2/1［水］―14［火］
niigata eya exhibition 644
新潟絵屋の「絵屋便」の形はかつて東京にあった現代画廊の展覧会案内を下敷きにした。「企画者」が書くこの文も、現代画廊主であり、稀代の美術エッセイストだった洲之内徹の紹介文「画廊から」に倣った。今年は洲之内の没後35年。ゆかりの画家峰村リツ子と緑川俊一の絵を並べ、狭いが居心地のよかったあの画廊を空気をまた呼吸し直したい。
峰村は1995年に、緑川も去年亡くなった。どちらも「ひと」をよく描いた。モデルのオーラを軽妙な手品のように引き出す峰村。画面を駆け回る線から誰のものとも知れない顔を浮かび上がらせる緑川。ま反対のアプローチながら、どちらの「ひと」も、実に個性的で、生き生きしている。外貌も絵と同じようにユニークだったふたりと、いい絵の前で子供のように目をかがやかせた洲之内徹の笑顔がそこにかさなる。（企画者：大倉宏）
The format of Niigata Eya’s “Eya-Bin” is based on the exhibition guide of an art gallery, “Gendai Garou” (Gendai Gallery), that used to be in Tokyo.This sentence written by the “exhibition planner” also imitated the introductory sentence of “Gallery Kara”(From the gallery) by Toru Sunouchi, who was the owner of the Gendai Garou and an outstanding art essayist. This year marks the 35th anniversary of Sunouchi’s death. I would like to re-breathe air into that narrow but comfortable gallery by displaying the paintings of Ritsuko Minemura and Shunichi Midorikawa, who are related painters.
Minemura passed away in 1995, and Midorikawa died last year. Both of them drew “people” well. Minemura draws out her model’s aura like a clever slight-of-hand trick.Midorikawa makes a face that no one knows from the lines that run around the canvas. Despite their opposite approaches, both are truly unique and lively. The two, whose appearances were as unique as the paintings, and the smile of Toru Sunouchi, whose eyes glittered like a child’s in front of a good painting, overlapped there. (Exhibition Planner: Hiroshi Okura)
峰村リツ子（みねむら りつこ）
1907年新潟市生まれ。生家は沼垂で味噌醸造業を営んでいた。10代後半に東京へ行き、太平洋美術研究所で油絵を学ぶ。野口弥太郎、里見勝蔵、児島善三郎らの指導を受ける。女性の油絵画家の草分けの一人。戦前は1930年協会展、二科展、独立美術協会に出品。34年三岸節子、桜井浜江、佐州敏子らとグループ女艸会を結成。戦後は女流画家協会、自由美術家協会等で発表後、70歳を越えてからは主に個展で発表。93年朝日ギャラリーで自薦展を開催。95年没。
Ritsuko Minemura
Born in 1907 in Niigata City. She was from Nuttari and her family ran a miso brewing business. In her late teens she went to Tokyo, where she studied oil painting at the Taiheiyo Art Association. Yataro Noguchi, Katsuzo Satomi, and Zenzaburo Kojima were her teachers. Minemura is one of the pioneers of female oil painters. In 1930 she exhibited at the Kyokai Exhibition, the Nika Art Exhibition, and the Dokuritsu Bijutsu
Kyokai. In 1934, she formed the group Josokai with Setsuko Migishi, Hamae Sakurai,and Toshiko Sashu. After the war, she exhibited at the Women’s Artist Association and the Jiyu Bijutsuka Association. In 1993 she displayed self-selected artwork at the Asahi Gallery. She died in 1995.
緑川俊一（みどりかわ しゅんいち）
1947年東京都生まれ。67年絵を始める。71年小笠原諸島の父島、母島、72年小樽、77年東京、88～91年ニューヨークに住む。マエダ画廊（名古屋）、現代画廊、ギャラリー川船、空想・ガレリア、ギャラリー汲美、羽黒洞木村東介（東京）、たけうち画廊（新潟）などで個展。ほかグループ展多数。新潟絵屋では2001・09・17年個展、2013年に吉田淳治との素描2人展を開催。2022年没。
Shunichi Midorikawa
Born in 1947 in Tokyo, Midorikawa started painting in 1967. He lived in Chichijima and Hahajima of the Ogasawara Islands in 1971, Otaru in 1972, Tokyo in 1977, and NewYork in 1988-91. His solo exhibitions were held at Maeda Gallery (Nagoya), Gendai Garou, Gallery Kawafune, Kusou Galleria, Gallery Kumi, Hagurodo Kimura Tosuke(Tokyo), and Takeuchi Gallery (Niigata). He has had many other group exhibitions. In 2001, 2009 and 2017, he held solo exhibitions at Niigata Eya, and in 2013 he held a sketch exhibition with Junji Yoshida. He died in 2022.
PHOTO（上左）: 峰村リツ子「裸婦」1992年 油彩／キャンバス F4
PHOTO（上右）: 緑川俊一「顔」制作年不明 墨、油彩／紙 20×13cm
PHOTO: 絵・峰村リツ子 油彩 18×14cm
PHOTO: 峰村リツ子「裸婦」制作年不明 油彩／キャンバス F3
PHOTO: 緑川俊一「ひと」制作年不明 鉛筆、水彩／紙 23.8×.17.1cm
PHOTO: 緑川俊一「ひと」制作年不明 油彩／紙