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Kazuya Sakai

Kazuya Sakai (1927 - 2001) was active/lived in United States, Mexico, Argentina.  Kazuya Sakai is known for Sculptor, non objective, mural.

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Kazuya Sakai (1927-2001)

The work of mid-century artist Kazuya Sakai defies categorization, both on ethnographic and stylistic grounds.  Abstraction blossomed in Latin America during the post-war period, in large part due to the impetus of external cultural force of increased immigration.  Sakai is both a part of this movement and distinct from it as an ethnically Japanese artist trained and formed by the artistic language of Buenos Aires.  His oeuvre spans five decades and three continents, reflecting the varying aesthetic of the art world at crucial moments—from gestural expressionism to geometric and systemic abstraction.

Though born in Argentina in 1927, Sakai returned to Japan for school at a young age and went on to study philosophy and literature at the University of Waseda in Tokyo.(1)  This background instilled in Sakai a love of Zen Buddhist philosophy and of traditional calligraphy, two forces that would heavily influence his later work.&nbs   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5815 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Kazuya Sakai

   Kazuya Sakai  Born:  1927 - Argentina
Died:   2001 - Dallas, Texas
Known for:  Sculptor, non objective, mural
Name variants:  Kasuya Sakai

Kazuya Sakai (1927-2001)

The work of mid-century artist Kazuya Sakai defies categorization, both on ethnographic and stylistic grounds.  Abstraction blossomed in Latin America during the post-war period, in large part due to the impetus of external cultural force of increased immigration.  Sakai is both a part of this movement and distinct from it as an ethnically Japanese artist trained and formed by the artistic language of Buenos Aires.  His oeuvre spans five decades and three continents, reflecting the varying aesthetic of the art world at crucial moments—from gestural expressionism to geometric and systemic abstraction.

Though born in Argentina in 1927, Sakai returned to Japan for school at a young age and   ...  Displaying 750 of 5815 characters.

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