▁J iro ▁Y oshi h ara . ▁In ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁avant - guard , ▁Gut ai ▁Art ists ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁formats , ▁materials , ▁and ▁boundaries ▁of ▁painting ▁with ▁innov ative ▁projects ▁that ▁explore ▁space , ▁time , ▁and ▁sound . ▁The ▁group ' s ▁interest ▁is ▁in ▁direct ▁em otion ▁and ▁direct ▁connections ▁between ▁the ▁spirit ▁and ▁the ▁material , ▁and ▁their ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁do ▁something ▁completely ▁unexpected ▁and ▁create ▁art ▁that ▁is ▁un related ▁to ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁past . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁post ▁war ▁year , ▁as ▁Gut ai ▁was ▁emer ging , ▁original ity ▁became ▁embedded ▁in ▁disc ourses ▁of ▁individual ism ▁as ▁a ▁resistance ▁against ▁the ▁mass ▁phys i ology ▁of ▁Japan ' s ▁militar ist ▁past . ▁P aint ings ▁as ▁it ▁existed ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁ade qu ate ▁to ▁human ▁condition . ▁Art ists ▁are ▁motiv ated ▁to ▁art ic ulate ▁a ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁expression ▁that ▁defined ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁of ▁authentic ity ▁and ▁cre ative ▁aut onomy . ▁J iro ▁Y oshi h ara ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁inspired ▁by ▁Jackson ▁Pol lock , ▁started ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁art ▁that ▁can ▁go ▁beyond ▁abstract ▁painting ▁into ▁non trad itional ▁process ▁and ▁the ▁perform ative . ▁In ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁the ▁exhibition , ▁J iro ▁Y oshi h ara ▁art icul ates ▁the ▁important ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁Gut ai ▁artists : ▁ ▁“ T od ay , ▁the ▁genre ▁known ▁as ▁‘ p ure ▁art ’ ▁really ▁seems ▁to