The photograph Toshio Shibata, #189 Yunoyani Village, Nigata Prefecture, 1989 by Japanese photographer Toshio Shibata is hand-signed (on recto) by the photographer.
Printed 2005 under the direction of the photographer the photograph is from the portfolio "Masters of Modern Photography. Japan," Tokyo. The 13" x 19" print is numbered on recto (front of photo). Available: 87/100
The photograph was featured on the cover of Toshio Shibata/Quintessence of Japan: About the World, published by the Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany. The subject of the work is development projects in Japan leading to the destruction of the natural environment. Since 1983, Toshio Shibata has photographed project sites where concrete is poured down mountain slopes and hillsides. The artist’s elaborate conceptual compositions explore the juxtaposition of the Japanese landscape and man’s imposition on that landscape. Shibata's works transform the landscape into magical, mysterious, and unique visions.
Provenance: Private Collector
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Artist’s Bio:
Toshio Shibata was born in Tokyo in 1949 and graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music with a major in oil painting. His solo shows include the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago (1997) and the Centre National de la Photographie in Paris (1998). His works are in permanent collections at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris; the Muse-Les Royaux des Beaux-Arts in Brussels; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston; and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others. In 1975 and 1976, Shibata was awarded a fellowship at the Ministry of Education in Belgium, and in 1992 he was awarded the 17th Kimura Ihei Award from Asahi Shimbun Publishing Co.
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Available at 99Prints NYC an online art marketplace for today’s collector of contemporary art, works on paper, original and limited edition photography. Based in New York City, 99Prints ships worldwide.
Printed 2005 under the direction of the photographer the photograph is from the portfolio "Masters of Modern Photography. Japan," Tokyo. The 13" x 19" print is numbered on recto (front of photo). Available: 87/100
The photograph was featured on the cover of Toshio Shibata/Quintessence of Japan: About the World, published by the Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany. The subject of the work is development projects in Japan leading to the destruction of the natural environment. Since 1983, Toshio Shibata has photographed project sites where concrete is poured down mountain slopes and hillsides. The artist’s elaborate conceptual compositions explore the juxtaposition of the Japanese landscape and man’s imposition on that landscape. Shibata's works transform the landscape into magical, mysterious, and unique visions.
Provenance: Private Collector
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Artist’s Bio:
Toshio Shibata was born in Tokyo in 1949 and graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music with a major in oil painting. His solo shows include the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago (1997) and the Centre National de la Photographie in Paris (1998). His works are in permanent collections at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris; the Muse-Les Royaux des Beaux-Arts in Brussels; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston; and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others. In 1975 and 1976, Shibata was awarded a fellowship at the Ministry of Education in Belgium, and in 1992 he was awarded the 17th Kimura Ihei Award from Asahi Shimbun Publishing Co.
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Available at 99Prints NYC an online art marketplace for today’s collector of contemporary art, works on paper, original and limited edition photography. Based in New York City, 99Prints ships worldwide.