Arakawa". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Benezit Dictionary of Artists: Araki, Tetsuo". Oxford Art Online. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00006436. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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- ^ "List of Committee Members & Artists: SAIBARA Rieko". Japan Media Arts Festival Archive. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ 欅坂46佐藤詩織が美大卒業報告 倍率10倍超の難関学部だった. Josei Jishin (in Japanese). Kobunsha. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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- ^ Nathan, Richard (5 November 2019). "Interview with Soji Shimada, Japan's Man of Mystery". Red Circle. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Yuki Shimizu". OVGuide. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Ryoko Suzuki". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Hermida, Alfred (10 November 2005). "Katamari creator dreams of playgrounds". BBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Yukinori Yanagi". Blum & Poe. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ 吉田秋生さんがマンガ大賞2013を受賞. Musashino Art University News (in Japanese). 28 March 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "About Seiichi Hishikawa". SeiichiHishikawa.info. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ List of teachers in the Department of Visual Communication Design. Musashino Art University (in Japanese). Retrieved by the Wayback Machine on 8 August 2010.
- ^ Profile of Sekino. Musashino Art University (in Japanese). Archived 13 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 13 March 2014.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official website (in English)
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