Junichi Kakizaki
Japanese artist (1971-)
Junichi Kakizaki (柿崎 順一, Kakizaki Jun'ichi; born January 4, 1971) is a Japanese artist, sculptor, floral artist, nature art artist, land art artist, environmental artist and media artist. He exhibits regularly both in Japan and internationally, mainly in Sweden. Since 1992, he has mainly worked on scenography. He brought a floral design representation in area of contemporary art, and worked with several artists across different art fields. His daughter, Memi, is a former member of Japanese idol group Hinatazaka46.
Biography
Kakizaki was born in Chikuma City of Nagano, Japan and has been a floral designer since 1990. His first solo exhibition was in 2003, the same year he won TV Tokyo's National Florist Championship in the programme TV Champion.
Early career
Kakizaki's design career started with a job at Serendipity Design in Tokyo where he worked on films, television programmes, and promotional videos. In 1992 his floral art exhibition "Flower and green for the town" was held at Yagihashi department store. This exhibition was done to commemorate 95 years since the establishment of the store in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture.
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