Kikuo Saito Prints and Multiples
Japanese, 1939-2016
With ties to the Color Field tradition, Saito’s color landscapes are a richly infused exhibition of dragged and poured paint, often with bold flecks of color, animated calligraphic line, and stenciled lettering. Influenced by his work in theatre, many of his compositions are directly related to the movements and lights found on stage, as is the case with Crocodile Boogie.
Japanese born and trained Kikuo Saito (1939–2016) moved to New York in 1966 where he worked as a carpenter while acting as studio assistant to Helen Frankenthaler, Kenneth Noland, and Larry Poons. Saito had long association with La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York creating costumes, set design, and directing. His productions drew inspiration from traditional and avant-garde Japanese theatre.
Saito's paintings and are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Aldrich Contemporary Museums, and numerous private and corporate collections. KinoSaito, a non-profit museum and art space in Verplanck, New York, opened in 2020, in honor of Saito's interdisciplinary practice and spirit.to
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Artist: Kikuo Saito
Onion Train, Large Abstract Silkscreen by Kikuo Saito
By Kikuo Saito
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kikuo Saito, Japanese (1939 - 2016)
Title: Onion Train
Year: 1979
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition Size: 225
Size: 42 x 29.5 inches [106.68 x 74.93 cm]
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1970s Abstract Kikuo Saito Prints and Multiples
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Screen
Blue Five, Abstract Expressionist Screenprint by Kikuo Saito
By Kikuo Saito
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kikuo Saito, Japanese (1939 - 2016) - Blue Five, Year: circa 1981, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 30/160, Image Size: 36 x 24 inches, Size: 42.5 x ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Kikuo Saito Prints and Multiples
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Beggar's Ladder, Large Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Kikuo Saito
By Kikuo Saito
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kikuo Saito, Japanese (1939 - 2016)
Title: Beggar's Ladder
Year: 1980
Medium: Silkscreen, Signed and Numbered in Pencil
Edition: 160
Size: 42 in. x 29.5 in. (106.68 cm x 74.9...
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1980s Abstract Kikuo Saito Prints and Multiples
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Screen
Pink Square, Large Abstract Silkscreen by Kikuo Saito
By Kikuo Saito
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kikuo Saito, Japanese (1939 - 2016)
Title: Pink Square
Year: 1979
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 225
Size: 42 x 29.5 inches [106.68 x 74.93 cm]
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1970s Abstract Kikuo Saito Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Paper Lake, Large Abstract Expressionist Screenprint by Kikuo Saito
By Kikuo Saito
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kikuo Saito, Japanese (1939 - 2016)
Title: Paper Lake
Year: 1979
Medium: Silkscreen with Collage, Signed in Pencil l.r.
Edition: 160
Size: 42 x 29.5 inches (124.46 x 74.93 cm)
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1970s Abstract Kikuo Saito Prints and Multiples
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Title: Onion Train
Year: 1979
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 225
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Kikuo Saito was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1939. He began painting when he was 17 years old, and worked for 3 years as a proctor and studio technician at the workshop of Sensei Itoh, an established Japanese painter. During this time, Saito gained an understanding of both the traditional arts of Japan as well as contemporary movements such as the Gutai Group. He also had an interest in the burgeoning New York City art world and movements such as Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Color Field, and Pop Art.
Saito moved to New York in 1966 at the age of 27. The journey across the United States to New York provided him a chance meeting with Ellen Stewart, founder of La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, who he would later describe as his American mother. Once in New York, Saito worked with Stewart at La MaMa and was instrumental in bringing Japanese avant-garde dramatist Shuji Terayama...
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Kurara, Large Abstract Silkscreen by Kikuo Saito
By Kikuo Saito
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kikuo Saito, Japanese (1939 - 2016)
Title: Kurara
Year: 1979
Medium: Silkscreen, Signed and numbered in Pencil
Edition: 160
Size: 42 x 29.5 inches (106.68 x 74.93 cm)
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Kurara, Large Abstract Silkscreen by Kikuo Saito
By Kikuo Saito
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kikuo Saito, Japanese (1939 - 2016)
Title: Kurara
Year: 1979
Medium: Silkscreen, Signed and numbered in Pencil
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1970s Abstract Kikuo Saito Prints and Multiples
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Screen
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