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Yoshiaki Kita I

Japanese Prints
Poesie XXIII, 1985
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Yoshiaki Kita was born in Ishikawa prefecture in Japan in 1956. In 1979 he moved to France. Like many artists of post-war Japan, Yoshiaki Kita uses Western printmaking techniques. Silkscreen is among the favorite ones of the post-war generation of Japanese artists. And like many of the Japanese artists born in the middle of the 20th century, he combines in his art works Western and Japanese elements.

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Technique and Style

Yoshiaki Kita II

Silkscreen Printing
Poesie XX, 1984
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The artist works in silkscreen. A typical edition size is from 50 to 100 prints. His preferred subjects are taken from rural landscapes and from nature. Yoshiaki Kita's works look Western and Japanese at the same time. From the Japanese tradition he learned the principle of "showing less is more" and the elaborate technique how to achieve effects with color gradations ("bokashi").

Typical for the artist is the use of very tender, warm pastel colors. They can be applied to create moods or impressions like the feeling of heat in a viewer. Mr. Yoshiaki Kita may have been inspired for this atmospheric play with colors by the French impressionists during his stay in France.

The result of this "East meets West" are very poetic, tender creations that attract viewers with a sense for elegant and simple beauty.

Exhibitions and Awards

Yoshiaki Kita III

Hiroto Norikane - Biography
Poem VIII - Poésie VIII, 1984
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• 1969 - Ishikawa Hall Exhibition, Japan.
• 1973 - Komatsu City Art Exhibition, Japan.
• 1976 - Solo exhibition at Fuji Photo Salon, Japan.
• 1981 - Solo exhibition at Bank of Tokyo, Paris, France.
• 1981 - Solo exhibition at Gallery Jisu in Europe.
• 1982 - Solo exhibition at Salon de l'Espace Japan, Paris, France.
• 1982 - Awarded prize at Paris Art Concours, Paris, France.
• 1983 - Solo exhibition at Salon de Correfour du Japon, Paris, France.
• 1983 - Solo exhibition at Plaza Miki, Japan.
• 1983 - Solo exhibition at Plaza Miki, Japan.
• 1983 - Solo exhibition at Gallery Kojo, Japan.
• 1983 - Solo exhibition at Centre Chaillot Gallery, Paris, France.
• 1983 - Awarded prize "Grands et Jeunes d'Aujourd'hui", France.
• 1984 - Awarded prize "Grands et Jeunes d'Aujourd'hui", France.
• 1984 - Solo exhibition at Nagase Photo Salon, Japan.
• 1984 - Solo exhibition at Sky Plaza, Japan.

We have no exhibition records available for the period after 1984.

Dieter Wanczura
(June 2007, updated January 2010)

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