Eijiro Miyama

Eijiro Miyama
Eijiro Miyama in Yokohama, January 2011
Born	Miyama Eijirō 1934 (1934)
Died	June 13, 2024(2024-06-13) (aged 89–90)
Nationality	Japanese
Known for	Outsider art

Eijiro Miyama (宮間 英次郎, Miyama Eijirō, 1934 – June 13, 2024) was a Japanese outsider artist who lived in Kanagawa Prefecture. He was often referred to as Bōshi Ojisan (帽子おじさん, "Hat Man") due to his habit of riding his bicycle around the streets of Yokohama wearing eccentric clothing and large, elaborate hats or headgear adorned with dolls and other recycled objects.[1][2][3] Miyama died on June 13, 2024.[4]

Exhibitions

• "快走老人録－老いてますます過激になる－" at Borderless Art Museum No-Ma in Ōmihachiman, Shiga (16 September – 15 November 2006)[5]
• Collection de l'art brut in Lausanne, Switzerland (22 February – 28 September 2008)[6]
• Art Brut from Japan in Vienna, Austria (16 July – 18 October 2009)[3]

References

1. 横浜のアーティストグループが「帽子おじさん」街歩きイベント [Yokohama artist group organize street event with "Hat Man"] (in Japanese). Yokohama Keizai Shimbun. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
2. Peiry, Lucienne (2008). "Eijiro Miyama's Bicycle Parades". Raw Vision. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
3. "Art Brut from Japan". Kunst Haus Wien: Museum Hundertwasser. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
4. "故宮間英次郎氏の訃報に際し". no-ma. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
5. Hata, Yoshiko. 展覧会情報 [Exhibition Information] (in Japanese). Borderless Art Museum No-Ma. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
6. "Japanese artist Eijiro Miyama, 74, poses on the occasion..." The Korea Times. 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2011.

External links

• Artist profile on "Collection de l'Art Brut" (in French)
• Artist profile on "Spirit Art Museum" Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)