Nobutoshi Matsuura\u2019s artworks are notable for their smooth, lustrous surface. The glossy texture of each piece is reminiscent of still water, and it is only when their subtle colors rise from the depths to mix together that the brushstrokes within can be thinly discerned, prompting the viewer to reaffirm the work\u2019s existence as a painting.<\/p>\n
Since the modernist period, abstract painting has largely been divided into two conceptual categories, \u201cwarm\u201d and \u201ccool\u201d. A clear predecessor can been in the works of Mondrian and other artists who gradually scraped away elements from the frame and sought a pure form of painting using geometric expressions. Following them came painters like Dubuffet and Kandinsky, who actively projected bodily movements onto the canvas and evoked strong human emotions through the free application of color.<\/p>\n
In the world of abstraction, these two concepts are not necessarily in opposition and can even be combined in a single piece. Matsuura\u2019s artworks fall into that grouping. Just as their effervescent hues are suppressed by the solid, transparent surface layers on which they are rendered, his paintings lean sharply in the direction of the \u201cwarmly abstract\u201d while maintaining a cerebral, \u201ccool abstract\u201d aura in their outer appearance. It is extremely fascinating how, in doing so, they also become a reflection of human beings themselves.<\/p>\n
Stemming from the artist\u2019s desire to find beauty in chance events and his stubbornly simplistic decades-long pursuit of a single form of expression, Matsuura\u2019s works are sure to provide viewers with a sublime experience.<\/p>\n
We hope you will come experience the sheer beauty of Nobutoshi Matsuura\u2019s artistic universe for yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nobutoshi Matsuura\u2019s artworks are notable for their smooth, lustrous surface. The glossy texture of each piece is reminiscent of still water, and it is only when their subtle colors rise from the depths to mix together that the brushstrokes within can be thinly discerned, prompting the viewer to reaffirm the work\u2019s existence as a painting. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n