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Don Soker Contemporary Art

January 21 - February 25, 2016

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Reception

January 21, 2016 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Shoichi Ida, "Broken Twig-In Bush No.6", mixed media on mud-dyed paper on board, 1985, 34" x 42" x 3"

Don Soker Contemporary Art is pleased to present “Japanese Art of the 1970’s and ‘80’s”. These works, in a variety of mediums, reflect the emergence of a new concept in modern Japanese art. Beginning in the mid-1960’s, mostly younger Japanese artists broke away from the traditional styles and techniques of their predecessors and began to experiment with new materials and approaches to their works. The traditional medium of print making continued to be dominant, but even there woodblock was often replaced by silkscreen, etching, lithograph and photo process techniques. The new works also included innovative experiments in painting and sculpture but the most was in works on paper. Support for the new type of works in Japan was limited but because of the large number of US companies based in Japan during the Vietnam period, many Americans provided the initial encouragement to these artists. The exhibition includes works by over a dozen artists including, Shoichi Ida, Masuo Ikeda, Shigeru Izumi, Yukihisa Isobe, Akira Kurosaki, Akira Masumoto, Takesada Matsutani, Kunito Nagaoka, Tetsuya Noda, Toshinobu Onosato, Shoichi Seino, Yasu Suzuka, and Yutaka Yoshinaga.