About Aki Kuroda
Japanese · 1944–present
Kyoto-born painter based in Paris, known for labyrinthine silhouette figures and the long-running cosmic installation project COSMOGARDEN.
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Who was Aki Kuroda?
Aki Kuroda was born in Kyoto in 1944[1] and is a painter who has been based in Paris for most of his adult life. He is the son of an economics professor at Doshisha University and grew up in a household open to European culture from an early age.What is Aki Kuroda known for?
Aki Kuroda is known for his painting practice, which centres on silhouetted figures traversing labyrinthine passages. These are rendered in dense, calligraphic line strokes that owe something to both Abstract Expressionism and Japanese[1] brushwork; he is also known for his COSMOGARDEN project.What was Aki Kuroda's art style?
Aki Kuroda developed a painting practice centred on silhouetted figures traversing labyrinthine passages, rendered in dense, calligraphic line strokes that owe something to both Abstract Expressionism and Japanese[1] brushwork. He also produced relief paintings in dialogue with buildings designed by Tadao Ando and Richard Rogers.
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- [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Aki Kuroda Used for: biography.
- [2] book guggenheim-destin00arak Used for: biography.
- [3] book guggenheim-guggenheimintern1964allo Used for: biography.
- [4] book guggenheim-refigur00kren Used for: biography.
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