Tadaaki kuwayama biography examples

TADAAKI KUWAYAMA

Tadaaki Kuwayama, born in Nagoya, Japan, completed his studies in nihonga, a traditional Japanese painting style, at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts in 1956.

However, he found himself uninterested in the strict practice of nihonga and the contemporary Japanese art scene at that time. In 1958, along with his wife and fellow artist Rakuko Naito, Kuwayama relocated to New York where he discovered the contemporary art scene and developed his unique artistic style.

During the 1960s, Kuwayama focused on creating square and monochromatic artworks subdivided using vertical and horizontal metal strips.

He created the illusion of artificial colours and industrial materials by varnishing the surface and adding a glossy layer. In 1970, he transitioned to producing large-scale works composed of rectangular sections, shifting from vibrant colours to metallic shades occasionally intermixed with pale tones like pink and beige.

In the following decade, Kuwayama e