{"id":4770,"date":"2016-02-05T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T02:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=4770"},"modified":"2016-02-04T20:58:53","modified_gmt":"2016-02-04T12:58:53","slug":"a-taste-of-gutai-exploring-the-possibilities-of-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/02\/05\/a-taste-of-gutai-exploring-the-possibilities-of-art\/","title":{"rendered":"A Taste of GUTAI: Exploring the possibilities of art"},"content":{"rendered":"

To a normal person, the word Gutai<\/em> may not hold a lot of meaning. Art enthusiasts, on the other hand, recognize it for what it is: a radical and energetic approach to art making that included performance, painting, installation, and theatrical events. It is seen by many in the art community as a predecessor to what we know today as performance art.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gutai <\/em>itself did not really start as a form of art. Rather, it is the name of a post-WWII artist group founded by Jiro Yoshihara in 1954. The name means \u201cconcreteness\u201d and it was their goal to \u201cdo what no one has done before.\u201d (Yoshihara, 1955)<\/span><\/p>\n

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A TASTE OF GUTAI. Over 80 pieces from the world-renowned members of Gutai, all in one location.<\/em><\/p>\n

Gutai <\/em>found a lot of success worldwide, culminating with their participation in Expo \u201970. It was to be Yoshihara\u2019s final achievement, showcasing Gutai <\/em>to millions of people. The group disbanded in 1972 after Yoshihara\u2019s passing. The most recent feature of Gutai <\/em>art happened in 2013 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

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WORK 17 (Yasuo Sumi, 2004). A more recent creation that wasn\u2019t featured in Expo \u201970, but still evokes Gutai in its entirety.<\/em><\/p>\n

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UNTITLED (Sadamasa Motonaga, 1976). One of the highlights of the exhibit.<\/em><\/p>\n

In A Taste of Gutai: Lito and Kim Camacho Collection<\/em>, Filipinos art enthusiasts will get to experience Gutai<\/em> art from some of its best artists, including the Shozo Shimamoto, Kazuo Shiraga, and the founder himself, Jiro Yoshihara.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CARTA (Shozo Shimamoto, 1985)
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WOMAN CROSSING ARM (Jiro Yoshihara, 1949). One of Yoshihara\u2019s earlier works impresses with its subtlety.<\/em><\/p>\n

While Gutai <\/em>is better appreciated by seeing the process of its creation, the pieces themselves will speak to contemporary art enthusiasts. Contemporary art succeeds when it evokes emotion; but it doesn\u2019t have to be positive, unlike more traditional forms of art. It also takes on many forms, making it more enjoyable for the general public.<\/span><\/p>\n

As their manifesto says, \u201cAs a group, however, we impose no rules. Ours is a free site of creation wherein we have actively pursued diverse experimentations, ranging from art to be appreciated with the whole body to tactile art to Gutai music.\u201d (Yoshihara, December 1956)<\/span><\/p>\n

A Taste of Gutai: Lito and Kim Camacho Collection is the opening exhibit for the Ayala Museum\u2019s Collector Series program this 2016. It will run from Feb. 5 to April 10, 2016 at the Ayala Museum Ground Floor Gallery. Through Collectors Series, Ayala Museum is able to showcase several works, which have not been publicly displayed.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in viewing the gallery, you may visit the Ayala Museum located at Makati Avenue corner De La Rosa Street, Greenbelt Park, Makati City. It\u2019s open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays to Sundays. For inquiries, please email hello@ayalamuseum.org<\/a> or call 02-759-8288 local 35.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Artwork Photos courtesy of: <\/em><\/strong>Jaime S. Martinez via Ayala Museum
\n<\/em>Gallery collage courtesy of: <\/em><\/strong>Andrew Del Rosario<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To a normal person, the word Gutai may not hold a lot of meaning. Art enthusiasts, on the other hand, recognize it for what it is: a radical and energetic approach to art making that included performance, painting, installation, and theatrical events. It is seen by many in the art community as a predecessor to what we know today as performance art. Gutai itself did not really start as a form of art. Rather, it is the name of a post-WWII artist group founded by Jiro Yoshihara in 1954. The name means \u201cconcreteness\u201d and it was their goal to \u201cdo what no one has done before.\u201d (Yoshihara, 1955) A TASTE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/02\/gutai1-e1454590674155.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4770"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4777,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4770\/revisions\/4777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}