Shozo Shimamoto
(Japanese, 1928–2013)
Biography
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.
Shozo Shimamoto Artworks
Shozo Shimamoto
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.jpg "Untitled (Two Works), 2009")
.jpg "Untitled - Venice Biennale (a set of 2), 1993")
Shozo Shimamoto
Untitled - Venice Biennale (a set of 2), 1993
Sale Date: December 3, 2022
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.jpg "Itami - Cup Performance 2, (2000-2009), 2000–2009")
Shozo Shimamoto
Itami - Cup Performance 2, (2000-2009), 2000–2009
Sale Date: October 1, 2022
Auction Closed
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