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Trained in oil painting at Tokyo University of the Arts (graduated in 1960 under the direction of Ryohei Koiso), Susumu Shingu then went to Rome on a scholarship from the Italian government. At the Academy of Fine Arts (1960\u20131962), he discovered abstraction and, above all, the importance of movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The spark came when he observed the wind making one of his canvases undulate. He then decided to turn to kinetic sculpture, seeking to make movement perceptible in a three-dimensional way. He adopted durable materials such as stainless steel or Teflon, capable of resisting the elements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An International Journey between Nature and Architecture<\/h2>\n\n
Back in Japan, he received decisive support from an industrialist who provided him with a studio and engineers. In 1977, he erected his first monumental work: Path of the Wind<\/strong>, 20 meters high. He became one of the eight Japanese artists chosen to represent their country at Expo ’70 in Osaka. <\/p>\n\n Shingu installs sculptures around the world: Gift of the Wind<\/strong> (1983) in Cambridge (USA), in front of Porter station, or Boundless Sky<\/strong> (1994) at Kansai Airport, in collaboration with Renzo Piano. Together, they also designed major works in New York: Dialog with the Sun<\/strong> (1995), Distant Sky<\/strong> (2012), and Rainbow Leaves<\/strong> (2021). <\/p>\n\n In 2012, he inaugurated the Susumu Shingu Wind Museum<\/strong> in Sanda, near Kobe, an open-air sculpture garden designed to be animated by the breath of the wind. Since 2019, he has also been developing a utopian project there, Atelier Earth<\/strong>, blending art, ecology, and architecture. <\/p>\n\n Shingu defines himself as a \u201cphilosopher of nature\u201d. He draws inspiration from biomimicry and translates invisible forces \u2014 wind, water, light \u2014 into visible and poetic movements. His forms evoke birds, clouds, seeds, leaves, or constellations. <\/p>\n\n To perfect his mechanisms, he studies naval technology and aerodynamics. His work combines engineering precision and contemplative lightness. <\/p>\n\n Through his works, he seeks to awaken ecological awareness and reconnect humanity with natural rhythms.<\/p>\n\n Since the 1960s, Shingu has exhibited on all continents:<\/p>\n\n In 2025, the Japan Society Gallery in New York will dedicate a major retrospective to him: Susumu Shingu: Elated!<\/em><\/p>\n\n Shingu also works for traditional Japanese theater (such as Noh) and has published more than twenty books \u2014 several of which are for young people \u2014 dedicated to nature and the poetry of the living world.<\/p>\n\n He still lives and works in Sanda<\/strong>, in Hy\u014dgo Prefecture<\/p>\n\n At Ch\u00e2teau d’Arsac, two emblematic works by Susumu Shingu dialogue with nature:<\/p>\n\n These two sculptures are now an integral part of Arsac’s DNA, \u201ceach oscillating between apparent stability and invisible energy\u201d<\/p>\n\n Susumu Shingu sculpts the invisible. Through his aerial works, he translates the language of nature and invites us to slow down, listen, and feel. The Wings of the Earth<\/em> & The Sun Tree<\/em>, at Ch\u00e2teau d’Arsac, remind us that art can be born from the breath of the world. <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\nA Philosophy of Nature<\/h2>\n\n
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\u201cthe Wings of the Earth\u201d and \u201cthe Sun Tree\u201d at Ch\u00e2teau d’Arsac <\/h2>\n\n
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\u201cthe Wings of the Earth\u201d and \u201cthe Sun Tree\u201d at Ch\u00e2teau d’Arsac <\/h2>\n\n