Galerie Von Vertes (Zurich) showed work by Kazuo Shiraga at Art Miami 2018.
Shiraga was known for his mud paintings where he, essentially used his whole body as a brush making indentations in clay. He also spent years creating "performance paintings" that were mostly composed using his feet.
Years ago I recall a show at the M CA Chicago called Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void 1949-1962. The show featured Post-World War II artists who basically attacked their work, slashing and bashing it as a reaction to the mayhem that had just ended and the destruction evident in their countries. Shiraga was one of the artists in this show. It ran in 2013.
Shiraga was known for his mud paintings where he, essentially used his whole body as a brush making indentations in clay. He also spent years creating "performance paintings" that were mostly composed using his feet.
Years ago I recall a show at the M CA Chicago called Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void 1949-1962. The show featured Post-World War II artists who basically attacked their work, slashing and bashing it as a reaction to the mayhem that had just ended and the destruction evident in their countries. Shiraga was one of the artists in this show. It ran in 2013.
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