Iizuka, Kunio (1939 - 2020 )
Kunio Iizuka was born in Tokyo in 1939. He moved to Los Angeles in 1960 to study art before moving to New York City four years later. He took a position teaching sculpture at the Students Art League in 1968. In 1973, he established and became the first president of the Japanese Art Association of New York. He participated numerous exhibitions in United States and Japan, including a solo show in 1995 at the United Nations. He received the “Konju Hoshou” award from the Japanese Government in 1998. His work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto and the Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Contemporary Japanese and East Asian Art
Ronin Gallery’s Contemporary art collection challenges the boundaries of tradition and innovation through the work of Japan's greatest contemporary artists and tomorrow’s most promising talents. Featured in museum exhibitions worldwide, contemporary Japanese and East Asian artists are pushing limits and exploring fresh techniques across mediums and styles. For many of the contemporary artists in this collection, inspiration sparks from an interweaving of old with new. Many combine traditional themes, tools, or materials with technology, contemporary themes, or innovative techniques. This hybrid expression is distinctly contemporary and unremittingly vital. From the Pop art legacy of the Shinohara’s to the foremost master of Japanese tattooing, Horiyoshi III, this collection of contemporary Japanese and East Asian art spans a wide range of media, including woodblock prints, screen prints, photography, etchings, paintings, sculpture, calligraphy, ceramics, and mixed media artworks.