yasutaka horie

Worked as a graphic designer, art director, and commercial planner for production companies in Yokohama, Tokyo, Fukuoka, etc. until the late 1980s. In 1988, opened a SOHO office and shifted his work from design to "community revitalization" planning. From 1995 to 2008, moved to a rural seaside area....

Worked as a graphic designer, art director, and commercial planner for production companies in Yokohama, Tokyo, Fukuoka, etc. until the late 1980s. In 1988, opened a SOHO office and shifted his work from design to "community revitalization" planning. From 1995 to 2008, moved to a rural seaside area. Living a ping-pong lifestyle, going back and forth between the city and the countryside while making use of the Internet. During this period, he started creating Buddhist paintings in earnest. He is also an official guide for "country life" on All About, a comprehensive lifestyle information website, an advisor for Nagasaki Prefecture's "Nagasaki country life," and has published his own book, "Rural Life for Baby Boomers. In 2009, he moved his base of operations to the city. Based on more than 10 years of experience living in the countryside, he has been developing exchange programs between the city and the countryside. He continues to exhibit his works at rental galleries and art-related websites in urban areas.