Masayuki Nagare — Japanese art

Masayuki Nagare ( February 14, 1923 — July 7, 2018) was a modernist Japanese sculptor, nicknamed “Samurai Artist” for his commitment to traditional Japanese aesthetics….Nagare’s art is strongly influenced by Shintoism, Zen Buddhism, and traditional Japanese martial arts. His principal stone-carving techniques include warehada (“cracked skin” or “broken texture”), in which the surface is left rough, with visible chisel marks, and shinogi awase (“ridges joined together”), which describes the meeting of two highly polished surfaces. Some of his works exhibit the contrast between the two techniques. His sculptures’ clean lines often follow the subtle curvature of Japanese swords

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