★ We welcome international purchases! ★ Ships within 24 hours, and we take care with careful packaging! ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ Title: "Face of the Sun (Black Sun, Face of the Past)" Artist: Taro Okamoto Technique: Shigaraki-yaki (Shigaraki ware) This is "Face of the Sun" by Taro Okamoto, who caused a sensation with his shocking words such as "Why not have a face at the bottom of the glass?" and "Art is an explosion." This is the Face of the Past, which was located on the back of the Tower of the Sun, one of the three faces representing the past, present, and future. Please consider this opportunity to acquire a work by the impactful Taro Okamoto! There is an engraved signature on the lower side of the face. Serial number is 1471. Size: Approximately 30cm in diameter / Approximately 5cm in thickness ——— ＜Artist's Biography＞ Taro Okamoto (1911 - 1996) Born in Tokyo in 1911. His father was the cartoonist Ippei Okamoto, and his mother was the poet and novelist Kanoko Okamoto. After entering Tokyo Fine Arts School, he accompanied his parents to Europe and spent his youth in Paris. In the 1930s, he participated as the youngest member of the Abstraction-Création association, which developed a worldwide abstract art movement, along with Delaunay and Kandinsky. In 1937, he exhibited "Painful Arms" at the Salon des Surindépendants. He graduated from the Department of Ethnology at the University of Paris in 1939, and returned to Japan the following year on the last repatriation ship due to World War II. In 1948 (Showa 23), he formed the "Night Society" with Kiyoteru Hanada and Yoshitaka Uetani, and developed an avant-garde movement. Until the 1950s, he created works with strong images of social satire, but from the 1960s, he depicted abstract forms resembling human archetypes with primary colors and intense brushstrokes. He was also actively involved in sculpture and design, such as the "Tower of the Sun" at the Japan World Exposition in 1970 and the relief mural at the Paris International Center Conference Hall in 1976. He was also active in a wide range of expressive fields, including interior design, ceramics, and writing. ——— Thank you. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ※ Discounts are available for combined purchases with other products! ※ Please check the photos for product details, condition, and accessories. ※ The color may differ slightly depending on the equipment environment. Art, Fine Art, Antiques, Rare Item, Expo, Osaka, Interior