Tomie Ohtake facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Tomie Ohtake
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Ohtake receiving the Order of Cultural Merit in 2006
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Tomie Nakakubo
21 November 1913 |
| Died | 12 February 2015 (aged 101) São Paulo, Brazil
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| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Education | Keisuke Sugano (菅野圭介) |
| Known for | Painting, drawing, printing, sculpture |
| Style | Geometric abstraction, lyrical abstraction |
| Movement | Abstract art |
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Ushio Ohtake
(m. 1936, sep.) |
| Memorial(s) | Tomie Ohtake Institute |
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| Kanji | 大竹富江 | ||||||||
| Hiragana | おおたけ とみえ | ||||||||
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Tomie Ohtake (born Nakakubo; 21 November 1913 – 12 February 2015) was a famous Japanese Brazilian artist. She created many different types of art, including paintings, prints, and sculptures. Tomie Ohtake was known for her unique style of abstract art in Brazil, especially a type called informal abstractionism, which uses shapes and colors that don't look like real objects.
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About Tomie Ohtake's Life
Tomie Ohtake was born in 1913 in a city called Kyoto, in Japan. In 1936, when she was 23 years old, she traveled to Brazil to visit her brother. She planned to go back to Japan, but she couldn't because of World War II and the fighting in the Pacific Ocean.
So, Tomie Ohtake decided to stay in São Paulo, Brazil. She married her husband there, and her son Ruy was born in 1938. She started painting in 1951 after visiting the art studio of a painter named Keisuke Sugano.
Her First Art Shows
Tomie Ohtake had her very first art show in 1957. It was at the Salão Nacional de Arte Moderna, a big art event. Later, in 1961, she took part in the São Paulo Biennale, which is another important art exhibition.
Her art was also shown around the world! In 1972, she had her prints displayed at the Venice Biennale in Italy. Then, in 1978, she participated in the Tokyo Biennale in Japan.
Public Artworks and Awards
From the late 1980s, Tomie Ohtake started creating large sculptures for public places. You can find her artworks in many cities across Brazil, especially in the state of São Paulo.
In 1988, she received a special award called the Order of Rio Branco. This was for a public sculpture she made to celebrate 80 years of Japanese people moving to São Paulo. In 2006, she received another important award, the Order of Cultural Merit.
Tomie Ohtake was the mother of two architects, Ruy Ohtake and Ricardo Ohtake. She lived a very long life and passed away on 12 February 2015, when she was 101 years old.
Images for kids
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Monumento Tomie Ohtake in Santos (2008)
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Monumento Guaracuí (2002)
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Sem Título (2008), Universidade de São Paulo
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Tomie Ohtake's masterpiece, in front of MAC-USP.
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Tomie Ohtake Monument (2004) in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais.
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Reinauguracao Monumento 80 anos da Imigracao Japonesa 1.jpg
Monument in honor of 80th anniversary of Japanese Immigration (2017) on 23 May Avenue, in São Paulo.
See also
In Spanish: Tomie Ohtake para niños
- List of centenarians (artists)
