Liku Maria Takahashi
>
Liku Maria Takahashi
Contemporary Artist
Painter, sculptor, designer, art theorist, educator, martial artist
President, Maris Art Project
President, The World Diversity Art Society
Member of the Japan Artists Association,Inc.
Member of the International Association of Art
Biography
Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, with a major in Sculpture.
Studied under the supervision of Churyo Sato.
Studied at the Art Students League of New York, with a major in Painting,
under the supervision of Charles B. Hinman (NY, USA).
Made many sculptures.
Began to search for an art technique that enables everyone, including blind people, to see paintings.
Invented Maris, the world's first painting that everyone can see.
Started the Maris Art Project and began producing works and exhibitions
as the project’s leader.
Held a special lecture at Perkins School for the Blind (Boston, USA).
Published the "Maris World Standard Table "
Maris Art Project in NY: Exhibition at the front space of seven museums.
Participated in the Times Warner art program “NoriVision – creative art and
culture tv” in NY.
Started the "Maris National Flag Project."
Revised the "Maris World Standard Table."
The 15th Maris National Flag Project was held at IBSA
Blind Football World Championships 2014.
Joint event "A Brand-new World Day" (Yoyogi, Tokyo)
Held Maris exhibition in Rio during the 2016 Paralympics.
Held Maris exhibition at the World Blind Union Officers and Committee
Meetings (Tokyo).
Participated in 42nd Japan Week in Prague in 2017.
Held Maris traveling exhibition in four countries:
Opava (Czech), Torino (Italy), Hanoi (Vietnam),
Shiogama (Miyagi, area affected by March 2011 earthquake/tsunami)
Won a special award Gold Cup for Maris at international invention competition Concours Lépine International Paris 2019.
Invited to XIIth Firenze Biennale: Marking the 500th Anniversary
of da Vinci’s Death as a Guest Artist of Honor, and awarded
Lorenzo Il Magnifico special commendation from the president (Italy).
Gave speech at 11th International Forum of NGOs in Official Partnership
with UNESCO: Challenging Inequalities, becoming the first Japanese artist
to speak at the forum as a representative of the International Association
of Art (Paris, France).
Joined in 100th anniversary event of the Italian Union of the Blind and Partially Sighted as an invited artist (Sicily, Italy).
Visited association for the blind in Marrakesh (Morocco).
1993
2011
1989~2008
2009.4
2009.12
2010.1
4
5
2011.4-5
5
2012.8
2014
11
2016
2017
2018
2019.5
10
12
2020.2
3
Liku Maria Takahahi
B-3F 7-19-15 Okusawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 158-0083
TEL:+81-3-6809-7233
phone:+81-9-2098-3694
marisartproject@gmail.com
http://www.marisartproject.com (Maris Art Project )
http://likutakahashi.com (Liku M. Takahashi Official Web Site)
© 2018 likutakahashi.com
Unauthorized copying and replication of the contents of this site, text and images are strictly prohibited.