Sadamasa MOTONAGA - The Fluffy World

June 3 Wed. - June 13 Sat. 2015
GALLERY OPEN ON ALL DAYS

Toki-no-Wasuremono introduces thirty prints by Sadamasa MOTONAGA, one of the central members of the Gutai movement.

Motonaga was a member of the Gutai Art Association, led by Jiro Yoshihara, from 1955 to 1971. Inspired by Yoshihara’s motto, “Don’t imitate others, create what has never been done before,” Motonaga engaged in a variety of experimental works. His early works include installations of suspended polyethylene bags filled with water and ink, and enamel paintings on stone surfaces. In later paintings, he used a traditional technique from Nihonga, tarashikomi, to create fluid compositions in vivid colors. In the context of Art Informel, which had taken over the world back then, Motonaga almost instantly gained broader recognition. Since the 1970s, Motonaga began to focus on printmaking, and he subsequently produced a large number of silkscreens.

■ Sadamasa MOTONAGA (1922-2011)
Born 1922 in Mie Prefecture, Motonaga attended Ueno Commercial High School in Iga. After graduation, he moved to Osaka to become a Manga artist. From 1955, he participated in the Gutai Art Association under the mentorship of Jiro Yoshihara. In 1964, Motonaga received the Japanese Art Academy Award (Nitten), and in 1966 was invited to New York for the residency program of the Japan Society. He extensively traveled Europe in the following year, and then returned to Japan. Motonaga proceeded to become one of Japan’s representative abstract painters, winning the Grand Prix of Japanese Arts, and the Grand Prix of the Seoul International Print Biennale, both in 1983. He was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government in 1988, and exhibited at the Venice Biennale of 1993. In 1997, Motonaga received the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class. He passed away in 2011 at the age of 88.

"Sadamasa MOTONAGA - The Fluffy World" works list　　2015.6.3 (Wed) - 6.13 (Sat)
Because of spatial restrictions, we cannot display all works but will have all of them available for viewing. Please contact us for a comprehensive price list (include the subject, your name, and contact address). Email: info@tokinowasuremono.com

No.	Image	Title	Date	Medium	Measurement	Edition	Sign
1		In the Orange	1977	Silkscreen	Image size: 47.0x61.0cm Sheet size: 50.0x65.0cm	100	Signed
2		Red Rectangle Emanating Light	1984	Silkscreen	Image size: 66.0x46.0cm Sheet size: 75.2x55.0cm	150	Signed
3		Nobel Prize Homage: Yukawa	1983	Silkscreen	Image size: 65.7x46.0cm Sheet size: 76.0x56.0cm	100	Signed
4		Nobel Prize Homage: Sato	1983	Silkscreen	Image size: 66.0x46.0cm Sheet size: 75.8x55.7cm	100	Signed
5		Nobel Prize Homage: Tomonaga	1983	Silkscreen	Image size: 66.0x46.0cm Sheet size: 75.5x55.5cm	100	Signed
6		Nobel Prize Homage: Kawabata	1983	Silkscreen	Image size: 46.0x66.0cm Sheet size: 56.0x76.0cm	100	Signed
7		Nobel Prize Homage: Fukui	1983	Silkscreen	Image size: 45.8x66.0cm Sheet size: 56.0x76.0cm	100	Signed
8		Heap of Color Balls	1984	Silkscreen	Image size: 66.0x46.0cm Sheet size: 75.0x55.0cm	150	Signed
9		Iiroro	1977	Silkscreen	Image size: 47.0x61.0cm Sheet size: 50.0x65.0cm	100	Signed
10		Funyara Kunyara	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 43.0x95.0cm Sheet size: 50.0x104.0cm	85	Signed
11		Triangle	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 95.0x43.0ｃｍ Sheet size: 104.0x50.0cm	85	Signed
12		Right, Left	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 95.0x43.0ｃｍ Sheet size: 104.0x50.0cm	85	Signed
13		Floating Two	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 43.0x95.0cm Sheet size: 50.0x104.0cm	85	Signed
14		Short Orange in the Center	1984	Silkscreen	Image size: 46.0x66.0cm Sheet size: 55.0x75.0cm	150	Signed
15		Green Notch in the Left Side Up	1984	Silkscreen	Image size: 45.0x65.0cm Sheet size: 55.0x75.2cm	150	Signed
16		Also Mathematical Formula	1984	Silkscreen	Image size: 46.0x66.0cm Sheet size: 55.5x75.0cm	150	Signed
17		Notch (Gizagiza)	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 60.0x45.0cm Sheet size: 65.5x50.0cm	150	Signed
18		Folding, Folding, Bending	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 45.0x60.0cm Sheet size: 50.0x65.5cm	150	Signed
19		Papapipipu	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 45.0x60.0cm Sheet size: 50.0x65.5cm	150	Signed
20		Seems Like a Dragonfly	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 60.0x45.0cm Sheet size: 65.5x50.0cm	150	Signed
21		From White Lines	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 45.0x60.0cm Sheet size: 50.0x65.0cm	150	Signed
22		Topside Up	1984	Silkscreen	Image size: 27.5x40.0cm Sheet size: 44.5x59.5cm	150	Signed
23		Stretching White	1981	Silkscreen	Image size: 36.0x57.0cm Sheet size: 45.0x65.3cm	150	Signed
24		Mesh of White Lines	1981	Silkscreen	Image size: 55.0x38.0cm Sheet size: 65.5x45.0cm	150	Signed
25		Green Circle Is	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 47.0x33.0cm Sheet size: 59.0x45.5cm	170	Signed
26		Red, White, Black	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 33.0x46.7cm Sheet size: 45.0x59.0cm	170	Signed
27		Triangle, Square, Ellipse	1981	Silkscreen	Image size: 36.0x57.0cm Sheet size: 45.0x65.0cm	150	Signed
28		Three Shapes	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 33.0x47.0cm Sheet size: 45.5x59.0cm	170	Signed
29		Orange Shape	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 33.0x47.0cm Sheet size: 45.5x59.5cm	170	Signed
30		Green at First	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 31.0x45.0cm Sheet size: 45.5x59.0cm	170	Signed
31		Triangle Square	1984	Silkscreen	Image size: 33.0x23.0cm Sheet size: 42.0x31.0cm	250	Signed
32		Like a W	1984	Silkscreen	Image size: 21.0x35.0cm Sheet size: 31.0x42.0cm	250	Signed
33		Two Side-by-Side	1984	Silkscreen	Image size: 21.0x35.0cm Sheet size: 31.0x41.8cm	250	Signed
34		A Stride	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 27.5x22.0cm Sheet size: 38.0x31.7cm	350	Signed
35		Folding Green	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 27.5x22.0cm Sheet size: 38.0x32.0cm	350	Signed
36		One, Two, Three	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 21.5x27.5cm Sheet size: 31.5x38.0cm	350	Signed
37		On the Right Track	1988	Silkscreen	Image size: 18.0x25.0cm Sheet size: 26.8x34.0cm	200	Signed
38		Red Shape With White Light	1981	Silkscreen	Image size: 10.0x10.0cm Sheet size: 15.0x15.0cm	500	Signed
39		From the Notched Pink	1984	Silkscreen	Image size: 14.0x10.0cm Sheet size: 25.0x18.5cm	500	Signed
40		Round, Round, and Round	1984	Silkscreen	Image size: 10.0x15.0cm Sheet size: 18.5x24.8cm	500	Signed
41		Red and Green Facing Each Other	1984	Silkscreen	Image size: 10.0x10.0cm Sheet size: 24.9x18.5cm	500	Signed
42		Two on the Red Square	1984	Silkscreen	Image size: 10.0x10.0cm Sheet size: 24.9x18.5cm	500	Signed
43		Green Triangle, Circle, and Square	1984	Silkscreen	Image size: 10.0x10.0cm Sheet size: 24.9x18.5cm	500	Signed
44		Yellow and Red	1981	Silkscreen	Image size: 9.8x15.0cm Sheet size: 12.0x17.0cm	1000	Signed
45		Yellow Triangle	1981	Silkscreen	Image size: 10.0x10.0cm Sheet size: 15.0x15.0cm	500	Signed
46		Two Red Lines	1981	Silkscreen	Image size: 10.0x10.0cm Sheet size: 15.0x15.0cm	500	Signed
47		From a Purple Triangle	1981	Silkscreen	Image size: 10.0x10.0cm Sheet size: 15.0x15.0cm	150	Signed
48		Green Curtain	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 10.0x9.5cm Sheet size: 15.0x15.0cm	250	Signed
49		Red Shape	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 10.0x10.0cm Sheet size: 15.0x15.0cm	250	Signed
50		Pink Square	1979	Silkscreen	Image size: 10.0x10.0cm Sheet size: 15.0x15.0cm	250	Signed

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