田中敦子ATSUKO TANAKA 1932-2005 JAPANESE ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS. Atsuko Tanaka Enamel oil on canvas. Canvas size 25 3/4in by 17 7/8in. Frame size 23.5in by 31.5in. Date at 1964. Provenence: Private collection of NY. Atsuko Tanaka was a Japanese avant-garde artist best known for her Neo-Dada Electric Dress (1956), a garment made from hundreds of lightbulbs painted in primary colors. This iconic work, which she wore to exhibitions, functions as a conflation of Japanese traditional clothing with modern urbanization, bringing an unexpected and challenging interpretation to both. “I wanted to shatter stable beauty with my work,” Tanaka once said. A member of the Gutai movement along with artists such as Jiro Yoshihara, much of her work used domestic objects like lightbulbs, textiles, doorknobs, and doorbells. With these objects, the artist was able to create work about the body without a body present. She maintained a broad practice that included performance “happenings,” sculpture, and installation, while her later work focusing on two-dimensional painting, with colorful organic abstract shapes connecting circles and lines. Born on February 10, 1932 in Osaka, Japan, Tanaka studied at the Art Institute of Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, and Kyoto Municipal College of Art. She was widely exhibited nationally and abroad, notably at Paula Cooper Gallery in New York, the National Museum of Art in Kyoto, and documenta 12 in Kassel, and is also included in important museum collections such as The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Tanaka died on December 3, 2005 at the age of 74 in Asuka, Japan.Shipping cost incluing pack ange deliver to US address 100 USD and International 300 USD. We can arrange door-to-door delivery to most east coast address and provide to check perior to pay.Please read our policy carefully:1. All sales are final, no return at any reason. 2. We do not have additional images, all images listed here and all bidders see the same. 3. No PayPal and Credit Card accepted.4. We arrange in-house packing and delivery. Shipping cost is listed. No bargin or discount for it. Delivery and US shipping will kept frame, international shipping will remove the frame except buyer pay for shipping cost. 5. We do not provide in-site pickup and third party shipper delivery. If you do not like our policy, please simply do not bid with us. Thank you.