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2004
Silkscreen
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Dimensions: 63cm (H) x 82.5cm (W) / 24.8" (H) x 32.5" (W)
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Framed size: 82 x 102 cm
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Born: 1924
Hometown: Japan
Based in: Japan
For Kazuo Shiraga, a painting was defined by the gestures of its creation. He famously used non-traditional techniques to make his works, including performances using parts or the entirety of his body as a tool. In his famous piece, Challenging Mud (1955), Shiraga created an ephemeral form by wrestling with a mixture made from wall plaster and cement, causing injury to his body in the process. The majority of Shiraga’s work, however, was rendered on canvas via diverse methods, from dripping paints to painting with his feet. Speaking of his work, Shiraga once said that he wanted to make paintings “as slippery, as uncatchable as a sea cucumber, […] a painting with no center.”
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