Jiro Yoshihara was a Japanese painter and the founder of the Gutai Art Association. His work ranges from avant-garde material experiments to the later “circle” paintings—bold, single-stroke ink circles on white ground that embody immediacy, discipline, and spiritual presence.
As Gutai’s leader, he championed experimentation, performance, and the direct encounter between material and body.
Jiro Yoshihara was a Japanese painter and founder of Gutai, known for gestural circle paintings and radical experimentation.
Jiro Yoshihara was a Japanese painter and founder of Gutai, known for single-stroke circle paintings that express immediacy and clarity.
