Masaru Shichinohe: A Surrealist Vision from Japan Masaru Shichinohe, a name perhaps still relatively unknown outside of Japan’s artistic circles, is a painter whose work possesses a captivating and deeply unsettling beauty. Born in 1959 in Aomori Prefecture, his journey to becoming a prominent surrealist artist began not with canvas and paint, but with the structured world of architecture. After graduating from Musashino Art Universit…
Scroll through Masaru Shichinohe's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Masaru Shichinohe's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.