Izumi Kato
Sculptor / Painter
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Izumi Kato’s innovative practice sits at the intersection of painting and sculpture, melding mythological history and nature with science fiction to create a hybrid practice that explores ambiguity and difference. Kato has forged an unconventional career pathway in fine arts, previously working as a manual laborer before pursuing a degree from the Department of Oil Painting at Musashino Art University, Tokyo, in 1992.
Sculpting paint.
The artist is renowned for his physically intensive figurative paintings in which he substitutes traditional painting tools such as the brush for something more primal, introducing a unique performative gesture of sculpting paint directly onto the canvas with his hands.
Website→ https://izumikato.com/
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