Japan. 1928 - 2013
Painting and sculpture
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1925 Osaka, Japan - 2015. Known for: Abstract, feathery image painting, automatism, mixed-media.
Yasuo Sumi started painting while working as a high school teacher alongside with Shozo Shimamoto, one of the founding members of Gutai Art Association*. Sumi who uses soroban (Japanese abacus) as... Read full biography
Yasuo Sumi started painting while working as a high school teacher alongside with Shozo Shimamoto, one of the founding members of Gutai Art Association*. Sumi who uses soroban (Japanese abacus) as the material of teaching mathematics, discovered by chance that there is beautiful trace left after... Read full biography
Yasuo Sumi started painting while working as a high school teacher alongside with Shozo Shimamoto, one of the founding members of Gutai Art Association*. Sumi who uses soroban (Japanese abacus) as the material of teaching mathematics, discovered by chance that there is beautiful trace left after rolling painted soroban on paper. Since then, soroban has become the synonym for Sumi’s technique as well as vibrator and traditional umbrella. Sumi joined to Gutai in 1955 and continued to exhibit his... Read full biography
Yasuo Sumi started painting while working as a high school teacher alongside with Shozo Shimamoto, one of the founding members of Gutai Art Association*. Sumi who uses soroban (Japanese abacus) as the material of teaching mathematics, discovered by chance that there is beautiful trace left after rolling painted soroban on paper. Since then, soroban has become the synonym for Sumi’s technique as well as vibrator and traditional umbrella. Sumi joined to Gutai in 1955 and continued to exhibit his works at each subsequent Gutai exhibition until its disbandment. The number of improvisational creations reflected his three principals “desperation, absence of seriousness, irresponsibility” is praised by the leader of Gutai, Jiro Yoshihara. As well... Read full biography
Yasuo Sumi started painting while working as a high school teacher alongside with Shozo Shimamoto, one of the founding members of Gutai Art Association*. Sumi who uses soroban (Japanese abacus) as the material of teaching mathematics, discovered by chance that there is beautiful trace left after rolling painted soroban on paper. Since then, soroban has become the synonym for Sumi’s technique as well as vibrator and traditional umbrella. Sumi joined to Gutai in 1955 and continued to exhibit his works at each subsequent Gutai exhibition until its disbandment. The number of improvisational creations reflected his three principals “desperation, absence of seriousness, irresponsibility” is praised by the leader of Gutai, Jiro Yoshihara. As well as Shimamoto, Sumi experiences many exhibitions in Europe and USA, gets popularity especially in Italy. Collection:. The National... Read full biography
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