Senkichiro Nasaka
Abstract Painting Turbulence by Gutai Artist
1993

Name: Abstract Painting Turbulence by Gutai Artist
Brand: Senkichiro Nasaka
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About the Item

Senkichiro NASAKA was born in 1923 in Osaka Prefecture. In 1937, he studied painting at the Nakano-shima Western-style painting institute in Osaka, and in 1941 at the Kawabata School of Fine Arts in Tokyo. In 1942, he enrolled at the Kyoto City College of Fine Arts (now Kyoto University of the Arts), where he was a contemporary of Kazuo Shiraga – a future international icon of the Gutai movement. In 1950, his work was selected for the Kansai Sogo Bijutsu exhibition. He then graduated in 1952 from the traditional Japanese painting department. Shortly after, Nasaka became a teacher at Ichioka High School in Osaka, where he met his future wife, Yuko Nasaka, whom he married in 1960 and who herself became an influential member of the Gutai movement. Nasaka is an iconic figure of the second generation of artists of the Gutai Art Association (1954-1972). His early works were abstract, strongly influenced by the style of Informal Art. It was in 1965 that Nasaka officially became a full member of Gutai after presenting his work at the 15th art exhibition of the movement. He continued to exhibit with the group and remained an active Gutai member until its dissolution in 1972. Nasaka's Gutai period works are initially characterized by subtle color nuances. His work explores a world of organic forms where painting is examined for its fluidity and transparencies. Later, his Gutai works represented a blend of art and technology (kinetic art). For example, his 1969 work "Servo Line 8" depicted an accordion moving on the floor using electric motors and an automatic controller. After 1972, the artist continued his pictorial research, turning the canvas into an experimental ground where natural pigments mix with chemical materials – achieving innovative relief works on wooden panels. Senkichiro Nasaka's works are part of the permanent collections of the Art and History Museum of Ashiya and the Art Museum of Miyagi. His original work was prominently featured in 2013 during the major retrospective of the Gutai movement ("Gutai: Splendid Playground") organized by the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

Creator:

Senkichiro Nasaka (1923 - 2014, Japanese)

Creation Year:

1993

Dimensions:

Height: 36.02 in (91.5 cm)Width: 71.65 in (182 cm)Depth: 0.2 in (5.08 mm)

Medium:

Mixed Media

Movement & Style:

Abstract

Period:

Late 20th Century