GUTAI (jun 7, 1955 – aug 19, 1957)

Description:

- inspired by post-war trauma (atomic bombs)
- means concreteness
- Sought to break down barriers between art and everyday life
- Used material such as mud, wood, and vinyl
- Sculptures incorporate kinetic and sound work
- Promotes futuristic space age aesthetic
- Challenged Western Art (did performance art before Western artists)
○ Art is beginning to be recognized to be created around the world

JIRO
- Invites adult and children to draw on the panel

KANAYAMA
- Drawn by a painting machine
- Critique against Pollock's drip painting
- Challenges the artist in the creation of art

TANAKA
- Involved experimental clothing
- Japan experienced the consumer revolution following the war
- Inspired by the neon lights often seen during that time

MOTONAGA
- Unique techniques: Used pigment in water

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