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8-SHINODA Toko-Untitled

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Shinoda Toko was a renowned Japanese artist. Born in Dalian, China in 1913, she returned to Tokyo with her family the following year and began studying calligraphy from an early age. She later launched a professional career as a calligrapher. In the 1950s and 1960s, Shinoda spent a brief period living in the United States. Influenced by postwar Abstract Expressionism, she experimented with abstract ink painting, developing a signature style characterized by minimalist lines and refined use of color. In 1954, she participated in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, becoming a key figure in postwar cultural exchange between Eastern and Western abstraction.

Shinoda was highly skilled in working with materials such as ink, gold and silver leaf, metallic pigments, and cinnabar, creating abstract compositions on washi paper that embody the essence of Japanese aesthetics. The work on view is a striking example of this approach. With a profound foundation in calligraphy, Shinoda often integrated lines and character forms into her visual compositions. Multiflora Rose, featured in this exhibition, stands as one of the representative works of this distinctive style.