Born in 1927 in Osaka Prefecture, Nakai participated in the Independent Art Exhibition from 1953 to 1959 and began holding solo exhibitions mainly in Osaka from 1956. In addition, he was an initial member of the avant-garde art group “Tekkeikai”, which was established in 1958. He continued to explore his unique abstract expression along with young artists from the Kansai region until the group disbanded in 1968. In 1964, he planned to travel around the world for a year, but from the following year onward, he based his activities in Milan and worked throughout Europe, receiving international attention by winning awards at the Premio Piazzetta International Exhibition (1st Prize) and the Milan Triennale International Exhibition (Silver prize).
One of his representative works is a series of brightly colored plywood and other materials cut into sharp, distinctive shapes and joined by hinges so that they can be opened and closed. This series has been produced in many variations.
As people change over the years, works also develop shifts and changes with age. The works offered at Untitled range from comparatively recent pieces of about twenty years to older works that have passed through nearly seventy years.
Small scratches, changes in the paint surface, shifts in paper or support—these are not mere deterioration but traces of the time the work has lived through.
We do not value only perfect condition. We hope you will receive each work as a single existence, together with the time it has accumulated.
Accessories
Whether a work is framed is noted on each work page. Frame condition varies by work; please contact us in advance if you would like details.
We also accept custom framing matched to the work. As each piece is made individually for the space and work, delivery takes approximately two months.
Framed works include a storage box. Depending on the work, a new box may be made after purchase, which may take several weeks.
