Art school in Kodaira, Japan
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.
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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
[3]
Ume Aoki , manga artist
[4]
Kei Aoyama , manga artist
[5]
Shusaku Arakawa , artist and designer
[6]
Tetsuo Araki , print artist
[7]
Taku Aramasa , photographer
[8]
Yahel Chirinian , sculptor and installation artist
[9]
[10]
Hiroki Endo , manga artist
[11]
Lily Franky , illustrator, writer, and actor
[12]
Kenya Hara , graphic designer and art director of
Muji
[13]
Katsuhito Ishii , film director
[14]
Koji Ishikawa , illustrator
[15]
Paru Itagaki , manga artist
[16]
Satoshi Itō (Project Itoh), science fiction writer
[17]
Kazuo Kamimura , manga artist
[18]
Izumi Katō , contemporary artist
[19]
Miyuki Kobayashi , novelist and scenario writer for manga
[20]
Satoshi Kon , anime director and manga artist
[21]
Fusako Kuramochi , manga artist
[22]
Tomoki Kyoda , anime director
[23]
Kouji Miura , manga artist
[24]
Junko Mori , artist and metalworker
[25]
Ryū Murakami , novelist and filmmaker
[26]
Joji Nagashima , automobile designer for
BMW
[27]
Yurie Nagashima , photographer
[28]
[29]
Rei Naito , artist
[30]
Tatzu Nishi , installation artist
[31]
Shinro Ohtake , painter
[32]
Rieko Saibara , manga artist
[33]
Shiori Satō, idol and member of
Keyakizaka46
[34]
Shūhō Satō , manga artist
[35]
Soji Shimada , mystery novelist
[36]
Yuko Shimizu , designer of
Hello Kitty
[37]
Ryoko Suzuki , contemporary artist
[38]
Keita Takahashi , game designer
[39]
Yellow Tanabe , manga artist
[5]
Yukinori Yanagi , contemporary artist
[40]
Akimi Yoshida , manga artist
[41]
Sakiko Yamaoka , performance artist, Phenomenology of Truth
Teachers
Undifferentiated
References
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二階堂在住赤石路代さん 「漫画は意志を表現する手段」 . TownNews.co.jp (in Japanese). 19 February 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2020 .
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蒼樹うめ、漫画家デビュー秘話を語る .
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卒業生の活躍 . Musashino Art University Department of Visual Communication Design (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 June 2020 .
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"Shusaku Arakawa" .
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"Benezit Dictionary of Artists: Araki, Tetsuo" .
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"The art of illusion" . Mumbai Mirror. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2021 .
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"Lokmat initiates 'Goan of the Year' Awards 2016" . Adgully . 28 May 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2021 .
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イブニング 著者紹介:遠藤浩輝 .
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板垣巴留トークイベントで「BEASTARS」制作秘話明かす「そろそろタイトルの回収を」 .
Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 9 March 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2020 .
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伊藤計劃さんが第30回日本SF大賞を受賞 . Musashino Art University News (in Japanese). 8 December 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2020 .
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作家になりたい!1 恋愛小説、書けるかな? .
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長島 有里枝 . Yokohama Civic Art Gallery Azamino (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 June 2020 .
^ Potted biography of Naito at the foot of an
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^ Potted biography of Nishi (named here 西野達 [Nishino Tatsu , i.e. Tatsu Nishino] and Tazu Rous) on
a page about two of his art projects . Water and Land: Niigata Art Festival 2012 (in Japanese) .
Archived 15 March 2014 at the
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大竹伸朗 . Musashino Art University (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014 .
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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 .
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"Yukinori Yanagi" .
Blum & Poe . Retrieved 22 June 2020 .
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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 .
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"About Seiichi Hishikawa" . SeiichiHishikawa.info . Retrieved 16 June 2020 .
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List of teachers in the Department of Visual Communication Design . Musashino Art University (in Japanese) . Retrieved by the Wayback Machine on 8 August 2010.
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External links
International National Academics