Contemporary Japanese art

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The Japanese contemporary art is based in large part on the global contemporary art draws its influences but also from the Japanese tradition, the presence of a densely populated urban environment and various traumas that Japan since the mid-1940s experienced (defeat in World War II , Atomic bombing , earthquakes, economic crisis , etc.), led to a diverse art that is little known in the West. In addition, the influence of the original avant-garde movement ( Gutai ), which developed since 1956, has clearly shaped contemporary art to this day.

Continuation of the traditional Japanese aesthetic

Numerous artists continue and renew classical Japanese art (e.g. painting on wall screens, woodcuts , calligraphy or ikebana ).

Important artists:

Abstract art

After saying goodbye to the avant-garde, abstraction has become a trend in the global contemporary art scene. She is represented in Japan by the following artists, among others:

Minimalist art and land art

Minimalism and Land Art are represented by the following artists, among others:

  • Tsuchiya Kimio (* 1955 in Fukui ) lives and works in Tokyo and creates large, minimalist sculptures and installations from raw materials in the open air.
  • Hayami Shiro (* 1927) specializes in installations in the great outdoors.
  • Shingu Susumu (* 1937) lives in Sanda , works in Osaka and is known for wind sculptures and designs with water. He started a “caravan of the wind”.

Pop art

Most young Japanese have been shaped by the aesthetics of anime , manga , video games, and video phones from early childhood . This led to the development of its own Pop Art direction.

Important artists of this trend are:

In search of identity

After the Japanese have worn school uniforms from their earliest youth , they put on very colorful and often provocative clothes, especially between 18 and 25. For most of them, their first paid job means returning to covered clothing and the salaryman's white shirt or the strict dress code of the office lady .

The artists who want to leave the "ordinary" avail themselves of provocation, reverie or exaggeration of the banality of their environment.

Important artists of this trend are:

Omnipresence of city and technology

75% of all Japanese live in the large urbanized coastal plain between Tokyo and Osaka. Television, broadband internet and cell phones have one of the highest levels of penetration in the whole world, plus the ubiquity of electronics and machines.

The productions of artists who take up these influences are often unprocessed photographs or hyper-realistic acrylic panels.

The main artists of this trend are:

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  1. ↑ http://www.wind-caravan.org

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