Hiroshi Senju. [English edition]

The first book on a painter who expresses contemporary modernity through ancient painting techniques that are unique to Japan.
Hiroshi Senju's art can be understood in its simple immediacy-a sense of powerful, timeless calm, and the monumental force and presence of nature is perceived.
He combines finely ground pigments derived from natural materials in a medium of animal-hide glue, then applies this "paint" to handmade rice paper mounted on board.
Key Sales Information - Senju is the first Asian artist to receive an individual fine arts award at the Venice Biennale for his acclaimed Waterfall paintings in 1995.
- Museums that collect his work include the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, California, and The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama, Japan.
Authors Donald Kuspit is one of America's most distinguished art critics. He is a contributing editor at Artforum, Sculpture, and Tema Celeste magazines, and the editor of art criticism. He has written numerous articles, exhibition reviews, and catalogue essays.
Rachel Baum writes on contemporary art and teaches at Hunter College in New York City.