Takesada Matsutani, Stream, Hauser & Wirth London, 2013

Takesada Matsutani performs 'Stream' at Hauser & Wirth London, Savile Row on 17 May 2013.
12:42min

[@phoenixsit]

Hats off to the guy made a fool out off all these ppl and they applaud him for that

[@adimuhardi]

ngakalin😅

[@PeterQuentercrimsonbamboo]

Seeing him here for the first time, and without knowing much at all about his works and life and approach to art, I might suggest to those who comment with ridicule to hold your speedy judgements and first understand a bit about the long history and practice of Chinese-Japanese ink brush calligraphy and painting, and the traditional significance the tools of stone, ink, brush, paper in the human history of writing and painting ! Even without context of knowing this specific artist's body of work, in this show and performance one can note all kinds of layers of ideas and interpretations, including the uniquely always inherent degree of randomness in Oriental ink work, a present-moment- zen spontaneity, the often happy guided accidents as well as unsatisfactory glitches, the often arduous preparations yet brevity of execution, the live presentation of a couple of thousand years continuing practice in a modern setting, ... There are historic stories of the brush artist having blackened the pond behind his studio from all the ink he ground throughout his life, special quality ink stones from particular regions and rivers, Chi expressing through the flowing ink through the brush and onto the paper,... No matter even the actual intent by the artist, no need to dismiss without inquiry!

[@colincourtney6508]

Thank you for your generous comment and added historical input. Cheers

[@johnnytony593]

The act and the result are stupid. The ideas behind it are tired "mysterious oriental zen chi tao etc." Seems like the clever part is putting on a show to sell some lame ink on paper stuff. The public is mostly bored journalists doing their job, and some entusiasts of tai chi and feng shui and jet li ready to part with their money. Good times.

[@LiOn-vg7eh]

Your comment is far more interesting than the performance itself .. The staging and repetition - as in performance- of such an art loses all its substance which is found in spontaneous experiential momentum not programmed performance act. watching this felt a waste of time although I respect the artist

[@PeterQuentercrimsonbamboo]

@@LiOn-vg7eh hmmm... yes, I can see yours being an interesting point of view, too - especially considering the transplantation of historical tradition into a context of today's world of easy-wide-spread- public exposure and show -

[@LiOn-vg7eh]

@@PeterQuentercrimsonbamboo thank you. I thought so by the smile he has once he's done .. I didn't feel he was truly living the process more than he's happy that the show is finished, which is understandable as a true artist he is. Besides, your kind of perfect explanation above should be mandatory to such a context as for people not familiar with this art tend to just see some crazy guy bent on his knees remotely scratching a rock for..12minutes, one can't blame them either. It's full of symbols and meaning that's not instantaneously understandable, besides losing unfortunately all the essence

[@ramazanseyfi1659]

It metaphorically depicts the greatest tragedy of the Second World War, the atomic bomb. The hanged object represents the bomb from the sky. The stone represents the destroyed city and everything falling to the ground. the paint represents the carnage, and the circle represents the area affected by the bomb.

[@Raiddd__]

Says who?

[@juendsouza]

What bullshit

[@atalayk9663]

sen hakikaten sanattan anlayan birine benziyorsun

[@marioulises5978]

Lol ok

[@Apdool33]

Ok. Seriously??

[@alielmuntasser6341]

Thanks to the artist who succeeded in production the idea that carries a humanistic and creative motivational content...

[@lemgend]

What the actual hell is that, that's art?

[@JimEllsberry]

This is wonderful and actually pretty amazing. For those who don't get it, don't understand... look at this man's full body of work and you will see a creative, truly exceptional exploration of materials and methods; this is very fine art, minimalist abstraction. Just saw this for the first time and really feel inspired. Thank you Takesada!

[@appaddict2342]

hahahahhahaha

[@alekseypastukhov4245]

I envy you. Another couple of these "creative sessions" and you can contact a psychiatrist.

[@ppegah]

Jim Ellsberry I truly admire this man and his vision. He’s a gem.

[@zev6452]

even thought I was watching this while I was in a magic carpet trip I did not get this dude rubbing and rubbing that stick in the brick, then people applauded! seriously?

[@Raggedy87]

Good god. The emporers new clothes, right here. Bet that guy’s laughing all the way to the bank.

[@BlancaFlordeChimeneas]

Mooola el amigo Takesada!!!

[@agustinortega8293]

El arte que tiene que ser explicado es como cuando explicas una comida por la falta de sabor. Todo tiene a ser relativo hasta incluso confuso porque todos reaccionan a algo que Cualquier persona podría hacer pero si lo sacas de entorno se disuelve el arte. Una obra es una obra sin la necesidad se llevar una guia de como apreciar y no importa el entorno se puede distinguir en todos lados

[@subterraneascenastudios-7136]

Claro por ejemplo, la obra representa cuando en 1975 en Nueva York un grupo de afros decidieron scratchar con pinchos y pocos años después hicieron el hiphop

[@milancurva]

No es necesario comentar si no tienes idea. Estamos mejor sin tu opinión que aporta muy poco y de hecho, esta cargada de una ignorancia temible. Replicas desinformación, infórmate y emprende diálogos positivos. Si, te lo estoy mandando, porque claramente eres un ignorante. saludos

[@simpleking100]

looks like me after to much beer

[@morningowl43]

Beautiful performance artist, I started recently seeing the process of making art is the art itself and by restricting the use of traditional tools like brushes and substituting them for rocks and leaves and eye droppers and syringes, to make creation almost at a naturally instinctive level its the basis of art and creativity itself. We naturally as humans want to create and connect and by resisting the urge to use the tools provided and make our own work on our own terms, then it and you become art itself and you start connecting with your audience on a instinctive level. In a level that says we all can create. the work itself and the tools behind it all becomes the artistic statement, and he understands this very very well as well as providing the artistic statement of the dropping of the nukes in WWII

[@TheAcenightcreeper]

Why are people so angry about something they do not understand? Why did you come to this video? It is not an easy video to find for those not interested...so why come on here and expose yourself as philistines? Why do you care what people deem art and what people spend their money on? How does it impact you in any way, you obviously do not go to museums or read books or choose to expand your culture in anyway, so why the negativity? Just go about your dull, ignorant day, shop at Walmart and leave the culture to those who want to be more open minded and inclusive. If a billionaire wants to call this art and spend 1 million on it, that is his prerogative, not yours. It is in no way preventing you from doing whatever you want to do. Do you get it? Next time don't try so hard and actively go out of your way to find these videos and you won't get so upset.

[@Minkuil]

Michael your all insane

[@adammaulana3314]

call this shite is shite also my prerogative 😅😅😅...

[@Wallacesnow]

1) would it still be art, In other words, is it perceived as art because it is established that this is an recognized artist performing,?. 2) would a random nonartist perform the same scene on a sidewalk be received the same by "Joe Public"?

[@paulpintilie3353]

you have a point

[@Erime]

Some things look easy but they turn out to be a lot more difficult than you expect. Also, some arts - of improv comedy, for example, are more about spontaneous creativity under pressure. It's easy to copy the artist after you've seen them create the movements and symbols involved, but can you improvise something of similar quality yourself on demand?

[@nekofireproducciones7v7]

There's a kind of art named Naif, made more by people (even animals) that not necessary means something, sometimes is just the result of boring without any other intentions far away of just do the thing. Sadly, this is not always recognized as pure art and just and "excuse" por people to desmerite amateur artist or the beauty in small things. The art made by children is one of the common Naif pieces, just drawings and creations with the beauty of being, the world across the eyes of the kid.

[@neeyasworld]

So beautiful and touching. Always love seeing an artist do their work live. How he express the story to the painting from the movement he make and the end result. You may think you can do that too.. But the depth essence won't ever be the same level as his.

[@sunitabhandari7109]

As an artist, he or she sees art everywhere , this is super amazing🙏❤️🍀🌸

[@disputeadr]

meraviglioso!

[@cavees]

It was all going so well until that very last smear with the hands...

[@lolzpngwin]

Bob Blichmann ya those last hand markings remind me of a powerful lesson I’ve learnt doing art; knowing when to fucking stop. Those last 30 seconds were the equivalent of a pussy fart when you’re going Down on a girl.

[@Mari-km1jo]

Sin palabras....

[@carolnorton2551]

I actually like it.

[@andrerios]

How can I become able to understand or apreciate this kind of things? Any suggestion?

[@jemmanuel6674]

The desire to know is a good place to start. You can understand this artist in particular by researching “Gutai Art Movement”

[@NOBELONEZ]

Think about the thought that went into the creation. It's a unique mind that will come up with this

[@Notthatmarina]

I used the great courses and watched the series "how to view and appreciate art"

[@shhhentient]

That was amazing. I'm not sure what all the hate comments are about. I am always moved by art that holds onto motion so clearly like this one does.

[@Kumurajiva]

ignorance is the root of hate comments

[@larikmezey3924]

@@Kumurajiva or the the of crap like this .

[@margaretfarquhar9567]

I adore Matsutani's work, it touches me!

[@johnmorgan5495]

How does it touch you?

[@Raiddd__]

How

[@polzo8020]

How😂😂😂😂

[@biciamedia2605]

How??

[@itsbuzzup]

where exactly ?

[@fichoudhury4432]

does someone buy these?????????????????

[@Nadim068]

It looks like a stone containing an ancient demon (jinn) in it. And rubbing a paint or chalk like a blood to summon him. It is arranged in a perfect ceremony like setup something hanging above it. Only this person is performing it.

[@tristanarcelona]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@joymac8941]

Can any one explain

[@ManpreetKaur-mz6mc]

Wait untill 11:57

[@juddjangle7730]

How much does this thing cost?

[@truthrevealed9293]

REALLY!!!!!

[@felixromero5907]

what was that???

[@R.Kinney1492]

Without any need for justification a seemingly arbitrary act in a world of movement, decay and death, exists... So, invisible chance seeps in dark drips splashing rainy stains onto bleached paper which isn't histories bloody narrative. The process of Art is a lone protean motion beyond mere rhetoric, till this pulse stops. Arigatou! _ (A Londoner).

[@zev6452]

I need more magic grass to understand this Londoner....

[@adammaulana3314]

what was the bag for??

[@biciamedia2605]

The world has lost it!

[@palricard7545]

I am an artist...not sure what to make about this. It doesn't tweak my bits:(

[@renerivera2308]

No me han visto comer todavía

[@santistafloripa]

estava ansioso pra ver uma ARTE . não isso ai

[@Gauravsingh-dh3lb]

You are an illiterate

[@denissedenisse5497]

I love art of all sorts however I really don’t get this, someone please explain.

[@Opamp741]

it is clearly telling us that we might be actually living in different planets and this one (earth) is only a place of daily meetings. Sorry for my bad english

[@johnadams-wp2yb]

In Britain, we have a saying 'you're taking the piss mate'

[@Carolaportraits]

Los que critican no tienen ni idea del Arte. Es una filosofia. Artista espectacular!

[@eduardodemar161]

de que trata lo que esta haciendo el señor?

[@ouvu]

hassiktir lan

[@marioulises5978]

Ay ay pues si. El arte

[@mevlutaksu2585]

Felsefesini sikeyim socrates görse kal krizi geçirir😂😂

[@zev6452]

He should use that "special wrist stroke" for something more "special ;)

[@atalayk9663]

benim yazıcı da aynısını yapıyor matsutani dayı, tanıştırayım sizi bir ara

[@outdoorman34]

Sanat bu mu yani?

[@garymulsp]

Brilliant

[@elkinmanuelmichaelthepanth5720]

¿ eso se llama arte?........?????????

[@Ricangelo]

Plot twist at the beginning: "Let's do something pretentious, then let these white people call it art." Lol. But joke aside, the smudge came as a surprise to me. I really appreciate the sentiment.

[@JeanEmar3]

Next please!...

[@cilmaradaher6172]

Maravilhoso trabalho!!! ele está tão integrado ao trabalho, aos materiais, que é como se tudo naquele momento fosse algo único, integrado. Bela Performance. Achei curioso o gesto no final com as mãos, é quase um círculo que se fecha. Círculo que é um signo atávico para nós humanos. Adorei.

[@marioulises5978]

Wow lol so artsy

[@jorgesanchez3373]

??????????

[@blockydrums846]

wonderful

[@just4uamnda]

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[@serbiarte]

Amazing!

[@adammaulana3314]

ahh i understand 😅😅😅 he try to make Enso Zen with Sumi E ink 😂😂😂 gotta admit, Enso supposed to be one stroke!

[@ivanceciliano5566]

Yo también quiero hacer chorreadero y ganar millones

[@tiilli]

art = beauty just you can find if it is beautiful, whit that i don't get this

[@sandyseton-browne9848]

tiilli art, at least true art rather than decoration is designed to challenge what people see and think. This performance piece actually has a lot to say about the human condition, exploitation and how attention to detail can create something new,

[@ChrisTianSTF04]

It's all "The Emperor's new clothes".

[@miquelhorts2455]

Me sobran las cámaras y los aplausos

[@cesartime2207]

La cultura es toda expresión humana, pero lo artístico es todo aquello que puede llegar a nuestor ser interior para hacernos sentir agrado. Si alguien va a sentir agrado por sufrir, matar, ver o comer mierda, tendrá el derecho a sentirlo, pero será víctima de las consecuencias de sus propios guustos. El sentido común es muy importante y lo es tanto, que se le está tratando de destruir para poder crear sufrimiento, traumas, dolor y muchos padecimientos. Quien crea que esta aberración del arte es motivo de inspiración, habra que mirar como es su vida interior. No hace falta ser muy erudito para poder distinguir lo que nos hace bien o mal. El creer que ese tipo de expresión es agradable, pudiera tener algo psicótico escondido. Lo bueno de todo esto es que al ver semejante grupo de gente aplaudiendo este minimalismo estúpido, uno se da cuenta de que está sano y libre de mediocridades culturales. El arte demanda un esfuerzo que ha de provocar agrado, pero hay que darce cuenta que desde hace tiempo hay un arte mierda y tiene el derecho de existir. Como las cárceles, los psiquiátricos, los hospitales y uno poder decir: "suerte que mi sentido común no me ha llevado a esos lugares". La gente tiene el derecho de estar enferma o a sufrir y eso hay que respetarlo, pero la apología de la insensatez es como un virus que si nos descuidamos pudiera tomar fuerza en nuestro sentido común.

[@vincentdiyhandyman4205]

He is the only one hard at work grinding and mopping. The rest just watch and clap

[@alekseypastukhov4245]

Those who look and clap and make it an "artist". "King makes suite".

[@bobryan8765]

I don't get it.

[@cesartime2207]

Culture is all human expression, but the artistic is all that can reach our inner being to make us feel liked. If someone is going to feel like suffering, killing, seeing or eating shit, he will have the right to feel it, but he will be a victim of the consequences of his own guts. Common sense is very important and it is so important that you are trying to destroy it in order to create suffering, traumas, pain and many ailments. Whoever believes that this aberration of art is a source of inspiration will have to look at what their inner life is like. It does not take a scholar to be able to distinguish what is good or bad for us. Believing that that kind of expression is nice, could have something psychotic hidden. The good thing about all this is that when you see such a group of people applauding this stupid minimalism, you realize that you are healthy and free from cultural mediocrities. Art demands an effort that has to provoke pleasure, but it must be realized that for some time there has been a shit art and it has the right to exist. As prisons, psychiatric hospitals, and one can say: "luck that my common sense has not led me to those places." People have the right to be sick or to suffer and that must be respected, but the apology for folly is like a virus that if we neglected it could take force in our senses.

[@miguelangel7573]

Jajajajajajajajajajjajajaj. A donde vamos a llegar. La gente debería controlar lo que se fuma.

[@richardrodriguez343]

que es esa Mi......daaaaa

[@MrWalter1961]

Is there someone who pays for this?

[@leonardorubio9284]

La versión masculina de Yoko ONO??

[@ndys5936]

Hoamz

[@bentube]

The emperor's new clothes.

[@nachomontiel6254]

Sarcasm

[@JeanEmar3]

Mmmm....

[@sentbycyberliferk800]

Breathtaking experience! How lucky I am to see this live in that hall. From that moment on, my life changed. It was like I opened my eyes for the first time in my life.

[@rohn_s5384]

I don’t know anything about art can you tell me what’s going on here?

[@sentbycyberliferk800]

@@rohn_s5384 When you experience something, its shape is like a fingerprint that reflects its unique meaning.

[@edipceyhan]

Eren bey tam olarak ne oluyor. Yorumlayamadim

[@seanhawley5367]

nowadays people stand amazed at things the've never seen and regard them as sacred

[@andresmengual516]

Mira que soy tolerante y me gusta el arte...y este señor tiene cuadros únicos perooo Eh!!! La piedra de dónde e!!! Y el papel se ve malillo, no?

[@cauagelado]

??

[@turgaydursun]

????

[@ricc8580]

Hamparte

[@whatismynamethisismyname5550]

Il faut pas déconner ! LOL

[@leeanncrowe761]

Good god I’m gonna get me rock and som markers and become fucking famous

[@saoirselibertil222]

No, you wouldn't become famous 😂. You would just copy this performance (not his entire work), and would just remake something that has already been done by a person that has actual knowledge of movements, history, philosophy and materials.

[@Opamp741]

Parası iyiyse sigortayı falan da tam yatırıyolarsa yapılmayacak iş değil aslında

[@operatoncreation6396]

hahaha what? LMAOOOOOOOO this has to be the most amazing troll ever.

[@doutormagaiver4677]

Nuuussss...tem muita tela desperdiçada nisso aí...cara, onde tem arte aí? Vejo um senhor querendo inventar modinha pra um bando de jornalista aplaudindo algo que não entende e que julga entender...esse são os tempos atuais modernistas... Van Gogh , Modigliani, Basquiat, Monet, Renoir com certeza estão revirando em seus túmulos, percebendo então que não perderam muita coisa em estarem mortos.

[@jussarasoaresadm]

Cara, eu não entendi nada! Mas deve ser petróleo que ele tirou da pedra, rs!

[@Lastsmilelost17]

WHAT ARE THOSE 😂

[@Attdia]

Да он издевается ...)))))

[@berndl.5214]

A good handtraining 😬😂

[@kemalaslan833]

Are you kidding with minds of people?

[@yusuf2320]

Biz yapsak deli derler

[@maximonunez5777]

Big shit.

[@rubeer1975]

Y cuánto a de valer la piedra esa! 100,000 dólares jajajaja

[@barankurtoglu703]

it might have been a good job for me but it was not for Gül Yavuz.

[@robotzs3811]

ahahahaha...clap clap clap

[@franjiplays]

That'll be $12,499.

[@butididntfart.4699]

Se o véi cagar nessa pedra esse povo bate palma e tira foto aff... é o fim.

[@matheusmartino7747]

Would look better if he did not use his hands! Just the natural splash!

[@banguyen8005]

He's not the artist. He just want to make fun of all the crazy artist.

[@huriahishak9472]

kihkihkih

[@wingdevilakyazar66]

Only art here is, that guy made people believe thats an art :D only thing i saw is an old dude making a mess. People are insane, one room full of crazy people enjoying this. I think we doomed after 90s.

[@larikmezey3924]

This is like watching those fake martial art teachers that have their students try to attack him and but he waves his hand and the go spazzing off to the ground and repeat. Not fool by your false skills buddy.

[@vasilisskopelitis8026]

he needs help....

[@mmsaint4283]

and the people watching too. kkkk

[@WhenYagoing]

Clapping for dementia

[@namaashinametarou]

これ原爆を表現してるらしいけど、欧米人の美術と原爆に対する浅はかな考え方がリンクしてるの、この芸術に隠されてる皮肉という本当の価値が表現されてるのおもろい。 「これは芸術ではない、クソだ」って言ってる人達が実際にこの芸術の1部として完成してるんだもの。

[@gat_cosmonauta]

ahhahahaa

[@Jmndmb32]

Ok so....I think the reason some people are calling this art is because of how he got the “color to canvas” not so much the finished product. So just come up with a cleaver way of putting markings on a piece of paper and then you too can become an artist.

[@MrJacobpoliquin]

I love all kind of good art...but this is hardcore bullshit

[@dedigodel1971]

Maksudnya gimana 😂

[@MendoVasilevski]

F**K ! What a genius ! Love it

[@razvansavastre4558]

Rembrand 😅🤣😅😅😅😅