The artist Senkichiro Nasaka studied at art colleges before entering the Kyoto City Painting University, where he met artist Kazuo Shiraga who was in the same class. Although Nasaka began his career painting in a traditional Japanese style, he transitioned to oil painting in the 1960s. In 1965, Nasaka exhibited works in the 15th Gutai Art Exhibition and became a member of the Gutai Art Association. After becoming a member of the Gutai group, his artworks underwent a major shift from consisting mainly of more traditional canvas paintings to works showcasing new techniques, including using electricity, light, and kinetic elements. These techniques became representative of the later Gutai style. At the Guggenheim Museum’s Gutai retrospective exhibition “Gutai: Splendid Playground” (2013), Nasaka reproduced a previous work made of aluminum tubes, which were installed throughout the entire exhibition space like a form of scaffolding. In more recent years, the artist’s works produced during the early Gutai period, characterized by subtle blends of various colors, have been in high demand among collectors.

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