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Japanese Painting of the 1950s and 1960s - Challenges to Form
Hiratsuka Museum of Art
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Shortly after the end of World War II, painters began to feel a sense of crisis about the traditional Japanese painting style and started to explore new forms of expression. In 1948, under the declaration "Aiming for the creation of Japanese painting based on universality," "Creative Art" (now known as Sozokai) was formed. The innovative movement in Japanese painting extended not only to emerging art groups but also to the entire Japanese painting community, including existing groups, leading young painters who emerged after the war to experiment with various styles from the 1950s to the 1960s. Without adhering strictly to the tradition of Japanese painting, these painters sought inspiration from Western painting works. Under the call for "innovation," they incorporated robust forms, the powerful materiality of oil paints, and the abstract expressions that were gaining attention at the time, resulting in styles that symbolized an era. As a result, Japanese painting approached the forms of contemporary Western painting, blurring the boundaries between Japanese and Western painting styles, despite the differences in materials.
This exhibition aims to shed light on the formal characteristics of Japanese painting during the 1950s and 1960s by displaying approximately 50 works, including those by Japanese painters who were active in Sozokai, Nitten, and Inten, as well as Western paintings created during the same period, selected from the museum's collection.
This exhibition aims to shed light on the formal characteristics of Japanese painting during the 1950s and 1960s by displaying approximately 50 works, including those by Japanese painters who were active in Sozokai, Nitten, and Inten, as well as Western paintings created during the same period, selected from the museum's collection.
Schedule | Apr 6 (Sat) 2024-Jun 2 (Sun) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥200, University and High School Students ¥100, Junior High School Students and Under free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp/art-muse/20162006_00037.html | ||||
| Venue | Hiratsuka Museum of Art | ||||
| Location | 1-3-3 Nishiyawata, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa 254-0073 | ||||
| Access | 20 minute walk from the North exit of Hiratsuka Station on the JR Tokaido line; From the North exit of JR Hiratsuka Station, take the Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu bus and get off at Bijutsukan Iriguchi. | ||||
| Phone | 0463-35-2111 | ||||
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