From DiscoverNikkei.org
Manabu Mabe
Painter (1924-1997)
Manabu Mabe was a Nikkei Brazilian artist. Born in Kumamoto, Japan, on September 14, 1924, Mabe moved to Brazil at age ten accompanying his parents. He brought along his crayons from Japan, as he loved to draw. He wrote: "Plains and more plains, as far as the eye can see. Coffee plantations, cattle farms, forests, trails of red earth cutting through the thicket, the song of birds, the buzzing of insects, the thud of falling mangoes. The sight of a lizard running away from a ripe, yellow papaya at my approach is the memory I keep of 1934, when my parents took me, at the age of ten, to the interior of Birigui, at 450 miles from the city of São Paulo." (From his Official Site) His paintings using vivid colors are said to reflect Brazilian life. A self-taught abstract painter with Japanese and Brazilian influences, he won many awards. His works are exhibited in museums in Brazil, Japan, the U.S., and other countries.
- Artist's web site: Português / English / 日本語
- Profile and obituary: "Pitoresco: A Arte dos Grandes Mestres" (Português)
- Biography: Gene Shapiro (dealer)
- Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural de Artes Visuais (Português)
- Mabe - Definitivo: Subscription project by Zona Internet to produce a definitive edition of Mabe's works. (Português)