TOKO SHINODA Japan
Born in Manchuria in 1913, Shinoda has long been a force in ink. At a time when few Japanese women led independent lives, she eschewed marriage and supported herself by teaching calligraphy, eventually spurning students so that she could devote herself to distilling Chinese characters into the purest of art forms. After the American Occupation of Japan she lived in New York for a few years, wanting to be at the vibrant center of the 1950s art world. It was during this period that her calligraphic style became more and more vigorous.By the time she returned to Japan she had become a champion of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Though her training was in the most classical style of calligraphy, Shinoda pushed the envelope and broke the “rules”. She is considered the doyenne of contemporary Japanese art and is the only living artist commissioned to create a painting for their Majesties. A large painting hangs in the Emperor’s private dining room at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
Toko SHINODA Japan
Sprout D 1976
Lithograph 7/50
500 x 400 image size
000 x 000 paper size
$2,500
Toko SHINODA Japan
Arrived Wind 1975
Lithograph 28/70
610 x 460 image size
000 x 000 paper size
$2,500
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