Toshikatsu Endō (遠藤 利克, Endō Toshikatsu, born 1950) is a Japanese artist and sculptor.
Toshikatsu Endō | |
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遠藤 利克 | |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Takayama, Gifu, Japan |
| Education | Nagoya Junior College of Art and Design |
Endō was born in 1950 in Takayama, Gifu. He graduated from Nagoya Junior College of Art and Design in 1972.[1] He exhibited at Documenta 8 in 1987 and at the Venice Biennale in 1990.[1]
Works edit
Endō is one of Japan's leading sculptors, and his large-scale, realistic works are highly regarded in Japan and other countries.[2] He transcends the boundaries of Mono-ha and publishes works that question the life and death of human beings and the origin of art.[3] He also uses materials such as wood, water, soil and so on to create works that question the fundamental meaning of matter.[1]
Books edit
- 空洞説: 現代彫刻という言葉 ISBN 9784901646307 (2017)
- 藤利克―聖性の考古学 ISBN 9784773817164 (2017)
- Earth, Air, Fire, Water: The Sculpture of Toshikatsu Endo, ISBN 9780906860175 (1981)
References edit
- ^ a b c 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),百科事典マイペディア. "遠藤利克とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "遠藤利克展ー聖性の考古学". インターネットミュージアム. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "美術家・遠藤利克が表現する、日本人が忘れていた芸術の本当の姿". CINRA.NET (in Japanese). Retrieved September 7, 2021.
External links edit
- "美術家・遠藤利克が表現する、日本人が忘れていた芸術の本当の姿". CINRA.NET (in Japanese). Retrieved September 7, 2021.
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