YODOI Toshio

淀井敏夫 (1911 – 2005)

Japanese sculptor and a pioneer of Japanese modern and contemporary arts. He was known for his unique works with their scraped forms and rock-like textures| 1911 born in Hyôgo prefecture | 1933 graduates from the sculpture department of the “Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music” | 1965 professor at “Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music”, now Tokyo University of the Arts | 1982 member of the “Japan Art Academy” | 1994 recognized by the Japanese government as a “Person of Cultural Merit” | 2001 awarded the “Order of Culture” | 2005 died