Artist
Sadamasa Motonaga
1922–2011 · Japanese
Sadamasa Motonaga was a first-generation Gutai artist whose practice ranged from suspended bags of colored water and smoke performances to fluid, brightly colored paintings. His work consistently embraced chance, gravity and playful material behavior.
Painting; installation; performance
Major Works
- 1956Water (Work) →
- 1957Smoke performance →
- 1958Work (Red and Yellow) →
- 1960Untitled →
- 1962Work 1962 →
- 1964Work 1964 →
- 1966Untitled →
- 1970Work →
- 1970sTriangle-Circle series →
- 1980s–2000sFluid acrylic works →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
