ATSUKO TANAKA 1932-2005 OIL ON CANVAS ABSTRACT. Image size 87cm by 70cm. 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. We do not have additional images, all images listed here, and all bidders see the same. 2. No PayPal and Credit Card accepted. 3. We arrange in-house packing and delivery. Shipping cost is listed. No bargain or discount for it. Delivery and US shipping will keep frame, international shipping will remove the frame except buyer pay for shipping cost. 4. We provide in-site pickup and third-party shipper delivery but need payment clear first. 5. Return policy.We only refund hammer price with no exception. Return must be done in two weeks after artworks received. 6. We are open for per-sale and post-sale offer, if offer accept we will help to complete per-sale and post-sale purchase transaction, same policy as regular purchase. If you do not like our policy, please simply do not bid with us. Thank you.