Saburo Murakami

Saburo Murakami (村上三郎) (June 27, 1925 – January 11, 1996) was a Japanese artist. He was a member of the Gutai group and was known for creating performance pieces where he would stick paper to wooden frames and burst through them.

Biography

Murakami was born in Kobe, Japan in 1925. He entered Kwansei Gakuin University in 1943. He also entered the art department's "Gengetsu-kai", became a disciple of Hiroshi Kamihara, and began studying oil painting.[1] He graduated from Kwansei in 1948 with a degree in philosophy, and in 1950 with a degree in fine art.[2] In 1952 Murakami formed the "Zero-kai" (Zero Group) with Kazuo Shiraga, Atsuko Tanaka, and Akira Kanayama.[3] They all joined the Gutai, which was led by Jiro Yoshihara, in 1955.[4]

In 1960, Murakami was appointed the official delegate of Japan at the International Centre of Aesthetic Research in Turin.[5]

Murakami taught at the Kobe Shoin Women's Junior College from 1990 until his death in 1996.

Personal life

His son is Tomohiko Murakami, a professor who researches manga and pop culture.[6]

Artwork

Murakami was best known for kami-yaburi (paper breakthrough), a performance art in which he would stick paper to wooden frames and burst through them. The remaining ripped paper is also considered a form of visual art. In one performance photographed by the Guggenheim Museum, he tore through 24 paper screens.[7] These performances were viewed as a collision of mind and body, as well as an expression of his free spirit.[8] Unrestrained by medium, he also used glass and paint in his works. Murakami's work spanned the abstract expressionism, fluxus, and conceptual art movements.[9]

After his death, Murakami's kami-yaburi works are sometimes destroyed as part of exhibits to extend the artist's message of creation through destruction.[10]

Murakami was also a renowned painter, whose highly conceptual methods and presentation led to experimentation with a variety of painting gestures inspired by children. A central premise of his work was the playfulness of the creative act of painting.[11]

In 2014 the Art Court Gallery in Osaka held an exhibition of his work. Chiba City Museum holds some of his artwork.[12]

Further reading
  • ビターズ２滴半 : 村上三郎はかく語りき [13]
  • 村上三郎 Through the '70s [14]
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References
  1. 「村上三郎展」プレスリリース アートコートギャラリー
  2. 作品略歴 村上三郎 京都国立近代美術館
  3. 白髪一雄オーラル・ヒストリー、加藤瑞穂と池上裕子によるインタヴュー、2007年8月23日 日本美術オーラル・ヒストリー・アーカイヴ
  4. 大阪万博のインパクト 第6章 具体美術祭り――戦後前衛の最後の花道 (Takemi Kuresawa) 青弓社
  5. "Saburo Murakami". www.hundertmark-gallery.com. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  6. Borrelli, Christopher. "MCA show explores destruction and how it relates to creation". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  7. Budick, Ariella (February 22, 2013). "Avant-garde explosion". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  8. "'Saburo Murakami' | The Japan Times". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  9. "Japanese Gutai in the 1950s: Fast and Fearless". Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  10. Borrelli, Christopher. "MCA show explores destruction and how it relates to creation". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  11. "Saburo Murakami". www.axel-vervoordt.com. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  12. "アートぷらざ 千葉市収蔵作品 作品 村上三郎 人真似や前例を排す". 千葉日報. 千葉日報社. 1994-10-31. p. 朝刊 12.
  13. 1949-, Sakaide, Tatsunori; 1949-, 坂出達典 (July 2012). Bitāzu 2-tekihan : Murakami Saburō wa kaku katariki. Stephens, Christopher, 1964-. Ōsaka-shi. ISBN 9784884162115. OCLC 800001870.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. 1925-1996, Murakami, Saburō; 1925-1996, 村上三郎. Murakami Saburō = Murakami Saburō : through the '70s. Ōsaka. ISBN 9784861523847. OCLC 827910701.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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