
‘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
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale
May 27, 2018
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