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Art Of Kozu The
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 144.
The Takayanagi family of art dealers have long been associated with the artist Yuichiro Kozu (1878-1953). In Paris, the founder of the Midori Gallery knew him when he painted his tragic, married lover, Yumiko. Even more controversially, Kozu's painting in Indochina during the Japanese occupation 'looks past the cruelty - to see the horror'. He had no compunction in using people, whether servants or lovers, to set his scenes, no fear of dissection or execution. His paintings testify to a criminal indifference. With the war over interest is renewed in the art of Yuichiro Kozu, but can the truth really ... Read more
The Takayanagi family of art dealers have long been associated with the artist Yuichiro Kozu (1878-1953). In Paris, the founder of the Midori Gallery knew him when he painted his tragic, married lover, Yumiko. Even more controversially, Kozu's painting in Indochina during the Japanese occupation 'looks past the cruelty - to see the horror'. He had no compunction in using people, whether servants or lovers, to set his scenes, no fear of dissection or execution. His paintings testify to a criminal indifference. With the war over interest is renewed in the art of Yuichiro Kozu, but can the truth really ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Publisher
Sandstone Press Ltd
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910124000
SKU
V9781910124000
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About Art Of Kozu The
James Edgecombe lives with his wife, Yuko, and their two children, Rintaro and Hinako, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in southwest Devon. Having lived and taught in Hokkaido, Japan, he now teaches at Tavistock College, while also pursuing his PhD in creative writing at Plymouth University, where he is assistant editor of Short Fiction: the Visual Literary Journal. ... Read more
Reviews for Art Of Kozu The
The Art of Kozu is a stunningly well controlled piece of writing. Startlingly ambitious in its geographic and temporal range and in its subject matter, the writing makes remarkable use of voice and deployment of detail. This work deals with art, death, aging, beauty, race, war and memory - and it's a testament to the skill of its writer that ... Read more