Exhibition Summary
Mokuta Takeo
Mokuta Takeo was born in 1910 in Toyooka-ward
of Hyougo-prefecture. He started
painting in his early childhood because he was influenced by his
grandfather who was a Japanese painter.
In 1935, he exhibited a landscape using real steels. This
painting was unconventional for that
time. After that, people loved him for his picture book style
paintings.
Since 1960, he started to create works which consisted of wood
and steels. He had developed the style until his death.
He liked the timbers, especially discarded ones. He listened to
the voices of
those who were exploited and wasted under the name of
civilization. He gave them
new lives as his artworks.
The artist gave religious titles to his artworks,such as "Bon","Miarei"
.
It is said that he was inspired by the instructions from
somewhere when he was making his artworks.
This attitude of the artist transcending the modern self,enables
us to sense his pious respect for the Mother Nature.
We will be pleased if you visit the exhibition and hear the
artist's message.
��Miarei...Birth, advent of God