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Shinro Ohtake — Blue Map 2
Shinro Ohtake

Blue Map 2

1997

"Blue Map 2" by Shinro Ohtake is a richly layered mixed-media work that combines dye, cotton cloth, wood, and plaster on paper, creating a dense, tactile surface that evokes both cartographic and archaeological sensibilities. The deep blue tones bleed and shift across the composition, while fragments of cloth and textured materials protrude from the surface, blurring the boundaries between painting, collage, and sculpture. Ohtake's accumulative process transforms the work into a kind of personal artifact, mapping memory and material culture through deliberate yet chaotic assemblage.

Medium
dye, cotton cloth, wood and plaster on paper

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Shinro Ohtake, Blue Map 2, 1997

"Blue Map 2" by Shinro Ohtake is a richly layered mixed-media work that combines dye, cotton cloth, wood, and plaster on paper, creating a dense, tactile surface that evokes both cartographic and archaeological sensibilities. The deep blue tones bleed and shift across the composition, while fragments of cloth and textured materials protrude from the surface, blurring the boundaries between painting, collage, and sculpture. Ohtake's accumulative process transforms the work into a kind of personal artifact, mapping memory and material culture through deliberate yet chaotic assemblage.

Medium
dye, cotton cloth, wood and plaster on paper
Year
1997
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Abstract Art, Assemblage, Textural Work, Male Artist, Experimental Art, Mixed Media, Japanese Artist, Collage, Contemporary Artist, Blue Tones, Late 20th Century, Found Materials, Tactile Surfaces