Masayuki Nagare
Masayuki Nagare (流 政之, Nagare Masayuki, February 14, 1923 – July 7, 2018) was a modernist Japanese sculptor, nicknamed "Samurai Artist" for his commitment to traditional Japanese aesthetics.[1] He was born in 1923 in Nagasaki to Kojuro Nakagawa, the founder and president of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto.[2] As a teenager, he received training in the martial arts of a samurai, particularly swordsmanship,[3] and lived in several temples in Kyoto, where he observed the patterns of rocks, plants, and water created by traditional landscape artists.[4]
In 1942, he enrolled at Ritsumeikan University, where he studied
Nagare's art is strongly influenced by Shinto,
Nagare's works include Cloud Fortress, which survived the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center (New York City) but was destroyed in the rescue and recovery efforts,[11][12] Sakimori (Frontier Guardian) installed in the Honolulu Museum of Art, Hamaritsurin Garden in Seto Ohashi Commemorative Park (Kagawa Prefecture, Japan), Receiving (受 Ju) stored at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City,[13] and Transcendence (informally called The Banker's Heart by locals) installed in A.P. Giannini Plaza at 555 California Street (formerly the Bank of America building) in San Francisco, California. He died in July 2018 at the age of 95.[14]
References
- Nagare, Masayuki, Masayuki Nagare, The life of a samurai artist, New York, Weatherhill, 1994.
Notes
- ^ "Nagare Masayuki, "Stone Riddle"". Princeton Campus Art. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Profile". Masayuki Nagare Official Website. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Profile". Masayuki Nagare Official Website. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Masayuki Nagare, "Sculpture: New to America"". Jason McCoy Gallery. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Profile". Masayuki Nagare Official Website. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Nagare Masayuki, "Stone Riddle"". Princeton Campus Art. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Masayuki Nagare, "Sculpture: New to America"". Jason McCoy Gallery. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ Killeen, Michael (February 12, 2007). "Penn's Blossoms, Samurai Sculptor, Blue Collars: 57th Street". Bloomberg.com.
- ^ "Nagare Masayuki, "Stone Riddle"". Princeton Campus Art. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Masayuki Nagare, "Sculpture: New to America"". Jason McCoy Gallery. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Artitechture: Lost Art of the World Trade Center". Eclectix. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ Killeen, Michael (February 12, 2007). "Penn's Blossoms, Samurai Sculptor, Blue Collars: 57th Street". Bloomberg.com.
- ^ "The Collection". www.moma.org. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ 彫刻家の流政之さん死去 NY貿易センター前に作品
External links
- Nagare's Official Website
- Nagare's biography at Nagare Foundation, Japan
- Picture of Nagare's World Trade Center plaza granite sculpture, lost after the attacks of 9/11
- Entries for Nagare at the Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, by Smithsonian American Art Museum