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Carlos Nakatani

Carlos Nakatani (1934 - 2004) is known for Painting, engraving, sculpture, film making, writing.

Born to a Mexican mother and a Japanese father, Carlos Nakatani was born in 1934 in the La Merced district of Mexico City.  Nakatani was a painter, engraver, sculptor and a cinematographer noted for his use of color.  His work is classified with that of the generation de la ruptura as it broke with the established tradition of the first half of the 20th century.

His Japanese father invented a snack called cacahuates japoneses (Japanese peanuts), which were originally sold in a La Merced market.  Later he established a Japanese market there, and today, this peanut snack remains popular in the Mexican capital
 
Nakatani was called "hermanito" (little Boy) by his artistic contemporaries especially Gilberto Aceves Navarro.  Carlos Nakatani was reclusive and ascetic eating only what he needed to live and bought very little.  While valuing his Latin heritage by enjoying the Mexican nightlife from 1950 to the 1970's he was more infl   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2749 characters.]  Artist bio

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