TAKESADA MATSUTANI (JAPAN, B. 1937)

Viewers can sense the intimate connection between the artist and his materials, and the interaction and response between the two. Physical materials are on the one hand carriers of the artist's deep, intuitive perceptions, and Matsutani at the same time presents his materials in their most authentic forms, refusing to forcibly distort them or force them to conform to his own intent. This attitude precisely reflects a statement found in the Gutai Art Association Manifesto, that if one leaves the material to show its own character, presenting it just as it is, then it starts to tell us something, and will speak with a mighty voice.