Issue of Perception of Form and Space in Japanese Art Movement “Mono-ha” of the 1960–1970s

Abstract

The article discusses the main stages of the formation of mono-ha movement. In their practice, artists of the “school of things” shift the focus from content and figurativeness to form and space in order to explore the material object itself and the relationships that arise between these two aspects (in some cases, space is not included in this “formula”, and the viewer observes interaction of several materials). At the same time, artists strive for minimal impact on the material, trying to preserve its natural, pristine state. The art of mono-ha developed under the influence of the European movement of arte povera (“poor art”), American minimalism and other artistic movements of the mid-20th century, however, conceptually it is more connected with the philosophy of Zen Buddhism, based on meditation with a concentration on either some object or a thought. Artists, like Zen Buddhists, strive to achieve harmony through accepting the naturalness of this world, concentrating on being in a specific place and at a specific time. The interaction of Japanese and Western art gives rise to a variety of plastic ideas and artistic forms. Analyzing the concept of perception of form and space by the Mono-ha masters, an attempt has been made to prove that the Mono-ha art movement is an important stage of the integration of Japanese art into the world artistic space.

Keywords

Mono-ha; Japanese modern art; Kishio Suga (1944); Lee Ufan (1936); Nobuo Sekine (1942–2019); Koji Enokura (1942–1995); Showa period (1926–1989);

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НАУЧНЫЕ ТРУДЫ
Санкт-Петербургской
академии художеств

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Issues of the Foreign Art Development

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Issue of Perception of Form and Space in Japanese Art Movement “Mono-ha” of the 1960–1970s // Scientific Papers of St Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts'69. . Issues of the Foreign Art Development. 2024 СПб. : СПб. акад. художеств, 2024. 184 с. C. . https://doi.org/10.62625/2782-1889.2024.68.53.008

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