Mono-ha
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thumb | right | Phase—Mother Earth (1968) by Nobuo Sekine, an influential work in the Mono-ha art movement Mono-ha (もの派) is the name given to an art movement led by Japanese and Korean artists of the 20th century. The Mono-ha artists explored the encounter between natural and industrial materials, such as stone, steel plates, glass, light bulbs, cotton, sponge, paper, wood, wire, rope, leather, oil, and water, arranging them in mostly unaltered, ephemeral states. The works focus as much on the interdependency of these various elements and the surrounding space as on the materials themselves.
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Mono-ha | Tate
Tate glossary definition for mono-ha: Pioneering art movement that emerged in Tokyo in the mid-1960s whose artists, instead of making traditional representational artworks, explored materials and their properties
tate.org.uk →Other artists related to the mono-ha movement include Susumu Koshimizu , Kishio Suga and Noriyuki Haraguchi . The name mono-ha was coined slightly derogatorily by a journalist in response to the lack of polish and perceived lack of skill displayed in the making of the work. As the movement gained international recognition, and through its association with arte povera , mono-ha came to be widely respected as a movement that was critically engaged. Does this text contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? We would like to hear from you.
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Origin of the Term “Mono-ha” and its Members
- Socio-Political Context
- Recent Attention in the United States
- Phase-Mother Earth
- Members
- Bibliography
- References
thumb | right | Phase—Mother Earth (1968) by Nobuo Sekine, an influential work in the Mono-ha art movement Mono-ha (もの派) is the name given to an art movement led by Japanese and Korean artists of the 20th century. The Mono-ha artists explored the encounter between natural and industrial materials, such as stone, steel plates, glass, light bulbs, cotton, sponge, paper, wood, wire, rope, leather, oil, and water, arranging them in mostly unaltered, ephemeral states. The works focus as much on the interdependency of these various elements and the surrounding space as on the materials themselves.
==Origin of the Term “Mono-ha” and its Members==
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