Tomie Ohtake
Tomie Ohtake (大竹富江, Ōtake Tomie, November 21, 1913 – February 12, 2015) was a Japanese-born Brazilian artist.[1] Her work includes paintings, prints and sculptures. She was one of the main representatives of informal abstractionism in Brazil. Her son, Ruy Ohtake, was also an architect.
| Tomie Ohtake | |
|---|---|
| Tomie Ohtake in 2006, when she was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit. | |
| Born | November 21, 1913 Kyoto, Japan |
| Died | February 12, 2015 (aged 101) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Japanese Brazilian |
| Field | Painting, drawing, printing, sculpture |
| Movement | Abstract art |
Ohtake died in São Paulo, Brazil at the age of 101 from heart failure.
Tomie Ohtake Media
The Instituto Tomie Ohtake building in São Paulo
Monumento Tomie Ohtake in Santos (2008)
Quatro Estações mosaic mural in the São Paulo Metro
Sem Título (2008), Universidade de São Paulo
Tomie Ohtake Monument (2004) in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais.
Monument in honor of 80th anniversary of Japanese Immigration (2017) on 23 May Avenue, in São Paulo.
References
- ↑ Martí, Silas. Tomie Ohtake, grande dama da arte nacional, morre aos 101 anos em SP (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo (12 February 2015). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
Other websites
Media related to Tomie Ohtake at Wikimedia Commons