Hiroko Mano

Hiroko Mano
真野 宏子 教授

Profile

  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with major in art history from Waseda University, Tokyo
  • Studying in a doctoral program at Humboldt University of Berlin with major in art history

Message

With Flexibility and a Global Perspective

My specialty, art history, is a field of study that focuses on theories about art, works of art, and artists, and it covers a wide range of topics with different methodologies and approaches. However, they all have one thing in common: they are all works of art created by human beings, and researchers strive to face the originals as much as possible.Even in the case of lost works, we investigate works by the same artist or school, works of the same period, similar works, and works from the same region in which they were created, and examine related literature to get an overview of the works in question.

Until the beginning of this century, heavy single-lens reflex cameras and large amounts of film were the usual companions for such research. Digital cameras were expensive and still lacked resolution.For presentations and classes, reversal film was used to take pictures and turn the film into slides.The cost of the film and the cost of developing the film are not insignificant. The success or failure of the shot is not known until the film is developed.Today, research is still essential, and cameras and scanners are still necessary, but with the ability to check the condition on the spot, the ease of copying and sending/receiving data, and the increase in the number of images and documents available from around the world via the Internet, we have come a long way.

Of course, this is just the beginning.Technological innovation has always been a part of our lives, but in this century, IT has made remarkable progress, opening up many possibilities in every field. While the dreams of the past have become reality, new challenges have emerged along with them. Although rules and solutions are being formulated each time, the accelerating pace of internationalization and informatization has exceeded the limits of what a single country can handle.In the near future, it is you who will play a central role on the front lines. I urge you to keep a global perspective, be aware of the fact that you are living in the world, and strive to realize your dreams and potential for a bright future. I hope that many motivated people from all walks of life and from all countries will gather here, learn here, and leave here.

Responsible Subjects

  • Introduction to Western Art History
  • History of Modern and Contemporary Western Art
  • Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art History

Field of Specialization

  • History of Fine Arts, Art, Aesthetics

Achievements

Awards

  • Waseda University Art History Society Award

Academic Paper

  • "Kandinsky's Several Circles (1926): The Problem of Space in Abstract Painting," Aesthetic Society of Japan, Aesthetics, No. 182 (Vol. 46, No. 2), pp. 33-43, 1995.
  • "Kandinsky's Abstract Painting: Cubism as Visual Experience," Waseda University Art History Society, Journal of Art History, Vol. 35, pp. 45-66, 1997
  • "A Study on Kandinsky and Robert Delaunay," Waseda University Art History Society, Journal of Art History, Vol. 37, pp. 23-44, 1999
  • "The Paintings that are hard to read; Kandinsky's view of Cubism," Annual Review of Hiroshima Society for Science of Arts, no. 14, 2001, pp. 31-46.
  • "Wassily Kandinsky and Henri Le Faouconnier," the Journal of Kokugakuin University, vol. CIV, no. 10, 2003, pp. 18-31.
  • Wassily Kandinsky and Cubism, (unpublished Ph. D. Diss., Waseda Univ. Tokyo), 2004.
  • "Kandinsky in Paris Period; on the conflict with Picasso," Journal of the Japan Art History Society, no. 160, 2006, pp. 348-363.
  • "Ilya Repin’s Unexpected Return (1884-89); a Study of Russian Realism and Impressionism," the Kyoritsu Journal of Arts and Letters (Kyoritsu Women's Univ.), no. 62, 2016, pp. 47-75.
  • "Marc Chagall’s 'Crucifixion',” the Kyoritsu Journal of Arts and Letters (Kyoritsu Women's Univ.), no. 66, 2020, pp. 51-79.

Research Paper

  • "The Formative Involvement of Cubism in Kandinsky's Work," Kajima-Art Research Journal (the Kajima Foundation for the Arts), vol. 16, 1999, pp. 381-400.

Project Contributions

  • Supervision: Mitsuhiko Kuroe, Saburo Kimura, Norio Shimada, Nobuyuki Sendari, Shigeo Chiba, and Yoshiyuki Morita, (shared contributions), “Dictionary of European and American Paintings,” Sanseido, 1994.
  • Iwanami Shoten, (editorial department), contributor "Dictionary of European and American Paintings", (2 volumes), Iwanami Shoten, 2013.

Translation Work

  • Matthias Arnold, Edvard Munch, tr. from the German by Hiroko Mano, Tokyo; Parco, Co., Ltd. (Parco Art Library), 1994.
  • Matthias Arnold, Henri de Toulouse-lautrec, tr. from the German by Hiroko Mano, Tokyo; Parco Co. Ltd. (Parco Art Library), 1996.
  • Kurt Leonhard, Paul Cézanne, tr. from the German by Nao Okada, Hiroko Mano, Miyuki Yasumatsu, Tokyo; Parco Co. Ltd. (Parco Art Library), 1997.
  • Dietrich Schbert, Otto Dix, tr. from the German by Tsutomu Mizusawa, Yuko Matsushita, Hiroko Mano, Tokyo; Parco Co. Ltd. (Parco Art Library), 1997.
  • Torsten Blume, "Bauhaus Dessau: school and workshop," tr.from the German by Hiroko Mano, exh. cat., Bauhaus Dessau, Tokyo; Sankei Newspaper Co. Ltd., 2008, pp.239-249.
  • Peter Panzer, "Japonisme in Germany: Enthusiasm for Japan between art and curiosity," tr.from the German by Hiroko Mano, ed. the editorial board of the history of friendship Germany-Japan, 150 years of friendship Germany-Japan, Tokyo; Yushodo Press, 2013, pp.111-122.

Newsletter, Book Reviews

  • "Assertive Stones: Impressions of the Ulrich Rückliem Exhibition," Tokyo-Shimbun (Newspaper) evening edition, 8/11/1995.
  • "2011 Year in Review," Weekly Dokusyojin (book review paper), 23/12/2011.
  • "2012 Year in Review," Weekly Dokusyojin (book review paper), 21/12/2012.
  • "2013 Year in Review," Weekly Dokusyojin (book review paper), 24/12/2013.
  • and 15 more
  • and 13 other editions in total.

Textbooks

  • Supervision; Shuji Takanashi, co-authers; Hiroko Mano, Noriko Honma, Hiromi Kikawa, Naoko Kukuminato, Sawako Kasamatsu, textbook for "an Invitation to the History of European Paintings," (NHK Academy Correspondence Course,) 1999, pp. 1-13.