Since I was a child, I had the
experience of distinguishing letters and numbers by color because I had a
“synesthesia” that allowed me to feel the five senses at the same
time. 

I also pursues me admiration for
the occult and spiritual world, triggered by me predictive ability and the
history of countless repetitions of synchronicity.

Since it school days, I has been
strongly attracted to album covers of Western rock music and Hollywood movie
posters, and their influence is the basis for me sense as a painter.

After that, due to the existence
of Leonardo da Vinci, I began to specialize in Renaissance culture.

I will express my view of the
world based on the three principles of “inquisitiveness, originality, and
internationality,” and based on the concept of Neo-Ism, it expresses the
intersection of four concepts: classic and modern, design and artistry.

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From an early age, Atuski Settangeli had synesthesia, the ability to simultaneously sense the five senses in his brain, and his experience of distinguishing letters and numbers by their colors provided the foundation for developing his sensibility.

Since his student days, the influence of vinyl images of Western music and American film advertisements has served as the foundation for refining his sensibility as a painter.

He expresses his world view based on the three principles of “Seeking Spirit, Originality, and

Internationality,” and with the concept of “NEO-ISM,” he expresses “the contact point where the four concepts intersect: classic and modern, design and artistry.

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■ Award

In 2010, he visited Yoko Ono (John Lennon’s widow) in New York, who advised him to depict the world of “Bushido,” which Japan prides itself on, and this was the impetus for the series of works “SAMURAI SPIRIT.

He has had a solo exhibition at the “Former Prime Minister Hatoyama’s Residence,” and has also had100 exhibitions at the French Embassy, Tokugawa Museum of Art, Foreign Correspondents Club, Consulate General of Japan in New York, Ouchi Gallery in New York, GSFP Church in NewYork, OAG German Cultural Center, WhiteBox in New York, The House of 1999 mural, Roppongi Hills, and many others. He has had more than 100 exhibitions, including “Mural Painting” at Roppongi Hills.

His SAMURAI SPIRIT works in particular have received high acclaim in New York and around the world, and have been highly praised and owned by royalty, aristocrats, ambassadors, and celebrities from around the world.

“Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of San Marino L.Beccari, His Excellency M.Cadelo Ambassador, 69th Sumo wrestling Grand champion Hakuhoh, 72th Sumo wrestling champion Kisenosato, Prince E.F. Savoy of the former Kingdom of Italy…more.

In 2025, he was in charge of the stage design for the opera “White Fox,” the posthumous work of theworld-famous “Okakura Tenshin” who is known for The Book of Tea,This was the first overseas “New York performance in 112 years.” It was also featured in local media and became an international topic. That was everyone’s long-cherished wish.

In addition, for the exhibition in FY2022, he will be exhibiting with the Embassy of the Republic of San Marino, for which he received his first “Ministry of Foreign Affairs Patronage”.

In 2019, his nephew (8 years old), whom A.Settangeli taught, won the 69th Gakuten Grand Prize, themost prestigious and historic award in the domestic student art field, as the youngest ever winner. Since A.Settangeli was the winner of the 34th Gakuten Grand Prize, this was the first time in historythat a family had won two prizes together.

As a complimentary prize, the Grand Prize winner became the youngest person in history to have a Grand Prize work exhibited in an international art exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

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■ Award history

*1984

Received the 34th All Japan students of Art and Design Award “GAKUTEN Grand Prize”

*2012

Received “100 artists competition in NYC runner-up” sponsored by the 6th NY Ouchi gallery

*2019

69th All Japan students of Art and Design Award “GAKUTEN / 2019 The Best Art Teacher

Award” Many others

幼少時から、五感を同時に脳で感ずる「共感覚」が備わっていた事で、文字や数字を色彩で判別していた経験が感性を育む土台となった。

学生時代から、欧米音楽の盤面画像や、米国映画広告等の影響が、画家としての感覚を磨く基盤となっている。

「求道心・独創力・国際性」の三理念を基に、自己の世界観を表現していき、「NEO-ISM」を概念に「古典と現代・意匠と芸術性」という「四概念が交差する接点」を表現している。

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2010 年には NY・ダコタハウスの「オノ・ヨーコ」氏を訪ねた際、「”武士道”の世界を連作で描くよう」提案された事が、自身の新たな境地を開拓する切っ掛けとなった。氏の助言通り、帰国後「THE SAMURAI SPIRIT」に着手。

「サンマリノ共和国 Japan Festival 2024・フランス大使館、徳川美術館、FCCJ 外国人記者クラブ、NY 日本総領事館 大使公邸、NY Ouchi Gallery、NY GSFP Church、OAGドイツ文化会館、NY WhiteBox、The House of 1999 壁画、六本木ヒルズの壁画制作」等、100 回を超える展示会を経て現在に至る。

また、2025 年には日本美術界の父と言われ、東京芸大の創設者でもある「岡倉天心」の遺作「歌劇：白狐」で舞台美術を担当。悲願だった海外初 NY 公演を「112 年ぶり」に実現。地元メディアにも取り上げられ、国際的話題となった。

特に、SAMURAI SPIRIT 作品は NY を中心に高い評価を得ると共に「サンマリノL.ベッカーリ外務大臣・M.カデロ大使閣下・ローマ法王庁大使館 L.ボッカルディ大司教・第69 代横綱 白鳳・第 72 代横綱 稀勢の里・旧イタリア王国 E.F.サヴォイア皇太子殿下」等、世界中の王侯貴族、各国の外交官、著名人達が絶賛し、作品を収蔵している。

また、2022 年には、これまでの国際的活動が国家公認となり、自身初の「外務省後援作家」の認定を取得。

尚、2019 年度にはセ・首藤が指導した甥(8 歳)が史上最年少として、国内学生美術で最も権威と歴史ある 第 69 回「学展大賞」を受賞。首藤が第 34 回の学展大賞受賞者であったことから、家族での 2 冠達成は歴史上初の快挙となった。

大賞者の副賞として「パリ・ルーブル美術館」にて、ルーブルでの国際美術展示会に、史上最年少者として大賞作品展示を実現した。

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■ 受賞歴

1984 第 34 回 全日本「学展大賞」受賞

2012 第 6 回 NY Ouchi gallery 主催「100 artists competition in NYC 準優勝」受賞

2019 第 69 回 全日本「学展」「2019 The best art teacher award / 2019 年度最優秀芸術指導者賞」 受賞

他多数