Manabu Kōchi 幸地学, 1954-

Manabu_Kochi_photo (34K) Born in Okinawa, Kōchi Manabu is a painter and sculptor living in Paris since 1981. He studied at the Tokyo Zokei Art University and Musashino Art University in Tokyo. He further pursued his studies in Italy from 1979-1981 at the Academia Belle Arti in Florence where he studied classical art. His focus then shifted to the contemporary art world. Kōchi's style is a blend of his own unique vision and influences from primitive art to Surrealism and CoBrA.



Portfolio cover:
Manabu_Kochi_MusicInTheAir (1051K)
Signature:
Manabu_Kochi_sig (45K)
Creator.Personal Name: 幸地学, 1954-
Creator.Personal Name: Manabu Kōchi, 1954-
Creator.Role: print-maker
Title: Music in the Air.
Description: portfolio of 5 colored seriliths* made for the 1996 Grammy Awards; the set includes 4 serilith prints depicting the Pop, Rock, Country and R&B music categories as well as the poster he created for the program; Serilith Print Edition; portfolio edition of 399; all seriliths signed in pencil by the artist and numbered; dated 1996.
Date: 1996.
Subject: Musicians.
Subject: Musical instruments.
Type: Screen prints.
Style.Period: Modern.
Technique: Prints.
Material.Medium: ink.
Material.Support: paper.
Measurements: each 20 x 24 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
ID: Manabu Kōchi portfolio
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

* Seriliths are mixed media original prints created in a process that uses the lithograph and serigraph process. The separations for both processes are hand drawn.


Manabu_Kochi_38th_Grammy_Awards (361K) Creator.Personal Name: 幸地学, 1954-
Creator.Personal Name: Manabu Kōchi, 1954-
Creator.Role: print-maker
Title: 第38回グラミー賞 [The 38th Grammy Awards]
Description: colored serilith made for the 1996 Grammy Awards; signed in pencil by the artist; ed. number 58/250; dated 1996.
Date: 1996.
Subject: Musical instruments.
Type: Screen prints.
Style.Period: Modern.
Technique: Prints.
Material.Medium: ink.
Material.Support: paper.
Measurements: each 20 x 24 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
ID: Manabu Kōchi portfolio
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.


Manabu_Kochi_Country (69K) Creator.Personal Name: 幸地学, 1954-
Creator.Personal Name: Manabu Kōchi, 1954-
Creator.Role: print-maker
Title: カントリー (Country)
Description: colored serilith made for the 1996 Grammy Awards; signed in pencil by the artist; ed. number 58/399; dated 1996.
Date: 1996.
Sunject: Musicians.
Subject: Musical instruments.
Type: Screen prints.
Style.Period: Modern.
Technique: Prints.
Material.Medium: ink.
Material.Support: paper.
Measurements: each 20 x 24 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
ID: Manabu Kōchi portfolio
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.


Manabu_Kochi_Pop (354K) Creator.Personal Name: 幸地学, 1954-
Creator.Personal Name: Manabu Kōchi, 1954-
Creator.Role: print-maker
Title: ポップ (Pop)
Description: colored serilith made for the 1996 Grammy Awards; signed in pencil by the artist; ed. number 58/399; dated 1996.
Date: 1996.
Sunject: Musicians.
Subject: Musical instruments.
Type: Screen prints.
Style.Period: Modern.
Technique: Prints.
Material.Medium: ink.
Material.Support: paper.
Measurements: each 20 x 24 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
ID: Manabu Kōchi portfolio
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.


Manabu_Kochi_Rhythm&Blues (348K) Creator.Personal Name: 幸地学, 1954-
Creator.Personal Name: Manabu Kōchi, 1954-
Creator.Role: print-maker
Title: リズム&ブルース (Rhythm and Blues)
Description: colored serilith made for the 1996 Grammy Awards; signed in pencil by the artist; ed. number 58/399; dated 1996.
Date: 1996.
Sunject: Musicians.
Subject: Musical instruments.
Type: Screen prints.
Style.Period: Modern.
Technique: Prints.
Material.Medium: ink.
Material.Support: paper.
Measurements: each 20 x 24 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
ID: Manabu Kōchi portfolio
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.


Manabu_Kochi_Rock (2529K) Creator.Personal Name: 幸地学, 1954-
Creator.Personal Name: Manabu Kōchi, 1954-
Creator.Role: print-maker
Title: ロック (Rock)
Description: colored serilith made for the 1996 Grammy Awards; signed in pencil by the artist; ed. number 58/399; dated 1996.
Date: 1996.
Sunject: Musicians.
Subject: Musical instruments.
Type: Screen prints.
Style.Period: Modern.
Technique: Prints.
Material.Medium: ink.
Material.Support: paper.
Measurements: each 20 x 24 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
ID: Manabu Kōchi portfolio
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.


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