Tarō Okamoto

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Japanese^[1] b. 26 February 1911, Kanagawa, Japan^[1,2] d. 1996^[1,2] active 1929–1996

Tarō Okamoto (1911–1996) was a revolutionary Japanese artist, painter, sculptor, muralist, and writer. Arriving in Paris in 1929, he became a key figure in the development of postwar Japanese avant-garde art. He is noted for his abstract paintings and innovative sculptures that influenced the transformation of Japanese art in the mid-20th century.^[1,2]

• avant-garde
• abstract art
• sculpture
• muralism