Liangshan Marsh
梁山泊
- Birth Year
- 1924
- Death Year
- 2008
- Date
- 1967
- Technique, Material, Format
- oil on canvas
- Dimension
- 181.0 x 305.0 cm
- Category
- Oil or Other Painting by Japanese Artist
- Inventory Number
- 84-OJ-022
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: “Liang-shan-po” by Kazuo Shiraga (video / November 2021)
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Shiraga Kazuo is known for creating art by smearing paint on paper or canvas with his feet. This method of directly capturing the traces of human movement was a new approach to painting that appeared around the world in around 1950. This painting shows a further development, dating from the period when Shiraga began using skis and a spatula to apply paint. It is characterized by fan-like shapes made by moving a board or spatula like a windscreen wiper. Meanwhile, the title Liangshan Marsh refers to an area where the outlaw heroes of the Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) novel Water Margin gather. The artist’s aesthetic did not shy away from bloodiness, cruelty, or violence, and here it is discernible in the use of bright red color, the depiction of intense movement, and the work’s title.
(HIBINO Miyon)