Kazuo Shiraga (1924 - 2008)

Kazuo Shiraga

Kazuo Shiraga (白髪 一雄, Shiraga Kazuo) was a Japanese abstract painter and the first-generation member of the postwar artists collective Gutai Art Association (Gutai). As a Gutai member, he was a prolific, inventive, and pioneering experimentalist who tackled a range of media: in addition to painting, he worked in performance art, three-dimensional object making, conceptual art, and installations, many of which are preserved only in documentary photos and films.

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Date and place of birt:	12 august 1924, Amagasaki, Japan
Date and place of death:	8 april 2008, Amagasaki, Japan
Nationality:	Japan
Period of activity:	XX, XXI century
Specialization:	Artist, Landscape painter, Painter, Sculptor
Art school / group:	Gutai Art Association, Zero Kai
Genre:	Cityscape, Landscape painting
Art style:	Abstract Expressionism, Abstract art, Avant-garde, Post War Art
Technique:	Oil