Paris, 1950. Foreign artists were attracted to the City of Light, joining together to form the New School of Paris. France and its capital continued to act as a magnet for people from around the world, and particularly for the Japanese, who found an opportunity to express themselves freely, far from the technical rigour imposed in their own country. Key Sato (1906-1978), Toshimitsu Imai (1928-2002) and Hisao Domoto (1928-2013) were the main protagonists of this productive period.
Steeped in Asian philosophy and calligraphy,these painters had been immersed in “abstraction” long before the West took hold of it and it became a major movement in twentieth-century painting.
The gallery Louis & Sack is delighted to present a selection of major works by these three artists, accompagnied by avant-garde compatriots : Kumi Sugai (1919-1996), Yasse Tabuchi (1921-2009) and Akira Kito (1925-1994).
