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Kikuji Yamashita — Omaemoka
Kikuji Yamashita

Omaemoka

1969

"Omaemoka" by Kikuji Yamashita is a striking oil on canvas work that exemplifies the Japanese avant-garde artist's distinctive approach to figuration, layering fragmented forms and everyday objects into a densely composed, dreamlike narrative. Yamashita's signature style emerges through his textured, expressive brushwork and a richly saturated palette that animates the surface with raw, emotional energy. The work reflects his engagement with themes of memory, identity, and the chaotic vitality of postwar Japanese life.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Kikuji Yamashita, Omaemoka, 1969

"Omaemoka" by Kikuji Yamashita is a striking oil on canvas work that exemplifies the Japanese avant-garde artist's distinctive approach to figuration, layering fragmented forms and everyday objects into a densely composed, dreamlike narrative. Yamashita's signature style emerges through his textured, expressive brushwork and a richly saturated palette that animates the surface with raw, emotional energy. The work reflects his engagement with themes of memory, identity, and the chaotic vitality of postwar Japanese life.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1969
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Figurative Painting, Twentieth Century, Bold, Mid Century Modern, Bold Colors, Male Artist, Japanese, Expressionism, Psychological Mood, Japanese Artist, Naive Art, Outsider Artist, Expressive Style, Multicolor, Modern, Abstract, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary, Art Brut