The Art of Kozu

The Takayanagi family of art dealers have long been associated with the artist Yuichiro Kozu (1878-1953). In Paris, the founder of the Midori Gallery knew him when he painted his tragic, married lover, Yumiko. Even more controversially, Kozu s painting in Indochina during the Japanese occupation looks past the cruelty ... to see the horror . He had no compunction in using people, whether servants or lovers, to set his scenes, no fear of dissection or execution. His paintings testify to a criminal indifference. With the war over interest is renewed in the art of Yuichiro Kozu, but can the truth really be understood from a painting? Is direct observation and accuracy enough? Perhaps a story is also required.

• Author - James Edgecombe
• Series / character - n/a
• Illustrated - No
• Age range - Adult
• ISBN - 9781910124000
• Publisher - Sandstone
• Date - 2014
• Format - Paperback
• Approx. size - 20 x 13 cm
• Weight - 145g
• No. of pages - 130
• RRP - £6.99

Awards: Winner of the  MMU Novella Award (2014)