Toshikatsu Endō

The native form of this personal name is Endō Toshikatsu. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Toshikatsu Endō
遠藤 利克
Born1950 (age 74–75)
Takayama, Gifu, Japan
EducationNagoya Junior College of Art and Design

Toshikatsu Endō (遠藤 利克, Endō Toshikatsu, born 1950) is a Japanese artist and sculptor.

Endō was born in 1950 in Takayama, Gifu. He graduated from Nagoya Junior College of Art and Design in 1972.[1] He exhibited at Documenta 8 in 1987 and at the Venice Biennale in 1990.[1]

Works

Endō is one of Japan's leading sculptors, and his large-scale, realistic works are highly regarded in Japan and other countries.[2] He transcends the boundaries of Mono-ha and publishes works that question the life and death of human beings and the origin of art.[3] He also uses materials such as wood, water, soil and so on to create works that question the fundamental meaning of matter.[1]

Books

  • 空洞説: 現代彫刻という言葉 ISBN 9784901646307 (2017)
  • 藤利克―聖性の考古学 ISBN 9784773817164 (2017)
  • Earth, Air, Fire, Water: The Sculpture of Toshikatsu Endo, ISBN 9780906860175 (1981)

References

  1. ^ a b c 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),百科事典マイペディア. "遠藤利克とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "遠藤利克展ー聖性の考古学". インターネットミュージアム. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "美術家・遠藤利克が表現する、日本人が忘れていた芸術の本当の姿". CINRA.NET (in Japanese). Retrieved September 7, 2021.


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