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CHIYU UEMAE (b. 1920)

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Though not considered an action painter, Chiyu Uemae is known for several approaches that focus on form, texture, and the interplay of colors. As in the present example, Untitled, he frequently applied pigment using a palette knife, creating textured layers that allow bits of color to shine as if buried jewels just below ground. Before joining the Gutai Group, Uemae studied Nan Ga, the southern school of Chinese painting, and he credits his immersive experience working in the Kyoto style of dyeing and his sewing discipline as informing his mature style. Uemae's work explores the materiality of paint and the possibilities of the canvas, reflecting a deep engagement with the act of painting itself. Though not considered an action painter, Chiyu Uemae is known for several approaches that focus on form, texture, and the interplay of colors. As in the present example, Untitled, he frequently applied pigment using a palette knife, creating textured layers that allow bits of color to shine as if buried jewels just below ground. Before joining the Gutai Group, Uemae studied Nan Ga, the southern school of Chinese painting, and he credits his immersive experience working in the Kyoto style of dyeing and his sewing discipline as informing his mature style. Uemae's work explores the materiality of paint and the possibilities of the canvas, reflecting a deep engagement with the act of painting itself. Though not considered an action painter, Chiyu Uemae is known for several approaches that focus on form, texture, and the interplay of colors. As in the present example, Untitled, he frequently applied pigment using a palette knife, creating textured layers that allow bits of color to shine as if buried jewels just below ground. Before joining the Gutai Group, Uemae studied Nan Ga, the southern school of Chinese painting, and he credits his immersive experience working in the Kyoto style of dyeing and his sewing discipline as informing his mature style. Uemae's work explores the materiality of paint and the possibilities of the canvas, reflecting a deep engagement with the act of painting itself. Though not considered an action painter, Chiyu Uemae is known for several approaches that focus on form, texture, and the interplay of colors. As in the present example, Untitled, he frequently applied pigment using a palette knife, creating textured layers that allow bits of color to shine as if buried jewels just below ground. Before joining the Gutai Group, Uemae studied Nan Ga, the southern school of Chinese painting, and he credits his immersive experience working in the Kyoto style of dyeing and his sewing discipline as informing his mature style. Uemae's work explores the materiality of paint and the possibilities of the canvas, reflecting a deep engagement with the act of painting itself. Though not considered an action painter, Chiyu Uemae is known for several approaches that focus on form, texture, and the interplay of colors. As in the present example, Untitled, he frequently applied pigment using a palette knife, creating textured layers that allow bits of color to shine as if buried jewels just below ground. Before joining the Gutai Group, Uemae studied Nan Ga, the southern school of Chinese painting, and he credits his immersive experience working in the Kyoto style of dyeing and his sewing discipline as informing his mature style. Uemae's work explores the materiality of paint and the possibilities of the canvas, reflecting a deep engagement with the act of painting itself. Though not considered an action painter, Chiyu Uemae is known for several approaches that focus on form, texture, and the interplay of colors. As in the present example, Untitled, he frequently applied pigment using a palette knife, creating textured layers that allow bits of color to shine as if buried jewels just below ground. Before joining the Gutai Group, Uemae studied Nan Ga, the southern school of Chinese painting, and he credits his immersive experience working in the Kyoto style of dyeing and his sewing discipline as informing his mature style. Uemae's work explores the materiality of paint and the possibilities of the canvas, reflecting a deep engagement with the act of painting itself. Though not considered an action painter, Chiyu Uemae is known for several approaches that focus on form, texture, and the interplay of colors. As in the present example, Untitled, he frequently applied pigment using a palette knife, creating textured layers that allow bits of color to shine as if buried jewels just below ground. Before joining the Gutai Group, Uemae studied Nan Ga, the southern school of Chinese painting, and he credits his immersive experience working in the Kyoto style of dyeing and his sewing discipline as informing his mature style. Uemae's work explores the materiality of paint and the possibilities of the canvas, reflecting a deep engagement with the act of painting itself. Though not considered an action painter, Chiyu Uemae is known for several approaches that focus on form, texture, and the interplay of colors. As in the present example, Untitled, he frequently applied pigment using a palette knife, creating textured layers that allow bits of color to shine as if buried jewels just below ground. Before joining the Gutai Group, Uemae studied Nan Ga, the southern school of Chinese painting, and he credits his immersive experience working in the Kyoto style of dyeing and his sewing discipline as informing his mature style. Uemae's work explores the materiality of paint and the possibilities of the canvas, reflecting a deep engagement with the act of painting itself. Though not considered an action painter, Chiyu Uemae is known for several approaches that focus on form, texture, and the interplay of colors. As in the present example, Untitled, he frequently applied pigment using a palette knife, creating textured layers that allow bits of color to shine as if buried jewels just below ground. Before joining the Gutai Group, Uemae studied Nan Ga, the southern school of Chinese painting, and he credits his immersive experience working in the Kyoto style of dyeing and his sewing discipline as informing his mature style. Uemae's work explores the materiality of paint and the possibilities of the canvas, reflecting a deep engagement with the act of painting itself. Though not considered an action painter, Chiyu Uemae is known for several approaches that focus on form, texture, and the interplay of colors. As in the present example, Untitled, he frequently applied pigment using a palette knife, creating textured layers that allow bits of color to shine as if buried jewels just below ground. Before joining the Gutai Group, Uemae studied Nan Ga, the southern school of Chinese painting, and he credits his immersive experience working in the Kyoto style of dyeing and his sewing discipline as informing his mature style. Uemae's work explores the materiality of paint and the possibilities of the canvas, reflecting a deep engagement with the act of painting itself.
Untitled198231 3/8 x 19 3/4 in.(79.69 x 50.17 cm) oil on panel
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Though not considered an action painter, Chiyu Uemae is known for several approaches that focus on form, texture, and the interplay of colors. As in the present example, Untitled, he frequently applied pigment using a palette knife, creating textured layers that allow bits of color to shine as if buried jewels just below ground. Before joining the Gutai Group, Uemae studied Nan Ga, the southern school of Chinese painting, and he credits his immersive experience working in the Kyoto style of dyeing and his sewing discipline as informing his mature style. Uemae's work explores the materiality of paint and the possibilities of the canvas, reflecting a deep engagement with the act of painting itself.
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