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Title
Darkness
Artist
Kazuo SHIRAGA
Year
1995
Material
oil on canvas

Work Description

Shiraga was a key member of the avant-garde art group Gutai, formed in the Kansai region of western Honshu after World War II. His unique technique of “foot painting,” by swinging from a rope suspended from the ceiling and sliding his bare feet across a paint-laden canvas lying on the floor, won him international acclaim. This commissioned work on the theme of “Hiroshima” was painted in a similar manner, and the trajectories of actions can be seen in the vigorously splashed paint on its surface. However, with its palette limited to black, the work makes a somewhat different impression from other foot paintings characterized by clashing colors and passionate physicality.

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