Kazuo Shiraga

Born: 1924

Death: 2008

Biography:

Kazuo Shiraga (白髪 一雄, Shiraga Kazuo, August 12, 1924 – April 8, 2008) was a Japanese modern artist who belonged to the Gutai group of avant-garde artists. He was acknowledged internationally only after his death. In the 1940s he studied Nihonga at the Kyoto City University of Arts.In 1953 he founded the group "Zero Kai" with Akira Kanayama, Atsuko ...