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Masaaki YamadaWork B.042, 1958 Oil on canvas abstract painting by Masaaki Yamada1958
1958
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Masaaki Yamada
Work B.042, 1958
Oil on canvas
27 × 22 cm (framed: 41 × 36 cm)
Painted in 1958, this canvas belongs to Yamada’s early abstract phase, when he was developing his singular language of repetition and structure. In this work, concentric squares unfold in dark tonal layers of green and black, edged by a raw ochre band, creating a meditative sense of depth. While the format recalls Josef Albers’s “Homage to the Square,” Yamada’s approach is markedly different—more tactile, with a painterly surface that emphasizes material presence over optical effect. Rather than pursuing chromatic precision, Yamada worked the paint thickly, with evident brushwork, stressing the physicality of the medium.
This early work foreshadows the artist’s lifelong commitment to serial abstraction, anticipating the rigor and persistence that would define his “Work” series over decades. Despite its intimate scale, it embodies the contemplative and disciplined sensibility that would become central to Yamada’s oeuvre.
- Creator:Masaaki Yamada (1929 - 2010, Japanese)
- Creation Year:1958
- Dimensions:Height: 10.63 in (27 cm)Width: 8.67 in (22 cm)
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- Condition:In overall good condition consistent with its age.
- Gallery Location:Hong Kong, HK
- Reference Number:Seller: L-MY-0021stDibs: LU1545216377512
Masaaki Yamada
Born in Tokyo in 1929, Masaaki Yamada is a remarkable figure in Japanese Post-War art world.
During his artistic exploration stretching for almost 6 decades, he coherently and meticulously explored abstraction in its several nuances, creating a complex and intimately connected corpus of artworks.
Three major series are identifiable in his production: Still-Life (1948-55), in which he decomposed the forms of still lives into their essential lines and shapes to converge into semi-abstract compositions. Work (1956-95), characterized by geometric forms such as stripes and squares; in this series, that is regarded as the most accomplished in his production, he evolved from geometric forms similar to the ones that could be noticed in certain seminal works of Josef Albers to artworks characterized by softly delineated stripes in soft colors, in a style similar - but de facto pre-dating - Agnes Martin’s most recognizable paintings. Color (1997-2010), in which he explored subtle shades of a single color, different in each composition.
While object of several exhibitions in Japan and abroad, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, it is mostly after the ground-breaking retrospective Exhibition “endless: The Paintings of YAMADA Masaaki” at The National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and Kyoto in 2016, that Masaaki Yamada started to gain traction and to be recognized worldwide.
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