New York
1960s Op paintings by Tadasky (Tadasuke Kuwayama, b.1935)
E-108, 1969
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E-119, 1969
E-120, 1969
E-154, 1971
D-212, 1968
E-137A (Textured Red with Blue), 1969
Japanese-born Tadasky (Tadasuke Kuwayama, b.1935) rose to fame with his inclusion in MoMA’s 1965 exhibition The Responsive Eye. Arriving in New York in 1961 to pursue geometric painting, Tadasky explored the circle-in-a-square composition his entire career. He found it perfect for investigating how color conveys movement, volume and depth. Tadasky aims for the viewer to experience each work as a universe of unlimited scale. He numbers rather than titles his paintings so language is not a barrier to this interaction. The 1960s was a fruitful time for Tadasky and he had exhibitions in New York with Sam Kootz Gallery and Fischbach Gallery and in Japan with The Tokyo Gallery and the Gutai. This exhibition shows how Tadasky created environments of energy and spirituality through intense experimentation with line and color.