Shozo Shimamoto

(Japanese, 1928–2013)

Shozo Shimamoto was a Japanese artist and co-founder of the post-WWII avant-garde movement Gutai. The Gutai group sought to utilize the ideas of cathartic performance and Abstract Expressionism to create its own inventive style of paintings and sculptures. Shimamato’s practice often involved throwing vases filled with paint at canvases, or simply slashing canvases with knives, thereby symbolically penetrating the usually revered picture plane. Born on January 22, 1928 in Osaka, Japan, he went on to study with the artist Jiro Yoshihara. Shimamoto’s works can be found in the collections of the Tate Gallery in London, the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art in Kobe, and many others. He died on January 25, 2013 in Osaka, Japan.

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Asian Art, Contemporary Art, Japanese Contemporary

Related Artists

Akira Kanayama, Sadamasa Motonaga, Toshio Yoshida, Jiro Yoshihara

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Shozo Shimamoto

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Bottle Crash and Nyotaku

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Bottle Crash and Nyotaku

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A, 1976

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A, 1976

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HOLE SERIES, 2011

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HOLE SERIES, 2011

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Untitled, 2010

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Untitled, 2010

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Bottle Crash in Venice, 2007

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Bottle Crash in Venice, 2007

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Untitled - Itami no sakuhin, 2000

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Untitled - Itami no sakuhin, 2000

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Untitled, 2009

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Untitled, 2009

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Untitled, 2009

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Untitled, 2009

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UZUMAKI 02, 1965

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UZUMAKI 02, 1965

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Bottle Crash, 1991

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Bottle Crash, 1991

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Whirlpool, Middle Uzumaki on Paper 2, 1965

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Whirlpool, Middle Uzumaki on Paper 2, 1965

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Bottle Crash, 1998

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Bottle Crash, 1998

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Untitled, 2010

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Untitled, 2010

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Twenty-six works from 'Collaboration Art..., 2000

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Twenty-six works from 'Collaboration Art..., 2000

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Untitled, 2009

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Untitled, 2009

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Untitled, 2010

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Untitled, 2010

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Untitled, 2010

Shozo Shimamoto

Untitled, 2010

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Untitled, 1960–1969

Shozo Shimamoto

Untitled, 1960–1969

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Lancio Loco-cup 013. Crane performance in..., 2000

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Lancio Loco-cup 013. Crane performance in..., 2000

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Piece from Soredemo Chikyu wa ugoku 33, 1999

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Piece from Soredemo Chikyu wa ugoku 33, 1999

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Ana Esquisse, 1962

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Ana Esquisse, 1962

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Cashmere 02 a Londra, 2001

Shozo Shimamoto

Cashmere 02 a Londra, 2001

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Saga University 02, 2005

Shozo Shimamoto

Saga University 02, 2005

Sale Date: May 28, 2016

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