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  1. Song of Trees by Masayuki Nagase, Image 1.

    Masayuki Nagase

    Song of Trees, 2020

    Stone seating and pavers

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Masayuki Nagase was born in Kyoto, Japan. He began his career as an artist by studying painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo from 1968–1971. From 1971–1976 he trained in a traditional stone-carving apprenticeship in the granite quarries of Inada in Ibaragi-ken, Japan. He then participated in a number of international sculpture symposiums in Europe and the countries of Chile, Canada, Japan and the US.

From 1979–1996, Masayuki Nagase established a stone-carving studio in the region of Istria on the Adriatic coast of Croatia. He exhibited and completed a number of public art projects in the country of Slovenia. He also taught at the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Salzburg, Austria and the Kornaria Sculpture Summer Program in Croatia.

In 1997, Nagase moved to the US and established his studio with his partner, Michele Ku in Berkeley, California. He has been working in the field of public art for the past 20 years. In his public art projects, Nagase explores the expansion of humanity through the intersection of art, nature and community. He has found that the interactive process of public art can be a channel for reclaiming connection and communication for communities. It is through the contact and dialogue between diverse groups that creates a new expression and a deeper understanding for all involved.