Morio Matsui
was a Japanese artist who lived and worked in Corsica, France from 1998 until his death. Biography Morio Matsui was born in Toyohashi, Aichi, the sixth in a family of seven children. His father was wounded in war, and his mother died when he was 14. He studied at the Musashino College of Fine Art in Tokyo. In 1967, he moved to Paris, France, on a French government scholarship. He continued his studies at the Académie Julian (Guancé Studio, 1967–1968) and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris,(Singier Studio, 1967–1972). Matsui was made Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2000, and was awarded France's Legion of Honour medal in 2003. Paintings (selection) Le Testament, oil on canvas, 215 x 470 cm (1985) Paysage en noir et blanc, oil on canvas, 200 x 450 cm (1985) Kakejiku, oil on canvas, 1000 x 215 cm (1987) Triptych: La Crucifixion, La Résurrection, L'Ascension, oil on canvas, (195 x 130 cm) x3 (1998) La Nature, oil on canvas, 215 x 500 cm (2004) Arbre de Vie, oil on canvas, 215 x 500 cm (2006) Soleil levant, oil on canvas, 215 x 500 cm (2007) No more Nagasaki, oil on canvas, 215