Tetsuo harada biography of alberta

Japanese artist (1949–2024)

Tetsuo Harada (原田 哲男, Harada Tetsuo, 25 August 1949 – 23 November 2024) was a Japanese-French artist based in France, well known for his monumental direct carving sculptures on granite and marble.

In the 1990s he came to much recognition with his "Earth Weaving" theme, binding nations in fraternity with granite rings. He explored a wide universe of materials (wood, metal, bronze, resin, glass) and shapes but the themes of pacifism, Nature (earth), sexuality and fertility remain prevalent (some advocate his shinto influences).

His sculptures can be seen around the world in private collections, museums and the streets as monumental public works, or ephemeral Land-artinstallations. His work is often linked to that of Isamu Noguchi, Constantin Brâncuși, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore or the biomorphic aesthetic movement in general.

He studied at Tamabi University[1] Tokyo with Professor Tatehata, Beaux-arts de Paris with Professor Colam