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Takesada Matsutani
b. 1937, Osaka, Japan · Japanese · Based in Paris, France & Nishinomiya, Japan
- Osaka Municipal School of Fine Arts (1954); key second-generation Gutai Art Association member
- Vinyl Adhesive (PVA Glue)
- Graphite Relief
- Painting
- Sculpture
Takesada Matsutani joined the Gutai Art Association in 1963 and became known for inflated vinyl forms whose bulging surfaces were shaped by glue, heat and gravity. After moving to Paris in 1966, he developed a long-running practice of dense graphite fields, drips and repetitive gestures.
Painting; vinyl sculpture; graphite; installation
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Major Works
- 1963Work 63-A
- 1960sPropagations
- 1965Object
- 1976 onwardStream
- 1975Point de contact
- 1960sLa Propagation
- 1998Stream-98
- 2014Stream-2014
- 1970s onwardGraphite works
- 1960sWave series
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