Kaiko Moti

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Kaiko Moti (1921–1989) was an Indian painter and printmaker. He was born in 1921 in Bombay, India and studied at the Bombay School of Fine Art. He moved to London, England in 1946 where he studied at the Slade School of Art at the University College.[1] He moved to Paris in 1950 where he worked with printmaker Stanley William Hayter in the artists group Atelier 17 where he developed viscosity printing techniques, a work from this time is included in the British Museum collection.[2] These skills he brought with him when he moved to the University of Wisconsin and worked with Dean Meeker[3] and taught his printmaking techniques to Japanese artist Hitoshi Nakazato.[4]

Collections[edit]

Moti's work is held in the permanent collection of the British Museum,[2] the Victoria and Albert Museum,[5] the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris,[6] among other venues.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kaiko Moti Biography | Annex Galleries Fine Prints". www.annexgalleries.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  2. ^ a b "print | British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  3. ^ Colescott, Warrington; Hove, Arthur (1999). Progressive Printmakers Wisconsin Artists and the Print Renaissance (1st ed.). The University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 41–42. ISBN 0-299-16110-2.
  4. ^ Tomii, Reiko (January 23, 2011). "Nakazato Hitoshi Oral History". oralarthistory.org. Oral History Archive of Japanese Art. Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  5. ^ "Kaito Moti". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Kaito Moti". Musée d'Arte Moderne de Paris. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Kaiko Moti (Indian, 1921–1989)". ArtNet. Retrieved 23 March 2023.