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Toshimitsu Imai — ‘As far as I am concerned, colours are the vast origin of the birth and death of nature…’
Toshimitsu Imai

‘As far as I am concerned, colours are the vast origin of the birth and death of nature…’

Toshimitsu Imai's expansive oil on canvas pulsates with raw, gestural energy, as dense layers of richly saturated colour collide and merge across the surface in sweeping, dynamic strokes. Rooted in the Japanese Gutai movement's spirit of bold experimentation, Imai channels the elemental forces of nature through abstract forms that evoke both creation and dissolution. The work embodies his deeply held belief in colour as a primal, living force — a meditation on the perpetual cycle of birth, transformation, and decay.

Medium
oil on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale

May 27, 2018

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Toshimitsu Imai, ‘As far as I am concerned, colours are the vast origin of the birth and death of nature…’

Toshimitsu Imai's expansive oil on canvas pulsates with raw, gestural energy, as dense layers of richly saturated colour collide and merge across the surface in sweeping, dynamic strokes. Rooted in the Japanese Gutai movement's spirit of bold experimentation, Imai channels the elemental forces of nature through abstract forms that evoke both creation and dissolution. The work embodies his deeply held belief in colour as a primal, living force — a meditation on the perpetual cycle of birth, transformation, and decay.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Lyrical Abstraction, Male Artist, Gestural Painting, Japanese Artist, Nature Inspired, Expressive Mood, Postwar Abstract, Vibrant Colors, Oil on Canvas

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