Artist: Kazuo Shiraga Title: Passionate Winner Medium: Silkscreen in colors on paper Sheet size: 27 x 35 inches Image size: 21.75 x 28.25 inches Edition: of 300; hand numbered lower left Year: 1988 Signature: Hand signed lower right by Kazuo Shiraga Condition: Artwork is in excellent condition Certificate of authenticity: Yes From the Official Arts Portfolio of the XXIV Olympiad, held in Seoul, Korea in 1988. Please note our gallery has more than 1 of this artwork in stock and the exact edition number you may receive may be different than pictured. About the Artist: Kazuo Shiraga was a Japanese artist best known for his performative painting practice. Shiraga’s gestural style was influenced by American Abstract Expressionism and indicative of his participation in the Gutai avant-garde movement. The object of Gutai was to allow action and everyday life into the creation of dynamic artworks. The artist would suspend himself over his canvases, swinging back and forth, creating marks with his feet, creating a unique texture and thickness to his abstract swirls and splatters. “I want to paint as though rushing around a battlefield, exerting myself to collapse from exhaustion,” the artist once proclaimed. Born on August 12, 1924 in Amagasaki, Japan, he graduated from the Kyoto Municipal Special School of Painting in 1948, and joined the Gutai group in 1954. In a seminal early work, Challenge to the Mud (1955), the artist explored the gesture of sculpting clay by throwing himself and contorting his semi-naked body in a pit of mud. Through the following decades, Shiraga continued to work on activating art through moving a body in space. He died on April 8, 2008 in Amagasaki, Japan. Today, the artist’s works are included in the collections of the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Hiroshima City Museum of Art, among others. Shipping method: insured FedEx or UPS with online tracking Domestic Shipping: FREE International Shipping: $100 (buyer is responsible for any import/VAT fees) Return Policy: We gladly offer a no questions asked refund on your purchase if you are not completely satisfied within 30 days of the artwork being delivered to you.  Please contact us either via Ebay messaging or calling our Gallery.   Artwork must be received in its original saleable condition as purchased and accompanied by all its original documents.  Buyer is responsible for return shipping costs. About us: Gallery Art is South Florida's largest Fine Art gallery, located in the heart of Aventura. Our showroom features beautifully framed and displayed originals, oils, acrylics, limited-edition prints, and glass and bronzes by today's most esteemed and collectible artists. With over 30 years in the art business, and 20 years in the same location, Gallery Art's knowledgeable and friendly staff will make sure your experience is a pleasurable one. We conveniently offer an all-encompassing approach to Fine Art purchasing and handling.