Sadamasa
Motonaga
Sadamasa
Motonaga
Motonaga
Japanese, 1922 — 2011
Sadamasa Motonaga's playful, experimental, protean work is an ode to childhood and popular culture. His bold, original pieces seek to free themselves from the conservatism and militarism of Japan during World War II.
Motonaga founded Gutai after meeting Yoshiharo Jiro. Searching for a new means of expression after the cruelty of war, the artists in this Japanese movement offer irreverent, jubilant performances as well as experimental, humorous works of free expression. The body and the artistic gesture are at the core of their reflections, as in Motonaga's large abstract works on which large layers of paint are poured.
His bold work was first shown by the Pinault Collection at the 2015 "Slip of the Tongue" exhibition at the Punta della Dogana.
Motonaga founded Gutai after meeting Yoshiharo Jiro. Searching for a new means of expression after the cruelty of war, the artists in this Japanese movement offer irreverent, jubilant performances as well as experimental, humorous works of free expression. The body and the artistic gesture are at the core of their reflections, as in Motonaga's large abstract works on which large layers of paint are poured.
His bold work was first shown by the Pinault Collection at the 2015 "Slip of the Tongue" exhibition at the Punta della Dogana.
