HATTA YUTAKA

• HATTA YUTAKA, contemporary artist based in Fukui Prefecture, started his career in 1950s. He joined the Hokubi Bunka society, a group formed by artisit in Fukui Prefecture afterthe war. He won national acclaim for his avant-garde works, in which he used pulp board and aluminum plates as supports to engrave geometric patterns in lines. However, in the 1980s, he lost his eyesight, which caused him to drastically change his method of expression. He has established his own unique style of painting that does not rely solely on visual perception, such as works that rely on the sound of paint flowing on the canvas.