The production of a mural for The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, in the year following the completion of "Forest of the Sun" marked a turning-point of his career, and he started to produce larger works. The forms increasingly took on the nature of signs used in an attempt to establish a communication between the painting and the society. Eventually, the subtle, organic roundness vanished, and the artist started to use a combination of simpler figures characterized by a liberal use of stripes, but the poetic titles remained his mark. The essence of Sugai lies in this poetic use of sign-like forms.
- Collection of
- Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
- Title
- Forest of the Sun
- Artist Name
- SUGAI Kumi
- Year
- 1967
- Category
- Painting&Print
- Material / Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Acquisition date
- 1982
- Accession number
- 1975-00-0254-000
- MOT Collection Search
- https://mot-collection-search.jp/shiryo/266/
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