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Takeaki Kawamura was born in Tokushima Prefecture,Japan.He loved singing since he was a child,and often performed in Kyoto as a guitarist and vocalist.However,he collapsed from a stroke when he was 34,leaving him with a speech impediment,hearing impairment,aphasia,and right-hand paralysis.He could neither speak nor understand languages,let alone sing songs anymore.All the scenery around him became black and white.
It was "HANABI"—Kitano Takeshi's film—which gave him a new sense of hope.He took a brush in hand and drew unintentionally like the detective in the movie,who was paralyzed on one side.To his surprise,he could draw pictures very smoothly.He started to add poetry instead of expressing his thoughts aloud.His worldly view,as created by his pictures and poems,was born in such a way.
He became popular the moment he started street sales,and held a solo exhibition at Takashimaya in Kyoto.He dedicated ten Fusuma paintings to Hyakumanben Chionji Zuirinin in 2017.On these were three dragons in a spectacular universe.He served as an art producer for Eguchi Hospital in 2018.The hospital is full of his colorful and bright artworks.

河村武明は、徳島県生まれ。幼いころから歌が大好きだった彼は、バンドのヴォーカル、ギターとして京都で活動していた。
しかし、34歳の時突然脳梗塞で倒れ、言語障害、聴覚障害、失語症、右手麻痺という重い後遺症が残った。歌を歌えないどころかしゃべれない、言葉がわからない。周りの景色が全てモノクロに見えた。
そんな彼に新たな生きる希望を与えたのは、北野武の映画「花火」だった。半身不随になった刑事のように、なんとなく筆をとると、自分でも驚くほどスラスラと描けたのだ。彼は描いた絵1枚1枚に、声に出して伝えることが出来ない自分の想いを詩にして書き添えるようになった。
絵と詩で創る彼の世界観はこうして誕生した。路上販売を始めるとたちまち話題となり、京都髙島屋で初の個展を開催。その後は全国で月１回個展を開催。2017年、京都「百万遍知恩寺瑞林院」に10枚の襖絵を奉納。壮大な宇宙を背景に3匹の龍を描いた。2018年、佐賀県の江口病院でアートプロデュースを任され病院中に彼のカラフルで明るい作品があふれている。