Ushio Shinohara

Kristopher Brunelle
Ushio Shinohara
Ushio was born in
Tokyo Japan in 1932.

His parents instilled in

him a love of art from
an early age.
(2020)
Ushio Shinohara

In 1952 Shinohara
enrolled in the Tokyo
Art Academy but never
graduated.
(2014)
Ushio Shinohara

Neo-Dada was a movement with audio, visual and literary

manifestations that had similarities in method or intent with earlier Dada
artwork. It sought to close the gap between art and daily life, and was a
combination of playfulness, iconoclasm, and appropriation.

Neo-Dada. (2021, January 06). Retrieved March 15, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Dada
Shinohara Ushio, Boxing Painting (1960). Photograph by Fujikura Meiji.
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From 1960-1963 he was
a founding member of the
Neo-Dadaism organisers,
which helped usher in this
new style of art.
Their aim was to shock
their audiences with wild
performances.
(2019)
Ushio
Shinohara
Oiran 1966
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Ushio was influenced

by the Americanization
of Japan after World
War II
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“Drink More” (1964) is

an example of his pop
art. It is a statement
about advertising and
how art is used by the
media to influence our
behavior.
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Ushio moved to NY in
1965 with the intention
of only visiting for a
short period, He came
to love the city and
decided to stay.
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Ushio used found

objects to create a
statement about what
art is and what it could
be.

Ushio Shinohara, 1993

Shinohara Ushio, Wild Riders (1973), ink, pen, brush, and marker on
paper, 13.75 x 22.4 in.
Shinohara Ushio, sculpture and paintings in New York studio (circa 1975).
Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko (Shoji, 2013)
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Neo-Dada. (2021, January 06). Retrieved March 15, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Dada

Neo-Dada Organizers. (2019, June 25). Retrieved March 15, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Dada_Organizers

Shinohara Ushio's Action Cartooning |. (2014, July 26). Retrieved March 15, 2021, from http://www.tcj.com/shinohara-ushios-action-

cartooning/

Shoji, K. (2013, December 19). Japanese couple's canvas alive with the art of love. Retrieved March 15, 2021, from

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/12/19/films/japanese-couples-canvas-alive-with-the-art-of-love/

Ushio Shinohara. (2020, December 08). Retrieved March 15, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushio_Shinohara