Morio Matsui


Morio Matsui is a Japanese artist who has lived and worked in Corsica, France, since 1998.

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 and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris,.
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)