Ryo Tokita
Encyclopedia
Ryo Tokita is a Japanese
born artist who emigrated to the United States
in 1969 settling in the town of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
outside Nazareth
. known for his op art
and color field
pieces, Tokida, has also produced series of Japanese influenced works. Recently the subject of a retrospective at Lafayette College
's Williams Center in Easton, Pennsylvania
his work has also been introduced into the permanent collection of and is currently on view at the Allentown Art Museum
. In the nineteen sixties he was one of the 46 artists exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art
's International Council's traveling exhibition named The New Japanese Painting and Sculpture and in 1985 was one of nine regrouped for Modern Japanese Abstracts at the Firehouse Gallery of Nassau Community College in Garden City
, Long Island
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
born artist who emigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1969 settling in the town of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
outside Nazareth
Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Nazareth is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 6,023 at the 2000 census.Nazareth is located seven miles northwest of Easton, four miles north of Bethlehem and twelve miles northeast of Allentown...
. known for his op art
Op art
Op art, also known as optical art, is a style of visual art that makes use of optical illusions."Optical art is a method of painting concerning the interaction between illusion and picture plane, between understanding and seeing." Op art works are abstract, with many of the better known pieces made...
and color field
Color Field
Color Field painting is a style of abstract painting that emerged in New York City during the 1940s and 1950s. It was inspired by European modernism and closely related to Abstract Expressionism, while many of its notable early proponents were among the pioneering Abstract Expressionists...
pieces, Tokida, has also produced series of Japanese influenced works. Recently the subject of a retrospective at Lafayette College
Lafayette College
Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter,son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832...
's Williams Center in Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton is a city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,800 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County....
his work has also been introduced into the permanent collection of and is currently on view at the Allentown Art Museum
Allentown Art Museum
The Allentown Art Museum is an art museum located in the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It was founded in 1934 by a group organized by noted Pennsylvania impressionist painter, Walter Emerson Baum. With its collection of over 13,000 works of art, the Allentown Art Museum...
. In the nineteen sixties he was one of the 46 artists exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
's International Council's traveling exhibition named The New Japanese Painting and Sculpture and in 1985 was one of nine regrouped for Modern Japanese Abstracts at the Firehouse Gallery of Nassau Community College in Garden City
Garden City
- Places :Australia:*Toowoomba, Queensland, nicknamed "Garden City"*Garden City, a locality within Port Melbourne, Victoria* Westfield Garden City, a Westfield shopping centre in Upper Mount Gravatt, Brisbane...
, Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
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External links
- At the Allentown Art Museum http://www.allentownartmuseum.org/exhibitions/new-in-the-gallery.shtml
- Lafayette College retrospective http://calendar.lafayette.edu/node/1056
- New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/29/nyregion/art-japanese-abstractions-looking-west.html