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Izumi Kato BIOGRAPHY
Born 1969 Shimane, Japan. Known for: Painting and sculpture.
Born in 1969 in Shimane, Japan, the artist lives and works between Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong, China. Kato graduated from the Department of Oil Painting at Musashino University in 1992. Since the... Read full biography
Born in 1969 in Shimane, Japan, the artist lives and works between Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong, China. Kato graduated from the Department of Oil Painting at Musashino University in 1992. Since the 2000s, he has participated exhibitions held in Japan and across the world. In 2007, he was invited to... Read full biography
Born in 1969 in Shimane, Japan, the artist lives and works between Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong, China. Kato graduated from the Department of Oil Painting at Musashino University in 1992. Since the 2000s, he has participated exhibitions held in Japan and across the world. In 2007, he was invited to take part in the 52nd Venice Biennale International Exhibition, curated by Robert Storr. Children with disturbing faces, embryos with fully developed limbs, ancestor spirits locked up in bodies with... Read full biography
Born in 1969 in Shimane, Japan, the artist lives and works between Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong, China. Kato graduated from the Department of Oil Painting at Musashino University in 1992. Since the 2000s, he has participated exhibitions held in Japan and across the world. In 2007, he was invited to take part in the 52nd Venice Biennale International Exhibition, curated by Robert Storr. Children with disturbing faces, embryos with fully developed limbs, ancestor spirits locked up in bodies with imprecise forms—the creatures summoned by Izumi Kato are as fascinating as they are enigmatic. Their anonymous silhouettes and strange faces, largely absent of features, emphasize simple forms and strong colors; their elementary representation, an oval... Read full biography
Born in 1969 in Shimane, Japan, the artist lives and works between Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong, China. Kato graduated from the Department of Oil Painting at Musashino University in 1992. Since the 2000s, he has participated exhibitions held in Japan and across the world. In 2007, he was invited to take part in the 52nd Venice Biennale International Exhibition, curated by Robert Storr. Children with disturbing faces, embryos with fully developed limbs, ancestor spirits locked up in bodies with imprecise forms—the creatures summoned by Izumi Kato are as fascinating as they are enigmatic. Their anonymous silhouettes and strange faces, largely absent of features, emphasize simple forms and strong colors; their elementary representation, an oval head with two big, fathomless eyes, depicts no more than a crudely figured nose and mouth. Bringing to mind primitive arts, thei... Read full biography
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Born in 1969 in Shimane, Japan, the artist lives and works between Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong, China
Kato graduated from the Department of Oil Painting at Musashino University in 1992. Since the 2000s, he has participated exhibitions held in Japan and across the world. In 2007, he was invited to take part in the 52nd Venice Biennale International Exhibition, curated by Robert Storr.
Children with disturbing faces, embryos with fully developed limbs, ancestor spirits locked up in bodies with imprecise forms—the creatures summoned by Izumi Kato are as fascinating as they are enigmatic. Their anonymous silhouettes and strange faces, largely absent of features, emphasize simple forms and strong colors; their elementary re...But wait, there's more...
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